Improvements in Fire Dogs and in Combined Fire Dogs and Fenders and Combined Fire Dogs and Fender Curbs.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Aug., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 12th May, 1899-Accepted, 1st July, 1899
Improvements in Fire Dogs and in Combined Fire Dogs and Fenders
and Combined Fire Dogs and Fender Curbs.
I, JAMES GORDON, of 13, 14, 15 and 16, Horse Fair, in the City of Birmingham,
Coffin Furniture Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
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This invention has reference to fire dogs for supporting fire irons or fire brasses
on hearths, and to combined fire dogs and fenders and combined fire dogs and
fender curbs.
In one arrangement of constructing, in accordance with this invention, a
combined fire dog and fender, or a combined fire dog and fender curb, the fire
dog is formed of two metal side arms of a scroll like or other suitable design
fixed together at a suitable distance apart by one or more tubular or other cross
bars on which the fire irons or fire brasses rest. The fire dog is jointed to ears
loops or the like which by screwed shanks or other suitable means are fixed to
the top of the base of the fender or fender curb so that the fire dog can either be
turned up or turned down with the outer ends of the side arms resting on the
hearth or the fender bottom plate thereby forming a very substantial support
for the fire irons or fire brasses.
Instead of the fire dog above described being jointed to ears loops or the like
fixed to the top of the base of the fender or fender curb, the said fire dog may
be made with eyes clips or the like to embrace the end top bar of the fender or
fender curb and rest upon the same the outer ends of the side arms resting on
the hearth or on the fender bottom plate as above described. The fire dog can
thus be readily lifted off the fender or fender curb when required for cleaning
or when brushing up the hearth.
In another arrangement of my invention each end of the base of the fender
or fender curb has one two or more upwardly projecting forks fixed to it in which
corresponding pins or other parts of the fire dog rest the outer ends of the arms
of the fire dog resting on the hearth or on the fender bottom plate as above
described.
In another arrangement of this invention the two side arms of the fire dog are
made with small forks or notches to take on to corresponding pins or pommels
fixed on the top of the base of the fender or fender curb, or the forks of the side
arms take on to the end cross bar of the fender or fender curb, and thus enable
the fire dog to be readily lifted off the fender or fender curb when desired.
Instead of the fire dog being made of the two side arms united by one or more
cross bars as above described, the fire dog may consist of one central arm provided
with side bars or parts for the fire brasses or fire irons to rest on, this central
arm being made to joint to the base of the fender or fender curb or to otherwise

page_text: engage therewith or with parts fixed thereon as above described with reference to
a fire dog which is made with the two side arms.
Dated this 11th day of August 1898.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Fire Dogs and in Combined Fire Dogs and Fenders
and Combined Fire Dogs and Fender Curbs.
1, JAMES GORDON, of 13, 14, 15 and 16, Horse Fair, in the City of Birmingham,
Coffin Furniture Manufacturer, 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 has reference to fire dogs for supporting fire irons or fire brasses
on hearths, and to combined fire dogs and fenders and combined 'fire dogs and
fender curbs.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawings on
which Fig. 1 is a general view of a combined fire dog and fender constructed
according to this invention; Fig. 2 is a front view of one of the joints of the
fire-dog part and Fig. 3 is a side view of the said fire dog part with the parts of the
joints separated; Fig. 4 shews an ordinary fender curb with another arrangement
of my invention applied thereto; Fig. 5 shews a portion of one end of a fender
curb and another arrangement of my invention and Fig. 6 shews another arrange-
ment of my invention applied to a fender curb.
The said letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all
the figures.
In the arrangement illustrated by Fig. 1 of constructing a combined fire dog
and fender, or a combined fire dog and fender curb, in accordance with this inven-
tion, the fire dog is formed of two metal side arms A' A³ of a scroll like or other
suitable design fixed at a suitable distance apart by a tubular or other cross bar d,
on which the fire irons or fire brasses rest the side arms A¹ A² being made of such
a shape as to carry the tubular or other cross bar d forward some little distance
towards the centre of the fender and also made with the outer lower ends a¹ a²
projecting forward to rest upon the hearth or fender plate. The lower ends of
the arms A¹ A2 are jointed to ears or loops B₁ 132 which by screwed shanks b¹ or
other suitable means are fixed to the top of the base C of the fender or fender
curb so that the fire dog can either be turned up as represented on the right hand
side of Fig. 1 to facilitate brushing up the hearth, or turned down as represented
on the left hand side of Fig. 1 with the outer ends a a³ of the side arms resting
on the hearth or on the fender bottom plate so that the fire dog thus forms a very
substantial support for the fire irons or fire brasses.
Instead of the fire dog above described being jointed to ears loops or the like
fixed to the top of the base C of the fender or fender curb, the said fire dogs may
at the parts B 132 be made with eyes or clips or forks e¹ e² (see Fig. 4) to embrace
the end top bar c¹ of the fender or fender curb and rest upon the same the outer
ends a a² of the side arms resting on the hearth or on the fender bottom plate as
above described with reference to Fig. 1. This fire dog can as shewn in Fig. 4
be readily lifted off the fender or fender curb when required for cleaning or
when brushing up the hearth.
In another arrangement of my invention represented by Fig. 5 each end of the
base C of the fender or fender curb has one two or more upwardly projecting

page_text: forks such as f¹ ffixed to it in which a corresponding pin or cross bar part gl
of the fire dog rests the outer ends a¹ a² of the arms A' A3 of the fire dog resting
on the hearth or on the fender bottom plate as above described.
Instead of the fire dog being made of the two side arms A¹ A2 connected
together by one or more bars such as d gl as above described the fire dog may
consist of one central arm A' (see Fig. 6) provided with side bars or parts d d
for the fire brasses or fire irons to rest on this central arm A¹ being made to joint
on to the base C of the fender or fender curb or to otherwise engage therewith
or with parts fixed thereto similarly as above described with reference to a fire
dog which is made with the two side arms A¹ A³.
In order to add strength to the fire dog one or more additional cross tubes or
rods (such for instance as & Fig. 4) may be used to fix the side arms A¹ A³
together.
The accompanying drawings shew what I consider to be the best ways of carry-
ing my invention into practice but it is to be understood that my invention is
not limited to the precise details shewn.
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
1 claim is:
1. A fire dog for fenders or fender curbs consisting of an arm or of two arms
arranged side by side and connected together by one or more cross tubes or rods
to support the fire brasses or fire irons and made to hinge or joint on to the end
or end bar of the fender or fender curb and provided with downwardly projecting
parts adapted to rest on the hearth or fender bottom and thus form a rigid support
for the fire dog which can also be turned up about its hinge or joint when required,
substantially as set forth.
2. The combination with a fender or fender curb of two fire dogs of the kind
denoted under Claim 1, said fire dogs being constructed and jointed to said
fender or fender curb and made to either turn up or to rest on the hearth or
fender bottom in any of the several ways substantially as herein before set forth.
Dated this 11th day of May 1899.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.