Improvements in Ash Pans for Fire-grates and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 20th May, 1899-Accepted, 8th July, 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ash Pans for Fire-grates and the like.
I, WILLIAM EDWARDS, of No. 8, Seaton Street, Newtown, Pontypridd, Glamor-
ganshire, South Wales, Locomotive Engine Driver, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention for improvements in ash pans for fire-grates and the like
relates to ash pans such as are used for collecting the ashes from fire grates,
cooking ranges, stoves and the like and consists chiefly in constructing such
ashpans with a sliding draw pan or tray having an open gridiron or perforated
bottom which, while allowing the fine ashes to fall through, retains the cinders for
further use. The fine ashes are collected in a pan or tray formed integral with
the body of the ashpan or in a second draw pan or tray placed beneath the one
before mentioned.
In the accompanying illustrative drawings:
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of an ash pan constructed according to this
invention, and in which one draw pan or tray only is used and Fig. 2 is a plan
of the same.
Fig. 3 is a front sectional elevation of an ashpan provided with two draw pans
or trays and Fig. 4 is a plan of the same.
Referring to. Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, an open casing a secured to or
integral with the front plate 6 forms the ashpan proper which is placed beneath
the fire grate. Inside this casing is an open draw pan or tray c resting on
ledges d secured to or integral with the casing and on which it is also free to
slide, the bottom e of the draw pan being formed of an open gridiron so that
when in use the fine ashes fall through it into the lower compartment f thus
formed, while the larger cinders are retained in the upper draw pan which can
be readily withdrawn from the casing a when it is desired to remove the cinders.
In order to sift the cinders from the fine ashes and at the same time to avoid
the dispersion of dust about the room during the operation, the slots in the
grid e terminate at a short distance from the front of the pan, as shown, which
permits the pan to be shaken backwards and forwards to a limited extent without
any of the ashes falling out-side the front plate. Suitable knobs or handles gh
are secured to the draw pan and front plate for the purpose of conveniently
handling them.
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In the modified arrangement shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the casing a is open both
at the top and bottom and for the lower compartment f in Figs. 1 and 2 a
second draw pan or tray made with a plain solid bottom is substituted for the
purpose of collecting the fine ashes as they fall through the grid in the upper
Iraw pan. Obviously any suitable design of perforation may be substituted
for the straight space openings shown in the pan bottom grid.
Perforations (Figs. 1 and 3) are made on the front plate 6 for the admission
of air to the grate e.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. In an ashpan for fire-grates and the like the combination with an ashpan
casing of a draw pan having a gridiron or perforated bottom and an ash collecting
pan formed integral with the casing substantially as described.
2. In an ash pan for fire grates and the like the combination with an ashpan
casing of a draw pan having a gridiron or perforated bottom and an ash collecting
draw pan with plain solid bottom substantially as described.
3. An ashpan for fire grates and the like arranged and constructed substantially
as herein before described and illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 or Figs. 3 and 4 of
the drawings.
Datal th: 20th
تعمل
M 1800
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.