Improvements in Kitchen-fire Ranges.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 7th Feb., 1891
Improvements in Kitchen-fire Ranges.
I. CHARLES HATTERSLEY, of Rockleigh, Mexbro, in the County of York, Iron
Founder, 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 :-
My improvements have reference to the various parts of kitchen fire ranges,
whereby more efficiency is obtained in the working thereof.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is an outside perspective view of range.
Fig. 2 shews perspective interior view with oven flues on one side thereof, the
other side being of ordinary construction.
Fig. 3 is a transverse section through A. B Fig. 1 but showing the range with
the hood in the position it occupies when an open fire is required.
Fig. 4 perspective view of fire cover and hood with the top plate removed.
The loose or rising bottom A. of grate is capable of being lifted to any suitable
angle by means of an arm B, which is attached thereto by a bolt or stud C, which
allows such arm to have a lateral movement.
At the front and side of the central bar D are arranged hooked projections E,
whereby the arm B. resting thercon retains the grate A at any required angle.
I also provide at the front of the bottom grate A. the projecting pieces Figs. 2
and 3, these are for the purpose of preventing the fuel wedging the arm B, thus
insuring its proper working.
The fire cover is made in two parts, the part being hinged at H, so that it can
be thrown back when necessary, and the front part J is arranged so as to be capable
of being slid under the hinged part G, out of the way when an open fire is
required.
The hood is constructed of two hinged side pieces K K Fig. 4 and hinged top L
Figs. 1 and 3.
The two side pieces K K being connected together by a rod M,
bracket N and slotted bracket N', one end of such rod M being pivotted onto the
bracket N, and the other end working freely in the slotted bracket N¹, which
allows of the movement of the rod therein when closing or opening the side
pieces K K.
The rod M is jointed or hinged in its length at M', and the bracket N is provided
with a lug O at its back part as shewn.
By this arrangement the two side pieces K K can be opened or closed simul-
taneously, such opening or closing causing at the same time the top L to rise
or fall.
By moving in or out one of the side pieces K, the same movement is com-
municated to the other side piece K, through the medium of the jointed connecting
rod M and slotted bracket N¹.
In opening outwards the side piece K the short piece of the jointed rod M is
kept in a straight position throughout the movement by the projecting piece or
lug O on the bracket N.
By this means the long end of the jointed rod M is caused to come into a straight
position as shewn at Fig. 4 thereby forcing outward the opposite side piece K
through the medium of the slotted bracket NT
When closing the hood, by moving the side piece K inwards, the opposite side
piece K is moved inwards simultaneously by the reverse action of the aforesaid
rod M.
The above described movements has also the effect of raising and lowering the

page_text: top L, such top rising as the sides are moved outwards, and falling as they are
closed upon the back of the fireplace.
When the hood is in use or opened outwards, the two side pieces K K form the
support for the top L.
I arrange the flue for the baking ovens P as follows.
I provide two openings R and S, the opening R being made through the side
plate R' and the opening S over the top thereof, and when the oven is required for
baking or cooking purposes, part of the heat passes downwards and part over the
top and then downwards to opening T in flue U.
I also provide another opening V in the flue U, having a hinged damper W
which can be opened or closed at pleasure by the rod X.
This hinged damper is thrown open when the top Y of the oven is required as a
hot plate.
The sides 1. 1. and bottom 2 of the ovens are double cased and the space between
the plates I fill in with asbestos, slagwool or other non-conducting material, for the
purpose of retaining the heat.
Other parts of the range not described are of ordinary construction.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
claim is :-
1st. The arrangement and construction of loose or rising bottom A, in combina-
tion with arm B and hooks or projections E on central bar D, also projecting -
pieces F, substantially as herein set forth.
2nd. The arrangement of fire cover, in which the front part J is separate from
the back part G, and being so arranged as to slide under the part G, when an open
fire is required, substantially as herein set forth.
3rd. The arrangement and construction of hood, substantially as and for purposes
herein set forth.
4th. The arrangement of side plate R' having the opening R for the passage of
heat down and underneath the baking oven P, substantially as and for purposes
herein set forth.
5th. The general arrangement, construction, and combination of the various parts
torming the kitchen fire range, substantially as and for purposes herein set forth.
Dated this 5th day of November 1890.
J. W. HARDING,
Agent for the Applicant.