Improvements in Fire-places for use in Heating Apartments in Buildings of Every Description.
Year: 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fire-places for use in Heating Apartments in
Buildings of Every Description.
I; COWLES MEAD MOMAHEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Birmingham,
County of Jefferson, and State of Alabama, United States of America, Mechanic, 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings :-
The object of my invention is to make a fire-place in which the fuel will be so
consumed that very little heat will escape up the chimney, but a maximum thereof
be radiated into the room.
Fig. 1 of the drawings is a side elevation showing the detachable fire-place with the
grate closed, as in summer time ;
Fig. 2, a front elevation; and
Fig. 3 a vertical section of fire-place and chimney.
In the drawings, P represents the chimney, to which are secured the jambs BB,
whose upper portion is provided with the outwardly-projecting flanges Q to form a
cap, to which is pivoted the transverse plate L, the latter being adjustable across the
throat of the chimney, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. This plate serves as a
damper to regulate the draft and as a heat-deflector, and by its arrangement compels
the current of air to all come through the grate. The damper is regulated by means
of handle E and pin holes G.
A is the fire-box, preferably made of cast-iron and provided with an ash-pan C.
The latter is held in position under the grate by the crank-shaft H, as shown by Fig. 3
of the drawings. The latch D holds it to the upper bar of the grate M when it is
raised, as shown in Fig. 1, so as to prevent any soot or ashes from falling or being
blown down the chimney into the room.
O is the throat of the chimney.
J represents a boiler or water-heater which has trunnions j, whose bearings K are
in the jambs B B, the said boiler being provided with an inlet on top and an outlet
faucet near the bottom.
I is a tea-pot holder pivoted to swing horizontally over the fire or to the outside of
the grate.
Nis the pivot-rod of the damper L, and F a hook which projects from the rear of
jambs B and through a slot a on the sides of the back A, to hold the back A securely
to the jambs. The lower part of back A drops in behind lugs S located near the
bottom of the jambs, one of which is shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, thus securing
the bottom of the back to the jambs.
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 I
claim is :-
1. In a fire-place, the combination with the grate and jambs B, of the ash-pan C
adapted to be turned up and cover the fire-place opening and screen the grate,
substantially as set forth."
2. The combination with the fire-place, of the pendent-adjustable damper L, and the

page_text: 3. The fire-place jambs B B, having the bearings K K, in combination with a
trunnioned boiler, as shown and described.
4. The back A and jambs B, secured together by means of the jamb-lugs F S and
back slot a, as shown and described.
1000
Signed in my presence-
L. J. HALEY, Jr.,
Notary Public.
COWLES MEAD MCMAHEN.
Jensen & Son,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.