AN IMPROVED METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING OIL AND OTHER STOVES, BIRD CAGES, LANTERNS AND OTHER ARTICLES OF A LIKE
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Haines Stiles, of South Norwood, in the county
of Surrey for an Invention of "AN IMPROVED METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING OIL
AND OTHER STOVES, BIRD CAGES, LANTERNS AND OTHER ARTICLES OF A LIKE
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Haines Stiles at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 13th September 1882.
AN
JOSEPH HAINES STILES, of South Norwood, in the county of Surrey
IMPROVED METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING OIL AND OTHER STOVES, BIRD CAGES,
LANTERNS AND OTHER ARTICLES OF A LIKE NATURE
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My invention relates to an improved method of constructing oil, gas and other
stoves, cages, lanterns, jardinières and the like the object of my improvements
being to render the said articles capable of being easily and rapidly taken to pieces
but little space
whereby they can be packed into a small compass and shall occupy
when required for transit and can be as quickly put together again when required
for use.
In carrying out my invention as applied to a square, octagonal or other shaped
oil stove I construct the sides of the stove of plates of sheet or other suitable metal
the sides of the said plates being turned up outwards at a suitable angle so as to
form flanges thereon; over these flanges I pass a tube slotted longitudinally in
order to receive the said flanges; through this tube, I then pass a hollow rod which
bears tightly upon the inner sides of the flanges and presses them firmly to the
slotted tube; the rod is provided at each end with a screw thread; the lower
end of the said rod passes through the bottom of the stove and is fastened thereto
by a screw nut or by other suitable means; the upper end of the rod is in a like
manner provided with a screw nut or its equivalent for securely fixing the whole
together; the top of the stove may be constructed in a similar manner to that
hereinbefore described.
By my improvements it will be understood that, the parts being constructed as

page_text: herein before described, in order to put them together when required to use the
stove it is simply necessary to place the flanges of the plates together and slide the
slotted tube over the same, the hollow rod is then passed through the said tube and
through the bottom of the stove and the screw nuts applied at each end thereof, the
top being then placed in position the stove is ready for use; when required to be
packed for transit, as will be well understood, the stoves can be as quickly and
as easily taken to pieces and the parts will then lie within a very small compass
and thus a great economy is effected in their carriage and the risk of damage is
reduced to a minimum.
The application of my invention to the construction of bird cages, lanterns and
other like articles will be understood without further description.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Joseph Haines Stiles in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
13th March 1883.
JOSEPH HAINES STILES, of South Norwood, in the county of Surrey
" AN
IMPROVED METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING OIL AND OTHER STOVES, BIRD CAGES,
LANTERNS, AND OTHER ARTICLES OF A LIKE NATURE "
My invention relates to an improved method of constructing oil, gas and other
stoves, bird cages, lanterns, jardinières and the like the object of my improvements
being to render the said articles capable of being easily and rapidly taken to pieces
whereby they can be packed into a small compass and shall occupy but little space
when required for transit and can be as quickly put together again when required
for use.
In carrying out my invention as applied to a square, octagonal or other shaped
stove I construct the sides of the stove of plates of sheet or other suitable metal the
sides of the said plates being turned outwards at a suitable angle so as to form
flanges thereon; over these flanges I pass a tube slotted longitudinally in order to
receive the said flanges; through this tube I then pass a rod which bears tightly
upon the inner sides of the flanges and presses them firmly to the slotted tube; the
rod is provided at each end with a screw thread; the lower end of the said rod
passes through the bottom of the stove and is fastened thereto by a screw nut or by
other suitable means; the upper end of the rod is in a like manner provided
with a screw nut or its equivalent for securely fixing the whole together; the
top of the stove may be constructed in a similar manner to that herein before
described.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1, is an elevation
and figure 2, a horizontal section shewing my improved method of connecting
together the parts of a stove, bird cage, lantern or any like article constructed of
sheet metal; figure 3, is a vertical section on line A, B, of figure 2; figures 4, and
5, detached elevation and plan of the slotted tube and figure 6, edge view of part of
one of the sides of the article shewing the flange formed thereon. Similar letters in
all the figures represent similar parts.
a, a, shew portions of two sides of a stove, bird cage, lantern or like article
formed of sheet or other suitable metal and b, b, shew the flanges formed on the
vertical edges of the said side pieces by turning the said edges outwards at an
angle as shewn at figure 6; the corners of the said flanges being placed together I
then pass over them the tube c, formed with a slot d, as shewn in detached views
at figures 4, and 5, so that the said tube can pass over and embrace the flanges b, b,
as shewn in figure 2,; between the said flanges b, b, and the interior surface of the
tube c, opposite the slot therein I then pass a rod e, of a diameter such that it will
tightly press the edges of the flanges b, b, against the interior of the slotted tube
and at the same time bring the corners or angles of the flanges close together and
thus form a good joint between the two side pieces a, a. The rods e, may be
formed either solid or hollow and the ends of the rods are screw threaded or fitted
with screws f,f, as shewn in figure 3. The top g, and bottom h, of the article are
provided at each corner with a hole so as to pass over the screws f, on the corre-
sponding rod e, and a knob i, (or a screw nut) being then screwed on the screws f,
at each end of the rod e, the whole of the parts will be securely fixed together.
By this method of construction it will be readily understood the parts of the
tove or other article can be easily and quickly put together in the manner herein-
before described and can be as easily and quickly taken to pieces and the parts

page_text: can then be packed together so as to lie within a very small compass so that a
great economy will be effected in their carriage and the risk of damage in
transit will be reduced to a minimum.
It will be evident that if the top of the article be of other shape than flat the
parts thereof may be fastened together in a manner similar to that hereinbefore
described, also that the body of the article may be of square, octagonal or other
suitable horizontal section and the corners or edges of the plates be fastened
together in a similar manner.
.
In the drawing I have shewn the rods e, e, as being formed hollow as being
lighter, they may however be formed solid.
Having thus described the nature of my invention and the best means I am
acquainted with for carrying the same into effect what I claim is :-
Firstly. The method herein described of connecting together the parts of oil and
other stoves, bird cages, lanterns and other articles of a like nature, substantially
in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
Secondly. The manufacture and use of oil and other stoves, bird cages, lanterns
and other articles of a like nature constructed as hereinbefore described and
represented in the accompanying drawing.
In Witness whereof I the said Joseph Haines Stiles have hereto set my
hand and seal this thirteenth day of March in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty three
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