Improvements in and connected with Fire Screens.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 28th July, 1896-Accepted, 19th Sept.,
1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Fire Screens.
I, ARTHUR ERNEST WALKER of 18 Chiswell Street in the City of London
Fancy Goods Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
:-
This invention consists in a folding fire screen fitted with a waste paper basket,
tidy or other receptacle all so constructed that the folded up or flatly stretched out
article takes up very little space when not in use or when packed for transport.
The paper basket or other receptacle is fitted to the front of the screen in the
middle part of same, and the body of the screen consists of the said middle part
and two or more side flaps which may fold up upon it. The receptacle may take
up the whole of the middle part. The receptacle is of a square or polygonal shape
and is made with a hinged or fold up bottom resting upon a small ledge or pegs
and if desired with a hinged or fold up lid resting upon the top edges of the
receptacle which lid may serve as a shelf for flowers or other articles. Instead of
a flat lid I may use a hood shaped one.
The screen may be made of cardboard or wood, or of a wood framing with
cardboard panels and cardboard receptacle or basket.
Dated this 28th day of October 1895.
JENSEN & SON,
77 Chaucery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SIMULTICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Fire Screens.
I, ARTHUR ERNEST WALKER of 18 Chiswell Street in the City of London
Fancy Goods Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This invention consists in a folding fire screen fitted with a waste paper basket
tidy or other receptacle all so constructed that the folded up or flatly stretched out
article takes up very little space when not in use or when packed for transport.
The paper basket or other receptacle is fitted to the front of the screen in the
middle part of same, and the body of the screen consists of the said middle part
and two or more side flaps which may fold up upon it. The receptacle may take
up the whole of the middle part. The receptacle is of a square or polygonal shape
and is made with a hinged or fold up bottom resting upon a small ledge or pegs
and if desired with a hinged or fold up lid resting upon the top edges of the
receptacle which lid may serve as a shelf for flowers or other articles. Instead of
a flat lid I may use a hoodshaped one.
The screen may be made of cardboard or wood, or of a wood framing with
cardboard panels and cardboard receptacle or basket.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a front view and Fig. 2 a plan view of a
fire screen made according to my invention. The body of the screen consists of

page_text: the angular middle part A A' and the two side flaps B. The paper basket or
receptacle consists of the bottom C and the two front sides D which are hinged
together and to the flaps B by strips of canvas or otherwise while the angular
middle parts A A¹ form the two other sides being similarly hinged together.
The
bottom is also hinged to the middle part A' and rests on a ledge D*. To fold up
or stretch out the article the bottom C is first turned up and then the side
flaps B B may or may not be folded upon the middle part A A¹ which can be
pulled out flat.
Figs. 3 and 4 show another form where the flaps form front continuations of the
middle part A A¹.
Figs. 5 and 6 show a screen with hexagon shaped tidy the middle part of the
screen consisting of three parts A A¹ A². The bottom C is hung from the middle
part A¹.
In Figs. 7 and 8 is shown a screen with a shallow tidy D fitted on a receding
middle part A. The sides of the tidy are hinged to the back A¹ and the bottom
is also hinged thereto.
Figs. 9 and 10 show a screen with hexagon paper basket D differing only in
shape from Figs. 5 and 6.
Figs. 11 and 12 show a screen with four sided tidy D. The lid E may be
hinged to the part A.
Figs. 13 and 14 show a screen forming an entire tidy or receptacle of pentagon
shape. The bottom C and the lid E are hinged to the front D.
In all cases a hinged flat or hoodshaped lid may be fitted or the tidy may be
made without it.
The bottom C shown in the drawings may sometimes be omitted. Instead of a
hinged or it may be a loose bottom Cof cardboard or the like the same may be
made of calico or other fabric, which will fold readily although attached all
round.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the sume is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A fire screen fitted with hinged side flaps and having its middle portion
provided with a tidy cr paper basket with hinged parts, so that the whole article
can fold up or be stretched out flat, substantially as described with reference to
Figs. 1 and 2, 5 and 6, 7 and 8, 9 and 10, and 11 and 12.
2. A fire screen hinged in the middle and provided with a tidy or paper basket
with hinged parts, so that the whole article can fold up or be stretched out flat
substantially es described with reference to Figs. 3 and 4.
3. A combined fire screen and tidy or paper basket adapted to fold up or bo
stretched out flat substantially as described with reference to Figs. 13 and 14.
Dated this 28th day of July 1896.
JENSEN & SON,
77 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.