Improvements in and relating to Smoke Cowls.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Jan., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 25th Oct., 1899-Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Smoke Cowls.
We, GEORGE WILLIAM HUDD and THOMAS KEMP, both of Tivoli Cycle
Works, Battle Road, Hollington, near Hastings, Engineers, do hereby declare_
the nature of this invention to be as follows::
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to smoke cowls
and the object of our invention is to enable smoke cowls to be readily cleaned
from the inside at the same time that the chimney is being cleaned so as to obviate
the risk and expense attendant on the cleaning of said cowls from the outside
which has hitherto been necessary.
In carrying our invention into practice we employ a frame which is fixed by
means of clips or otherwise to the chimney and which frame supports the cowl
proper. Said cowl is adapted to slide to a sufficient extent and in a vertical
direction on said frame and is normally held in its lowermost position by means
of a spring or equivalent the arrangement being such that if the brush be pushed
up through the chimney it will raise the cowl and by turning the brush said cowl
will be cleaned and will when the brush is withdrawn automatically return to its
normal position:
Dated this 25th day of January 1899
Improvements in and relating to Smoke Cowls.
We, GEORGE WILLIAM HUDD and THOMAS KEMP, both of The Tivoli Cycle
Works, Battle Road, Hollington, near Hastings, Engineers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to smoke cowls
and the object of our invention is to enable smoke cowls to be readily cleaned
from the inside at the same time and with the same brush that the chimney is
being swept so as to obviate any accident and expense attendant on the cleaning
said cowls from the outside which has hitherto been necessary when they become
choked. Further another object is to prevent displacement of or injury to the
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page_text: cowl whilst being swept. Our cowl can be fitted to ordinary chimney pots with-
out removing same and without skilled labour.
In order that our invention may be readily understood reference is made to the
accompanying drawings which shows one form of our improved cowl in side
elevation.
In carrying our invention into practice we employ a frame A the standards a
of which may be fixed by a metal strap B or by clips or otherwise to the
chimney C and which frame A supports the cowl D which latter, having aper-
tures in its hood through which the standards a of the frame pass so that said
cowl may slide up and down within said frame A. In order to keep the cowl
horizontal we may provide it with a guide rod d which passes through an aper-
ture in the top of the frame A.
We do not confine ourselves to any method or means of attachment for the
cowl and said cowl may be fastened against the outside or against the inside of
the chimney.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
1. A smoke cowl adapted to be readily cleaned from the inside of the chimney
said cowl being arranged so as to be raised or otherwise moved if the brush be
pushed out of the chimney when being swept and to return to its original position
when said brush is withdrawn substantially as set forth.
2. A smoke cowl adapted to slide vertically on its supporting frame substan-
tially as set forth.
3. The improvements in and relating to smoke cowls substantially as herein-
before set forth.
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