Improvements in and relating to Fire-places.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 21st Aug., 1893-Accepted, 4th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Fire-places.
We, WILLIAM BARRACLOUGH, Ironfounder, and ALBERT RHODES Engineer,
both of Providence Foundry Stanningley, County of York, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to fire-places which have either an open or a closed top to
them but more especially to stoves and cooking ranges; and has for its
objects:
1st. To afford easy access to the interior of those fire-places which usually have
or require frontal bars to keep in the fuel; and
2nd. To regulate and control the influx of air to close topped fire-places.
It is not intended that this invention shall have relation to the fire-places
connected with steam engine boilers as we had applied some of the devices herein
described to such fire-places inadvertently before making application for this
Patent. We therefore desire to make this limitation, by way of disclaimer,
although the devices, which were thus applied, were our invention.
It relates to all fire-places which have hitherto been furnished with frontal fire
bars fixed to an immoveable frame. We use the term "immoveable" in a limited
sense, meaning thereby, that the frame containing the bars could not be moved
away from before the fire place without unscrewing or absolutely severing it from
the apparatus.
Our invention consists chiefly in making the framework, containing our fire bars
in the form of a skeleton door or pair of doors hinged to the apparatus; the fire
bars, being generally, although not necessarily, horizontal ones, occupying chiefly
the space between the side and top bars forming the said hinged frame.
In carrying out our invention in connection with a cooking apparatus, we
construct the breastwork of the fire-place in the form of a skeleton door frame
consisting of two upright sides united across the top and bottom; the whole of the.
frame being hinged to a front or side plate of the apparatus so that it may be
opened or closed like a door.
To, or within, this hinged frame, we fit the fire bars; these are attached in
various ways to the skeleton frame, sometimes being fixed rigidly thereto in
invariable positions or adapted for adjustment in two or more positions.
When the said bars are adapted for adjustment in two or more positions we
usually make them in the forni of louvre or Venetian bare, pivotted somewhat
centrally at each bars' extremity and connected to a lever arrangement for
operating them so that they may close up the front of the fire or open it after the
manner of a Venetian window blind.
When a
"fall bar " is required for the stove or range we make it either as an
attachment to the hinged fire bar frame or separate from it.
Dated this 19th day of November 1892.
JOSEPH LOCKWOOD,
263, Argyle.Street, Glasgow, Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Fire-places.
We, WILLIAM BARRACLOUGH Ironfounder, and ALBERT RHODES, Engineer,
both of Providence Foundry, Stanningley, County of York 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 relates to fire-places which have either an open or a closed top to
them, but more especially. to stoves and cooking ranges, and has for its
objects;
1st. To afford easy access to the interior of those fire-places which usually have
or require frontal bars to keep in the fuel and,
2nd. To regulate and control the influx of air to close topped fire-places.
It is not intended that this invention shall have relation to the fire-places
connected with steam engine boilers.
It relates to all fire-places which are or have hitherto been furnished with frontal
fire-bars fixed to an immoveable frame. We use the term "immoveable" in a
limited sense, meaning thereby that the frame containing the bars cannot or could
not be moved away from before the fire-place without unscrewing or otherwise
absolutely severing it from the apparatus.
Our invention consists chiefly in making the framework containing our fire bars
in the form of a skeleton door or several skeleton doors, hinged to the apparatus :
the fire bars being generally, although not necessarily horizontal ones, occupying
chiefly the space between the vertical and lateral bars forming the said hinged
frame.
In carrying out our invention in connection with a cooking apparatus we
construct the breast work of the fire-place in the form of a skeleton door frame
consisting of two upright sides united across the top and bottom; the whole of the
frame being hinged to a front or side plate of the apparatus so that it may be
opened or closed like a door.
To or within this hinged frame, we fit the fire bars; these are attached in
various ways to the skeleton frame, sometimes being fixed rigidly thereto in
invariable positions or adapted for adjustment in two or more positions.
When the said bars are designed and intended for adjustment in two or more
positions we usually make them in the form of louvre or Venetian bars, pivotted
somewhat centrally at each bar's extremity (sometimes also being connected to a
lever arrangement for operating them) so that they may close up the front of the.
fire or open it after the manner of a Venetian window blind.
When a fall bar is required for the stove or range we make it either as an
attachment to the hinged fire bar frame or separate from and independent of it.
In order that our invention may be thoroughly understood we have prepared the
accompanying drawings in which :
Figure 1 is a perspective view shewing one form of our invention as applied to a
close-fire stove or range.
Figures 2 and 3 are perspective views shewing our invention adapted for
application to close fire stoves or ranges.
Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 are perspective views shewing our invention adapted for
application to open-fire or.combined open and close-fire stoves or ranges.
Similar letters of reference are employed throughout these illustrations to
indicate corresponding parts.
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We have shown our improved fire-bar frame in a very few only of the many ways
in which it is capable of being applied to fire places.
In Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 it is hinged to its surroundings at the side or sides,
right left or both; in Fig. 6 it is hinged at the bottom for being opened down-
wards; in Fig. 7 it is hinged at the top for being opened upwards. In Figures 4, 5,

page_text: 6 and 7 it is combined with a fall bar for open fire purposes, and in Figures 1,
2 and 3 it is shewn as more especially adapted for application to close-fire
ranges.
Reference being made to the said drawings A represents the skeleton fire-bar
frame; B the surrounding plates of the stove or range; C the top or hot-plate of
the stove; c the fire-cover; D a moveable flue for combined open and close-fire
purposes; E are pivotted Venetian fire bars; F a pivotted fall bar; G a door;
H " raking bar" space; J ash pit space; K "crooks" or brackets for hinging
purposes.
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In carrying out the first part of our invention, which consists of hinging our fire-
bar frame, after the fashion of a gate or door, to its surroundings, we fit the
frame A to the "crooks" or brackets K, or any other suitable and well known
method of hinging such like parts together. The lugs, "crooks or brackets K,
are sometimes made removeable from the structure, by screwing or other means and
are sometimes made inseparable therefrom by forging casting or otherwise uniting
the parts immoveably together.
We make the frontal fire-bars either vertical as at a¹ or horizontal as at a
Figure 3 and of any design as to shape pattern or section. We make them. either
of cast or wrought metal, also loose and capable of being revolved and removed in
the ordinary manner, or inseparable from the frame A.
The parts marked H are the usual "raking bar" spaces for cleaning out ashes.
The parts marked 6' are catches for keeping the fire-bar frame and fall bar in their
places. When released from these catches the fire-bar frame can be opened like a
gate or door as indicated in the drawings and access is then obtained to the interior
of the fire place.
When the fire-bar frame has no surrounding metal work for hinging it to we
sometimes unite it to the parts composing the fire-bottom or bottom-grate, or to the
adjoining masonry.
The second part of our invention, which relates to means for excluding air from
and controlling the accession of air to certain fire places, is illustrated in Figures 1,
5, 6 and 7.
In these figures we have shewn the frames A and F fitted with
pivotted Venetian fire-bars E, each, any or all of which is or are capable of being
opened as shewn at e¹ Figure 1 or e' Figure 6, for the admission of air or closed for
its exclusion.
Although we sometimes unite together the whole of the Venetian bars E
contained within our hinged fire-bar frame, by means of one or more connecting
bars and open or close them all simultaneously, sometimes using a lever movement
for the purpose; we prefer to make each Venetian or louvre bar capable of
operation independently of its neighbours, as the admission or exclusion of air to or
from the fire-place can be more satisfactorily effected thereby.
The door (or doors) G prevents when closed the accession of air to the lower
front part of the fire-place. This door is sometimes made in two parts capable of
being moved right and left as shewn in Fig. 4: or in one piece, capable of being
lifted from the structure as shewn in Fig. 2; or hinged and adapted for being
opened to any required extent as shewn in Figures 1 5, 6 and 7; the extent of
opening being regulated by any ordinary means.
The door G is not necessarily united to the hinged fire-bar frame, it can be
made, fitted and operated independently of the hinged fire-bar frame. When it is
opened or removed as shewn in Figures 2 and 6 the ashes can be raked from the
fire.
The air can be excluded from or admitted to the ash pit space J beneath the
fire by any of the ordinary means such as a close fitting door plate or ash pan
front.
Our invention for regulating the influx of air to close topped fire places consists
in the pivotted Venetian bars E adapted for closing up or opening the front of the
fire-place and for each bars' independent operation.
The bars E are sometimes made removeable from and interchangeable within their

page_text: frames by fitting one or both their end pivots in one or more open sockets e³ as
shewn in Figures 1 and 5. They are also fitted permanently within holes or
recesses as indicated at 4 Figure 2. The dotted lines in Figure 2 indicate the
positions of the Venetian bars E and the door G when the frame A is fitted with
them in close fire positions. These bars are fitted either vertically or horizontally
within their frames and constitute the frontal bars of the fire place to which they
are applied, for keeping in the fuel as well as for regulating the influx of air to the
fire-place.
We are aware that prior to our invention hinged and lift off doors have been
combined with the fire-places of stoves and ranges, some of which have had
apertures and "hit and miss" gratings therein, also that range fall bars have been
made with "hit and miss" gratings for regulating the admission of air to the fire
place; that "raking bars" and "raking bar" spaces with doors for covering them
have been combined with stoves and ranges, also that the fire bars of cooking
ranges, consisting of suspended flaps have been united together and simultaneously
opened and closed by means of a lever arrangement, and that Venetian or louvre
bars pivotted within racks and otherwise have been variously combined with fire
places for various purposes, and that stoves, ranges and register grates have been
made with lift off fire-bars; it will therefore be understood that we do not claim
any of these things broadly as our invention..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1st. In a stove the combination therewith of a fire-bar frame hinged thereto all
substantially as herein described and drawn or any mere modification thereof for
the purposes specified.
2nd. In a cooking range the combination therewith of a fire-bar frame binged
thereto all substantially as herein described and drawn or any mere modification
thereof for the purposes specified.
3rd. In a "register" or parlour grate the combination therewith of a fire-bar
frame hinged thereto all substantially as herein described or any mere modification
thereof for the purposes specified.
4th. In a fire place the combination therewith of a frontal fire-bar frame hinged
thereto, substantially as herein described and for the purpose specified.
5th. In a stove the combination therewith of one or more pivotted Venetian
frontal fire-bars each adapted for being operated horizontally and separately
substantially as herein described and drawn or any mere modification thereof for
the purposes specified.
6th. In a cooking range the combination therewith of one or more pivotted
Venetian fire-bars each bar being adapted for individual and separate horizontal
operation substantially as herein described and drawn or any mere modification
thereof for the purposes specified.
7th. In a stove or cooking range the combination therewith of pivotted Venetian
frontal fire-bars united to a hinged frame and adapted either for horizontal, vertical,
individual, or united and simultaneous operation, substantially as herein described
and for the purposes specified.
8th. In a stove or cooking range "fall-bar" the combination therewith of one or
more Venetian pivotted bars, horizontal or vertical all substantially as herein
described and drawn for the purposes specified.
JOSEPH
LOCKWOOD,
263, Argyle Street, Glasgow, Agent for the Applicants.