Year: 1887

page_text: I CHARLES MEASON, of 55 Carlisle Road Lozells Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Designer 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 :-
The first part of my Invention relates to the application of a principle whereby the
friction and consequent scratching both of the Fire Irons and of the Rests in use
are obviated.
This purpose is effected by fixing upon the upper edge or transverse bar of the Dog
or Rest against which the fire irons are intended to lean, a strip or bar of wood or
other suitable substance which shall present a smooth or soft surface to the fire irons
and so present the rubbing and scratching usual where brass or other metal
rests are used.
This strip or bar may sectionally be either round square oblong or any other
shape and may be covered or padded with leather, velvet plush, fur or other soft
material, making contact with the fire irons perfectly noiseless, in which instance the
bar or foundation upon which the said covering or padding is fitted may be of metal
either in a piece with the Dog or attached to it by screws, rivets or any other means.
Another mode of effecting the same object and which forms a part of this invention
is to suspend across the top of the Rest a revolving bar in the same position as the
strip or pad described above and attached to the Rrest by means of pivots, or
other fastenings.
This bar or roller, upon which the fire irons are intended to lean, may be of wood
or other suitable substance, and may be covered or padded in the same manner as the
stationery bar previously described. In both the methods described above the
scratching or abrasion of the fire irons is entirely prevented and in addition to this
(which is the primary object of this part of may invention), the Rests or pads of leather
velvet plush or other material will be found to present a pleasing contrast and relief to
the metal of the fire irons and Rests and to very considerably enrich the appearance
of the article to which they may be applied.
In Fig. 1. of the accompanying drawings the pad is shewn stationery as first herein
described, and lettered (A) either attached to the cross bar (B) by rivets or screws

page_text: at (C. C) or in a piece with the same and so forming a permanent part of the Dog. In
Fig. 2 the application of the revolving bar or roller is illustrated (D) being the bar
working on pivots at (E E).
The object of the second part of my invention is the further improvement of fire
iron Rests by the addition of an attachment forming a stop to prevent the fire irons
slipping down from the Rests and so to supersede the use of the separate stop, either
portable or otherwise.
The said attachment consists either of an arm projecting from the base of the dog and
terminating in a (T) or cross piece which may be returned at the ends as illustrated
at (x) Fig. 5 of the accompanying drawings or the attachment may be from the top
as illustrated by Figs. 3, and 4 or it may be made in another convenient form as for
example those shewn in Figs. 6 and 7.
A modification of this part of my invention is represented in Fig. 8, in which the
projecting arm before alluded to is dispensed with and the stop constructed in the form
of a bow extending from side to side of the Dog.
This bow may be semi-circular elliptical or of any other form and may in common
with the stops above described, be fitted with a bottom plate or pan.
In addition to the advantage of obviating the necessity for a separate stop the
attachment above described possesses the further, recommendation of materially
increasing the stability of the Rest or Dog, and at the same time of greatly improving
the appearance and affording scope for a variety of ornamentation.
The first part of my invention may be applied either in conjunction with or apart
from the second being equally applicable to the improved form herein described as to
fire irons rests of the ordinary construction.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the attachment of the
stops to the Dogs or Rests at the particular points shewn upon the Drawings.
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
1st. The application of wood or other soft substance in the manufacture of metal
fire iron Rests or Dogs for the purposes and with the objects herein described.
2nd. The adoption of a pad of leather, velvet or other similar material for the more
perfect accomplishment of the purposes specified above.
3rd. The application to Fire iron Rest or Dogs of a revolving bar of wood or other
soft material or of such material or metal covered or padded as above described.
4th. The construction of a stop attachment in conjunction with and forming part
fire iron Rests or Dogs for the purposes specified herein.
PAYNE & TALBOT,
4 & 5, Arcade Chambers,
Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agents for the Applicant.