Improvements in or relating to Holders for Fire Screens and the like.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Sept.. 1887
Specification Accepted, 4th Nov., 1887
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Holders for Fire Screens and
the like.
I NEVILLIA CHARLOTTE ANNA PARKER 58 Netherwood Road West Kensington
Park W. London Artist, 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 relates to holders for fire screens or the like and it consists in
certain improvements in the holder or clamp and in the manner of connecting the fire
screen to the clamp.
The improvements consist in so contriving the holder or clamp that it can be set
upon a mantle piece, moved to various positions thereon and removed therefrom
without altering the relative position of the parts of the holder that is to say without
screwing or unscrewing or moving of any parts after the holder has been once set
with regard to the thickness of the respective mantle piece.
The improvements consist also in the manner of attaching a fire screen or banner
to such holder or other clamp whereby the banner may be conveniently set at desired
height and angle with regard to the fire.
Referring to the accompanying drawings illustrating a fire screen
supported by my improved clamp and attachment,
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a mantle piece provided with the fire screen.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof.
Figs. 3 and 4 and detail views of parts of the holder.
or banner
A is a fire screen or banner, the form and nature of which is immaterial to the
invention. B is the mantle piece-C, D are rods or bars of wood or metal, plain or
ornamental. The upper bar is connected to the lower bar by two pins E E, passing
through said bars and through distance blocks FF of equal height, and fixed by
screw threaded caps or nuts GG, or equivalent means. The height of the distance
blocks F F is a little greater than the thickness of the mantel piece B, and the said
blocks being equal in height to each other, the bars (D) will be parallel and the
upper bar will extend above the mantle piece B while the lower bar extends under
the same.
One of said bars, preferably, the lower bar D is continued outward and to

page_text: the end thereof is attached the banner A in any convenient manner but preferably as
bereinafter described, the latter method being applicable also to other clamps or
bolders.
In the end of the bar D is a perforation H and the end of the bar is provided
with grooves or recesses J radiating from the edge of said perforation and con-
tinued vertically over the end of the bar. Through the perforation H are passed
the cords KK connected to the ends of the bar L supporting the banner or
screen A. The cords K K being brought together by the said perforation pass
through the same and are continued to a suitable distance and there connected to a
weight M equal in weight to the banner A with rod L and other parts thereof.
By pulling the cords K in either direction the banner will be raised or lowered
and will be retained in the position given to it by the weight M. To adjust the
angle of the screen towards the fire, the cords K K are caused to lie in the respective
radial recess J or the end of the bar D which is perpendicular to the plane of the screen.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is,
In holders for fire screens and the like
1). The combination of two parallel bars CD with distance pieces F F substantially
as set forth.
2). The combination with a screen and clamp for holding same, of perforation H
and recesses J in said clamp, cords K K and counterweight MI substantially as and for
the purpose set forth.
Dated this 27th day of September 1887.
NEVILLIA C. A. PARKER.
By Herbert & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.