Improvements in or connected with Oil Cooking Stoves.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 8th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 24th Dec., 1895-Accepted, 25th Jan., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Oil Cooking Stoves.
ELIZA THORPE, formerly ELIZA RIPPINGILLE, Lamp and Stove Manufacturer
and WILLIAM BRANDON, Foreman, both of The Albion Lamp Company, Aston
Brook Lamp Works, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:—
The invention has for its object the construction of oil stoves with one or more
plate warming chambers. For this purpose we according to one arrangement
extend the body of the stove at one or both ends of the oven to such a distance
beyond the outer side of the chimney or chimneys as to leave sufficient space_to
form a plate-warmer chamber at one or both ends of the oven. We preferably
shut these chambers off completely from the oven and furnish each of such
chambers with a door which may be hinged or otherwise fitted thereto and which
may be provided with a glass covered sight hole to enable the flame to be seen
through a suitable sight hole in the chimney.
As a modification the body of the stove may be extended beyond the oven at the
back of the latter and a plate-warmer chamber or chambers formed in such
extension. In some cases such a chamber may be formed beneath the oven; with
such an arrangement it is advisable to apply heat insulating means to the bottom
and sides of such chamber to prevent the radiation of heat to the oil tanks. Such
heat insulating means may also be applied to the said chambers when the latter are
situated either at the ends or back of the oven. These extra chambers may also be
used for other purposes than for the warming of plates.
As a further modification such an additional chamber may be formed at the top
of the oven below the top plate of the stove and leaving a suitable space between
the top of such additional chamber and the top plate for the circulation of heat
beneath the culinary vessels.
Dated this 8th day of July 1895.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Oil Cooking Stoves.
We, ELIZA THORPE, formerly ELIZA RIPPINGILLE, Lamp and Stove
Manufacturer and WILLIAM BRANDON, Foreman, both of The Albion Lamp
Company, Aston Brook Lamp Works, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
do hereby declare the nature of our invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
The invention has for its object the construction of oil stoves with one or more
plate warming chambers or additional ovens. For this purpose we according to
one arrangement extend the body of the stove at one or both ends of the oven to
such a distance beyond the outer side of the chimney or chimneys as to leave
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page_text: sufficient space to form a plate warmer chamber or additional oven or ovens at one
or both ends of the main oven. We preferably shut these chambers off completely
from the main oven and furnish each of such chambers with a door which may be
hinged or otherwise fitted thereto.
As a modification the body of the stove may be extended beyond the oven at
the back of the latter and a plate warmer chamber or chambers or additional oven
or ovens formed in such extension.
As a further modification such an additional chamber or oven may be formed at
the top of the main oven below the top plate of the stove and leaving a suitable
space between the top of such additional chamber and the top plate for the
circulation of heat beneath the culinary vessels.
These extra chambers or ovens may also be used for other purposes than for the
warming of plates.
Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2. 2 of
Fig. 1 of an oil stove with a plate warning chamber or additional oven formed at
each end of the oven.
Fig. 3 is an end elevation and Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4. 4 of
Fig. 3 of an oil stove with a plate warming chamber or additional oven formed at
the back thereof and Fig. 5 is a cross section on the line 5, 5 of Fig. 7.
Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the line 6. 6 of Fig. 7 and Fig. 7 is a horizontal
section on the line 7. 7 of Fig. 5 of an oil stove with a plate warming chamber or
additional oven formed above the ordinary or main oven.
In all the figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference. a is the
ordinary or main oven, 6 are the usual chimneys passing through the body of the
oven a and c. c are the spaces in which the well-known oil tanks and burners are
placed.
In the arrangement represented at Figures 1 and 2 the body of the stove is
extended at each end of the oven to such a distance beyond the outer sides of the
chimneys as to provide sufficient space to form a plate warmer chamber or additional
oven dat each end of the main oven. We preferably shut these chambers or
additional ovens d completely off from the main oven by divisions a¹ forming the
ends of the main oven a and preferably one side of each chimney b but if desired
these divisions a' may be fixed at a short distance from the chimneys. d' d' are
doors of the plate warmer chambers or additional ovens d and dd2 are hinged
flaps or false bottoms shown turned up in Fig. 1. but which can be turned down,
when required, to the position shown by the broken lines in Figures 1 and 2. a³ is
the door of the ordinary or main oven a, such door is provided with glass or mica-
covered sight holes a³ through which and through mica covered sight holes b¹ in
the chimneys & the flames can be seen.
The oven door a² is shown connected by chains at a with the top of the oven
so that the door when lowered may be supported in a horizontal position to form
a support on to which the contents of the oven may be drawn out for inspection,
turning or ultimate removal.
In the arrangement shown at Figures 3 and 4 instead of a plate warming
chamber or additional oven d being formed at the end or ends of the main oven a
it is formed at the back of the main oven a by extending the body of the stove in
that direction and by fixing a division plate as therein to form the back of the main
oven a. The chamber d has its door d' at one end thereof and it is provided with
a hinged flap or false bottom P.
In the arrangement shown at Figures 5. 6 and 7 the additional oven or plate
warming chamber d is formed in the space between the top of the main oven and
the top plate e of the stove said chamber d being formed between the two
chimneys b. b but as it is horizontal it has no hinged Hap or false bottom d, and as
shown a suitable space is left around said chamber or additional oven d and between
it and the top plate e for the circulation of heat beneath the culinary vessels placed
on the latter. In the arrangements shown at Figures 3 to 7 the chimneys b. b are

page_text: placed as usual at a short distance from the ends of the main oven a and the oven
door a' is provided with the usual sight holes through which and through other
sight holes in the chimneys 6 the flames can be inspected.
These chambers or additional ovens d may also be used for other purposes than
for the warming of plates.
As by the general arrangement adopted and shown in the drawings the air in
these chambers or additional ovens d becomes heated to almost the same degree as
that in the main oven a it will be evident that they can when desired be used for
heating and cooking food and other preparations independently of the main oven
and thus obviate the frequent interference with and consequent loss of heat from
the main oven.
It may here be pointed out that in conjunction with the advantages already
mentioned as resulting from the adoption of our extra ovens or plate warmer
chambers forming part of the stove, another very appreciable advantage is
obtained through the particular construction and distribution of such plate warmer
chambers or additional ovens inasmuch as they contain a cushion of heated
air against a part or parts of the main oven whereby radiation and loss of heat
from the latter is greatly reduced.
The dimensions and mode of construction of the parts forming the extra ovens
or plate warmer chambers may obviously be varied according to requirements
without interfering with the general disposition and arrangement of the improvements
forming the present invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In oil cooking stoves the combination with the main oven of one or more
additional ovens substantially as hereinbefore shown and described.
2. In oil cooking stoves having an additional oven or ovens or plate warming
chamber or chambers, the arrangement of a hinged flap or shelf or shelves
permanently fixed in the interior of such additional ovens or plate warmer chambers
substantially as herein before shown and described.
3. The combination with oil cooking stoves of the improvements and general
arrangements of parts substantially as herein before shown and described and for
the purpose stated.
Dated December 24th 1895
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.