A New or Improved Drying, Warming, or Airing Appliance for Gas Cooking and Heating Stoves and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Dec., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1900-Accepted, 17th Nov., 1900
PROVISIONAL DIOTICATIO
A New or Improved Drying, Warming, or Airing Appliance for Gas
Cooking and Heating Stoves and the like.
I, CHARLES HINDLE, of 56, Liverpool Street, Kings Cross, London, N., Adver-
tising Contractor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved drying warming or airing appliance
for gas cooking and heating stoves and the like and for adding to or increasing
the area of the top surface of such stoves.
The primary object sought to be effected by means of this invention is to
utilize the waste heat arising from gas stoves when cooking or heating is pro-
ceeding or has taken place, and in carrying the same into effect an adjustable,
attachable and detachable rail or rails and supports are provided in manner
substantially as follows, rendering same capable of application without per-
manently interfering with the stove construction or the parts thereof.
The metal rod rail is to be bent up so as to be fitted and spring to the form
or sectional thickness of the top of the stove and to be supported thereby.
This springing to or clipping of the edge of the stove top, by the rail ends or
the bended portions of the rod or bar may be subject of modification as for
instance when the top plate of the stove is open and intersected by bars, which
is generally the case, the clip ends and bended portions of the rod are returned
so as to catch over and grip under the thickness of the metal of the stove top
and the other portion of the bend will lay over the stove top edge and extend
outward to the distance the rail is to occupy, from the side of the stove, when
same is applied in position.
The rails may be bent together with the attachment portions, from one con-
tinuous piece of rod, and with three or four rails for a quadrangular stove top
In this case of the continuing
with the clip supports and bends at the corners.
of the rails described and by way of modification the side rails at their open
ends are formed to clip and lay on the stove-top edge and the rail is continued
round at the corners and across the front of the stove where it will be bent
to form a supporting holder-piece at its mid distance.
In accordance with a further modification each of the rails (whether side back
or front rails) may be made separate. The ends in these cases will be bent over
to clip and hold to the top plate as before described so that one only or any
number of the rails may be used as required. These rails may be wrought up
from bar metal or be stamped and bent from sheet metal.
In any of the
cases above referred to, the metal of the rail or rails and attachment parts may
be bent so as to extend when in their normal out of use condition beyond the
space which they will have to accommodate themselves to when in fixed position
so affording a spring in addition to the otherwise provided attachment supports.
Again by such provision the appliance will be adjustable to stoves of varying
formation so providing the advantage of adaptability to a larger or lesser opening
of the top plate aperture and a less number of sizes will be required in its

page_text: commercial distribution. In conjunction with such appliance it may be in some
cases desirable to provide an additional rail or rails extending over the top
plate and from rail to rail. In such case stretcher-bars are provided with turned
over ends which will rest and clip upon the side rails and will in addition
contribute to the rigidity of the fitting.
This appliance will also serve as support for warming plates, setting aside
but keeping warm gravies, sauces, vegetables, side dishes, fish and so forth
which may be prepared in advance in the ordinary way of culinary preparation.
The appliance is also applicable to the closed fire-stoves which stand out in
apartments or rooms and are generally known as American stoves.
The rails may be employed in drying cloths or towels for airing or drying
clothes or for suspending screens above the stove.
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A New or Improved Drying, Warming, or Airing Appliance for Gas
Cooking and Heating Stoves and the like.
I, CHARLES HINDLE, of 56, Liverpool Street, Kings Cross, London, N., Adver-
tising Contractor, 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 a new or improved drying, warming, or airing,
appliance for gas cooking and heating stoves and the like, which appliance
also serves for increasing the area of the top surface of the stoves.
In carrying my invention into effect I make use of suitably constructed rails
adjustable upon the top of the stove, and attachable thereto or detachable there-
from at will, all in such manner that said rails when adjusted upon and attached
to the stove afford convenient means for airing and drying cloths, towels, or
other articles, and for supporting plates and dishes to be warmed or kept warm,
as well as saucepans and the like which may be removed upon one side and their
contents kept warm after cooking over the burner or burners.
required for use the rails may be readily detached from the stove, if so desired,
When not
and stored away until again required.
And in order that this my invention may be fully understood I will describe
same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings and letters and
figures of reference marked thereon, that is to say:-
Fig. 1 represents a simple form of rail for attachment to a stove top for the
purposes of this invention, such as would be used where a separate rail for each
side or end of the stove is preferred. In this case either one rail only, or two,
three, or four, rails may be employed all as circumstances may require.
Fig. 2 represents separately another form of rail continuous from the rear
end of one side of stove to midway across the front of stove.
Fig. 3 shews a stove top with rails similar to the one shewn in Fig. 1 attached
thereto, and

page_text: Fig. 4 shews a similar stove top but with the drying, warming, or airing,
appliance attached thereto consisting of the rails as illustrated separately
in Fig. 2.
In the above figures each rail is shewn as being formed of a single piece of
metal rod bent to required shape, but it will be readily understood that the rail
may be built up of separate portions or pieces, if so desired, and such a modifi-
cation is shewn in Fig. 5. Again, a stretcher bar resting upon the side rails
of the appliance, as shewn in Fig. 6 may be made use of for the purpose of
contributing to the rigidity of the fitting as well as to allow of an extended
area of the added surface of the stove top.
Fig. 7 is a section of a portion of the metal edge of stove top shewing method
of attachment of the rail thereto.
a is a metal rod forming the rail upon which various articles may be sus-
pended for airing or drying, and upon which plates, dishes, saucepans, and the
like, may be supported for the purpose of being warmed, or kept warm, and by.
the use of which an increased area of top surface of the stove is obtained. This
rod a (see particularly Figs. 1 and 3) may have its two ends bent backwards
at right angles to the front or main portion of the rail a so as to form the arms b.
These arms at their ends are again bent, but downwards, as at c, and terminate
in a return forwards as at d, forming a hook, catch, or clip, for attachment of
the rail a to the stove top, the hook part d catching under the metal edge of the
stove top e (see Figs. 3, 4 and 7) and the arms lying upon the top of said metal
edge and extending outwards to the distance the rail is to occupy from the side
of the stove when the appliance is in position for use.
If preferred, however, the rail a and its supporting arms b may be made
separately as shewn in Fig. 5, or any other suitable form of construction may
be utilized if desired. f Fig. 7 is a stretcher bar shewn attached to the appliance,
serving to stiffen the fitting and permit of the rail a being held out at a
greater distance from the side of the stove and thus give even a larger area
of top surface to the stove.
It will be obvious that the appliance as above described is equally applicable
for other classes of closed stoves which stand out in the room, particularly such
as are known generally as
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American stoves.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
In gas cooking and heating stoves the drying, warming, or airing, appliance
consisting essentially of a rail or rails attachable to and detachable from the
top of the stove, and constructed substantially in the manner herein before
described, and as shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 11th day of October 1900