IMPROVEMENTS IN COAL VASES
Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM SAMES of 14 & 16 Holloway Head Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN COAL VASES," to be as follows that is to say :-
;
This invention has for its object Improvements in Coal Vases which are designed
to be used in very small spaces and are when necessary made self acting in their
action.
The body of the coal box would be made in any desired pattern so far as the
general appearance is concerned and from either wood iron or steel my invention
applying only to the lid of the box and the mode of operating the same in the
body. The lids of my coal boxes are hung upon two end pivots or pins which may
be either fast with the door or the sides of the box if the former I make two
grooves one in the inner part of each side so that when the door is opened. it will
slide into a recess left above the inner box or lining the pins on the door sliding in
the said grooves. In the other case the grooves would be in the edges of the door
which would slide over the fast pins in the sides of the box but in either case the
door is first opened a certain distance and then slided backwards as before stated
the door being stored away in the body of the box while the coal is being taken out.
In order to make the lid self acting in its action I attach to the back or upper
edge thereof an elastic spring of india rubber or other suitable substance or even a
spiral spring. In the case of a rubber spring it would be carried down the back
so as to give greater length and elasticity when in action. In other cases a cross
spring of rubber may be secured across the back and the attachment made to the
centre of it the spring action being imparted in this case from two points instead of
one. In the case of a simple rubber spring running down the back I fix a little
friction pulley over which it passes to make the action as easy as possible. To
prevent the lid sliding back quickly against the back end of the vase or box I place
a small bent spring at each side of the extremity of the slides which stops the lid
by friction or rubber or other cushions or pads may be fixed at the back of the slide
which would answer the same purpose. The same action may be imparted by
winding a cord upon a spindle or reel and attaching a strong clock spring thereto.
In this case: the action of drawing out and shutting the door would wind up
the spring and it would be somewhat exhausted when drawn back in opening
the vase.
D
GEORGE BARKER,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I, WILLIAM SAMES of 14 and 16 Holloway Head Birmingham in the county of
'Warwick Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said 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 for its object Improvements in Coal Vases which are designed
to be used in very small spaces and when necessary made self acting in their
action.
The body of the coal box would be made in any desired pattern so far as the
general appearance is concerned and from either wood iron or steel, my invention
applying only to the lid of the box and the mode of operating the same in the
body. The lids of my coal boxes are hung upon two end pivots or pins which may
be either fast with the door or the sides of the box, if the former I make two
grooves one in the inner part of each side so that when the door is opened it will
slide into a recess left above the inner box or lining the pins on the door sliding in
the said grooves. In the other case the grooves would be in the edges of the door
which would slide over the fast pins in the sides of the box but in either case the
door is first opened a certain distance and then slided backwards as before stated
the door being stored away in the body of the box while the coal is being taken out.
To make the lid self acting in its action I attach to the back or upper edge
thereof an elastic spring of india rubber or other suitable substance or even a spiral
spring. In the case of rubber spring it would be carried down the back so as to
give greater length and, elasticity when in action-In other cases a cross spring of
rubber may be secured across the back and the attachment made to the centre of
it the spring action being imparted in this case from two points instead of one. In
the case of a simple rubber spring running down the back I fix a little friction
pulley over which it passes to make the action as easy as possible.--To prevent the
lid sliding back quickly against the back end of the vase or box I place a small
bent spring at each side of the extremity of the slides which stops the lid by
friction, or rubber or other cushions or pads may be fixed at the back of the slide
which would answer the same purpose-The same action may be imparted by
winding a cord upon a spindle or reel and attaching a strong clock spring thereto.
In this case the action of drawing out and shutting the door would wind up
the spring and it would be somewhat exhausted when drawn back in opening
the vase.
.L
6.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which is illustrated
several modes of effecting the object-The design of the parts and of the whole
may be considerably varied without departing from the nature of the invention.
Figure 1, is a general view of a coal box made according to my invention with
a piece broken out of the side A to show the slide a upon which the lid B slides
when lifted into the position shown by Fig. 6 where the lid is partly slided in,

page_text: Figure 2 is a plan on a smaller scale of a similar box but with the top C entirely
removed so that the spiral or other spring E may be clearly seen as it would appear
when the box is closed as seen at Fig. 1 but when the lid is open the spring takes
a nearly straight line as seen in dotted lines at Figure 2. This is a very convenient
form and most simple in its application as nothing further is required except the
two slides a and g upon which the lid slides and rests when run in. It will be
clearly understood that when the lid B is lifted, by the handle d into a horizontal
or nearly horizontal position that the spring E automatically draws it inwards any
desired distance according to arrangement and design.
Figure 3 is a section through a box showing simply a straight single coiled
spring H attached to a cord f running down the lid and passing through a large
staple or loop K which when drawn back by tho spring H slides over it and so
allows the lid to pass along to the end or nearly so.
Figure 4 shows a modification with a straight India Rubber spring M attached to
the door, the door in this case being shown drawn in and the box of course open
which serves to illustrate the small compass these boxes take in use as the lid is
never lifted above a horizontal line.
Figure 5 shows still another mode in which a clock spring N is wound upon the
spindler in such a manner that it is drawn with tension or wound up when the
door B is shut as shown but when lifted the spring N turns the spindle rand winds
the cord s drawing in the door.
In all these modifications it will be clearly seen that my door is a solid or straight
one not a flexible blind door which may have been used before. It will also be seen
that the door may be operated by hand without a spring in either case.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The improved coal vase having a straight or solid door B which only opens into
a horizontal or nearly horizontal position when it is slided inwards either by hand
or by a spring substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.
Dated this 12th day of January 1886.
GEORGE BARKER,
Agent for Applicant.