Improvements in Tiled Hearths or Flooring for Domestic Fire- places and other Uses.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 16th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 12th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 27th Mar.. 18?
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tiled Hearths or Flooring for Domestic Fire-
places and other Uses.
I, JAMES SIMPSON of 61, Albion Street, Burnley, in the County of Laucaster,
Stone Mason and Property Repairer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of an improved construction of tiled hearths or flooring,
more particularly for domestic fire-places, but may be also serviceable for other
purposes whereby the same are rendered portable, so that they may be readily
shifted about when it is desired to clean the fire-range or perforin domestic duties
that might result in cracking or damaging the tiles. Moreover, the invention
possesses the unique advantage that the tenant of a house may tile his own hearth,
and readily remove it, should he wish to leave the premises.
To accomplish these most desirable objects, I construct a frame of angle iron,
wrought or cast, or other metal or material may be used, preferably shaped in
cross section. This frame may be rectangular in shape, or it may be of any
desirable shape, or formed to fit into the fire space beneath the range. The frame
has a sheet metal base plate, rivetted or fixed to it, and the tiles are then cemented
into the frame. The tiles may be of any suitable pattern or ornamentation, and
come level with the top of the frame, the latter being coloured to suit the borders
of the tiles.
A complete hearth is thus constructed which may be easily moved about from
one place to another as required, and to facilitate its portability, it may have small
castors fixed to the base plate or frame.
Around the metal frame is formed a curb of any desirable mould, or the bottom
of the fender on the hearth may be taken out, leaving the exterior frame and
standards remaining, which may come flush with my improved tiled hearth.
Dated this 15th day of Max 1896
F. RICHMOND,
12 Standish Street, Burnley, Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Tiled Hearths or Flooring for Domestic Fire-
places and other Uses.
I, JAMES SIMPSON of 61, Albion Street, Burnley, in the County of Lancaster,
Stone Mason and Property Repairer, 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 consists of an improved construction of tiled hearths or flooring,
more particularly for domestic fire-places, but may be also serviceable for other
purposes whereby the same are rendered portable, so that they may be readily

page_text: shifted about when it is desired to clean the fire range or perform domestic duties
that might result in cracking or damaging the tiles. Moreover, the invention
possesses the unique advantage that the tenant of a house may tile his own hearth,
and readily remove it should he wish to leave the premises.
To accomplish these most desirable objects, I construct a frame of angle iron,
wrought or cast, or other metal or material may be used, preferably L shaped in
cross section. This frame may be rectangular in shape, or it may be of any
desirable shape, or formed to fit into the fire space beneath the range. The frame
has a sheet metal base plate, rivetted or fixed to it, and the tiles are then cemented
into the frame. The tiles may be of any suitable pattern or ornamentation, and
come level with the top of the frame, the latter being coloured to suit the borders
of the tiles.
A complete hearth is thus constructed which may be easily moved about from
one place to another as required, and to facilitate its portability, it may have small
castors fixed to the base plate or frame.
Around the metal frame is formed a curb of any desired mould, or the bottom
of the fender on the hearth may be taken out, leaving the exterior frame and
standards remaining, which may come flush with my improved tiled hearth.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a plan view, and Fig. 2 a front elevation of my improved portable tiled
hearth.
A is the frame constructed of iron, brass or other metal or material, and of
suitable shape and dimensions to fit into the fire-space beneath the range. This
frame is flanged at D as shewn in Fig. 2, or the flanges may be formed of angle-
iron of section, and afterwards rivetted to a base plate. Into this plate as
shewn are cemented or otherwise fixed tiles B.
To render the hearth more portable and capable of being readily transferred
from one place to another, it may be provided with castors C.
I wish it to be understood, that I do not limit myself merely to the application
of my portable tiled hearth or flooring to domestic fireplaces, as it will be obvious
that the same is equally applicable to other uses.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improved arrangement and construction of a portable "tiled hearth,
substantially as described, and illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.
2. Frame A, either with or without castors C, and having embedded therein
tiles B to come flush with flanges D, substantially as shewn and described for the
purpose set forth.
Dated this 5th day of February 1897.
F. RICHMOND,
12, Standish Street, Burnley, Agent for the Applicant.