Improvements in Cooking Ranges and Fire Grates.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 12th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cooking Ranges and Fire Grates.
I, SIDNEY FLAVEL junior Kitchen range manufacturer of the Eagle Foundry
Leamington Co. Warwick, firm of Sidney Flavel & Co. of Leamington Co. Warwick
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A movable bonnet or hood made of iron for converting close into open fire grates
and vice versa as wished and applicable particularly to
1. Portable ranges or kitcheners.
2. Leamington ranges or kitcheners of all kinds.
My invention refers to all classes of cooking ranges and open fire grates but more
especially to the two classes of cooking grates commonly known as
1. Portable ranges or kitcheners.
2. Leamington ranges or kitcheners of all kinds for which it is particularly
suitable and designed.
This improvement consists of a movable bonnet or hood fitted with a hinged flap
plate working on pivots, the hood is placed over the fire at the back and slides
horizontally into an iron frame or smoke box so that when closed the front of the
hood is flush with the frame into which it works, the hinged flap plate falling down
in front of the hood and closing it up-the hood is adjustable and may be drawn out
to various distances over the fire, the pivotted flap plate forming the top or cover
when the hood is drawn out, the action of this flap plate being entirely new in
principle and style.
1. The improvement may be thus particularized-I provide a cast iron or other
metal box or frame fixed immediately over the fire at the back, this box or frame is
made with suitable grooves and guides for receiving and carrying a loose flap plate
working on pivots in conjunction with a second frame spécified in clause No. 2, the
box or frame is suitably constructed for attaching by screws or other means to the
brickwork or the metal plates which in various forms and shapes form the tops and
the backs of the different kinds of cooking grates, this metal frame is designed
mainly as a frame for the receiving and manipulation of a movable bonnet or
hood.
2. I provide a second frame of cast or wrought iron or other metal consisting of
2 vertical side plates attached to a front moulding, this frame is made with suitable
studs and guides to receive and support the loose flap plate described in first clause,
this second frame and the loose flap plate combined form together a movable bonnet
or hood.
3. Frame No. 2 slides horizontally into frame No. 1 and is adjustable at various
distances of projection over the fire-I provide suitable guide plates and studs for the
proper working of each frame.
4. I provide in frame Nos. 1 and 2 suitable studs and guides for compelling the
loose flap plate to work from a centre, describing in its movement the section of a
circle, the flap plate forming the vertical front of the hood when closed and the
horizontal top of the hood when drawn out according to the position of the
hood of which it forms a part and which is not a complete hood or bonnet without
the flap plate.
5. The following diagrams will better illustrate this invention and enable it
to be more thoroughly understood and more easily carried into effect.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portable range or kitchener shewing the
application of the bonnet or hood--the parts marked X are shewn without the usual
fittings such fittings not being essential to the purpose of the present specification,
the reference letters are for the same parts throughout.

page_text: Figures 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8 9 are perspective views and elevations of the bonnet or
hood and the several parts of which it is composed, in different positions.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the iron frame or smoke box-which is fixed
over the fire with the hood closed. A is the hinged flap plate forming front of
hood before described B is the iron frame or smoke box into which the hood works or
slides the hood being adjustable at different projections.
Figure 3 is a sectional view of the iron frame or smoke box with hood closed up in
position for a close fire as Fig. 2.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the iron frame or smoke box with hood drawn
out to full extent in position for forming open fire A being the hinged flap plate
working on C. C. B the iron frame and C. C. the side plates of the hood.
Figure 5. is a sectional view of the iron frame or smoke box with hood extended in
position for open fire as Fig. 4.
Figure 6 is an elevation of the hinged flap plate A-D. D. being the pivots on
which the flap plate works in the iron frame B.
Figuro 7 is a sectional view of the iron frame shewing method of attaching the
movable flap plate A. E being one of the studs carrying the flap plate A. F being
one of the guides on, and into which the side plates C. C. of the sliding hood work
and run.
Figure 8 is a cross section of the side plates C. C. with front moulding G
removed.
Figure 9 is a side view on elevation of the front moulding G and side plates C. C.
of the sliding hood.
These drawings and descriptions explain the patent as applied to portable grates or
kitcheners, its application to close fire kitcheners would be exactly the same in
principle but might vary a little in detail to suit various circumstances as required.
I wish distinctly to state that I do not claim as part of my invention the shape or
character of either frame No. 1 or No. 2 before described but limit my claim
expressly to the distinctive attachment, character, working, and effect of the loose
flap plate and the action whereby it forms the different essential positions and
portions of the sliding hood or bonnet.
Having now described and ascertained to the best of my ability the nature of my
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is―
In a cooking apparatus such as herein described the use of a movable and adjust-
able hood and frame also such as herein described, the said hood being of special
construction being made, formed, and operated as herein described and shewn, and
for the purposes set forth herein."
Dated this Twenty seventh day of April 1889.
SIDNEY FLAVEL, JUNIOR.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cooking Ranges and Fire Grates.
I SIDNEY FLAVEL Junior Kitchen range manufacturer of The Eagle Foundry
Leamington Spa. Co. Warwick of the firm of Sidney Flavel & Co. of Leamington
Co. Warwick 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 :-
My invention consists of a movable bonnet or hood made of metal for converting
close into open fire grates and the reverse as wished, and it refers and applies to all
forms of close fire and open fire cooking ranges and grates but more especially to the
two classes of cooking grates commonly called and known as
1. Portable ranges or kitcheners.
2. Leamington ranges or kitcheners for which it is particularly suitable and"
designed.

page_text: This improvement consists of a movable bonnet or hood fitted with a hinged flap
plate working on pivots, the hood is placed over the fire at the back and slides
horizontally into an iron frame or smoke box, so that when closed the front of the
hood is flush with the frame into which it works, the hinged flap plate falling down
in front of the hood and closing it up-the hood is adjustable and may be drawn out
to various distances over the fire, the pivotted flap plate forming the top or cover
when the hood is drawn out, the action of this flap plate being entirely new in
principle and style.
1. The improvement may be thus particularized-I provide a cast iron or other
metal box or frame fixed immediately over the fire at the back, this box or frame
is made with suitable grooves and guides for receiving and carrying a loose flap plate
working on pivots in conjunction with a second frame specified in clause No. 2, the
box or frame is suitably constructed for attaching by screws or other agents to the
brickwork, or the metal plates which in various forms and shapes form the tops and
the backs of the different kinds of cooking grates-this metal frame is designed
mainly as a frame for receiving and the manipulation of, a movable hood or
bonnet.
2. I provide a second frame of cast or wrought iron or other metal consisting of
2 vertical side plates attached to a front moulding, this frame is made with suitable
studs and guides to receive and support the loose flap plate described infirst clause-
this second frame and the loose flap plate combined form together a movable
bonnet or hood.
3. Frame No. 2 slides horizontally into frame No. 1 and is adjustable at various
distances of projection over the fire, I provide suitable guide plates and studs for the
proper working of each frame.
4. 1 provide in frames Nos. 1 and 2 suitable studs and guides for compelling the
loose flap plate to work from a centre, describing in its movement the section of a
circle, the flap plate forming the vertical front of the hood when closed and the
horizontal top of the hood when drawn out according to the position of the hood of
which it forms a part and which is not a complete hood or bonnet without the flap
plate.
5. The diagrams and drawings here mentioned and referred to in this complete
specification are the diagrams and drawings that were filed with the provisional
specification of Feb. 20, 1889.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portable range or kitchener shewing the
application of the hood or bonnet, the parts marked X are shewn without the usual
fittings, such fittings not being essential to the purpose of the present specification-
The reference letters are for the samo parts throughout.
Figures 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 are perspective views and elevations of the hood or
bonnet and the several parts of which it is composed in different positions.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the iron frame or smoke box which is fixed over
the fire, with the hood closed A is the hinged flap plate forming front of hood before
described, B is the iron frame or smoke box into which the hood works or slides the
hood being adjustable at different projections.
Figure 3 is a sectional view of the iron frame or smoke box with hood closed up
in position for a close fire as Fig. 2.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the iron frame or smoke box with hood drawn
out to full extent, in position for forming open fire, A being the hinged flap plate
working on C. C. B the iron frame and G. . the side plates of the hood.
Figure 5. is a sectional view of the iron frame or smoke box with hood extended
n position for open fire as Fig. 4.
Figure 6 is an elevation of the hinged flap plate A. D. D being the pivots on
which the flap plate works in the iron frame B.
Figure 7 is a sectional view of the iron frame shewing method of attaching the
novable flap plate A. E being one of the studs carrying the flap plate A. F being
ne of the guides on and into which the side plates C. C. of the sliding hood work
nd run.

page_text: Figure 8 is a cross section of the side plates C. C. with front moulding G
removed.
Figure 9 is a side view or elevation of the front moulding G and side plates of
the sliding hood.
These drawings and descriptions explain the patent as applied to portable grates,
its application to close fire kitcheners would be exactly the same in principle but
might vary a little in detail to suit various circumstances as required.
I wish distinctly to state that I do not claim as part of my invention the shape or
character of either frame No. 1 or No. 2 hefore described but limit my claim
expressly to the distinctive attachment, character, working and effect of the loose
flap plate and the action whereby it forms the different essential positions and
portions of the sliding hood or bonnet.
Having now described and ascertained to the best of my ability the nature of my
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare what I
claim is
In a cooking apparatus such as herein described the use of a movable and
adjustable hood and frame such as herein described the said hood being of special
construction, being made formed and operated as herein described and shewn and
for the purposes set forth herein.
SIDNEY FLAVEL, JUNR.,
Of the firm of Sidney Flavel & Co., Leamington,
Kitchen Range Manufacturer.