Improvements in or relating to Domestic Fire Places and Hearths.
Year: 1899

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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Domestic Fire Places and Hearths.
· I, THOMAS TAYLOR, of 158, Bradford Street, Bolton, in County of Lancaster,
Builder and Fire Place Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
My said invention relates to domestic fire places and hearths and has reference
to improvements upon the type of fireplace described in the Specification of Letters
Patent No. 16787 of 1896 obtained by Joshua William Taylor.
In constructing a fireplace in accordance with my invention I form a recess in
the hearth sloping to some extent. The floor of this recess may be formed of metal
or fire clay and the back and sides of the recess are formed out of suitable fire clay
slabs or bricks. The fireclay back and sides are provided with a ledge upon which
is disposed the firegrid the front portion of which is hinged so as to be capable of
being turned up and rest in that position against the fire clay sides. Below the
grid I provide a removable ashpan to receive the ashes and arrange that the same
can be readily removable when it is desired to empty out the contents. To effect
this the ashpan is provided with pivots or trunnions capable of being slid in ways
formed in the fireclay sides and of rocking therein. The trunnions are disposed
so that the rear end of the pan overbalances the front portion. When placed in
position below the grid the front hinged portion of the grid rests upon the front
of the pivotted ashpan and by its weight turns the pan upon its pivots so that the
rear end of the ashpan is raised and the pan is then practically in a horizontal
position. When it is desired to remove the ashpan the front hinged portion of
the grid is raised which causes the back of the pan to fall so that the pan assumes
an inclined position.
By means of a handle or handles provided with hooks or suitable gripping
means the ashpan can then be withdrawn from below the grid through the aperture
left by the hinged portion, the trunnions of the ashpan sliding in the ways formed
in the fireclay sides. The front portion of the hearth next to the fire is formed
by means of a fireclay slab or bricks.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Domestic Fire Places and Hearths.
I, THOMAS TAYLOR, of 158, Bradford Street, Bolton, in the County of Lancaster,
Builder and Fire Place Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement and accompanying drawings:-
My said invention relates to domestic fire places and hearths and has reference
to improvements upon the type of fireplaces described in the Specification of Letters
Patent No. 16787 of 1896 obtained by Joshua William Taylor.
The accompanying two sheets of drawings clearly, illustrates my invention.
Fig. 1, shows in sectional elevation a fire place constructed in accordance with
my invention.
Fig. 2, shows the method of removing the ashpan.
Fig. 3, is a sectional plan of the hearth with the ashpan in position.
Fig. 4 shows an appliance for drawing out the ashpan.
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In constructing a fireplace in accordance with my invention I form a recess.a
in the hearth sloping to some extent. The floor of this recess may be formed
of metal or fire clay and the back and sides of the recess are formed out of suitable
fire clay slabs or bricks.
The fireclay back and sides are provided with a ledge c upon which is disposed
the firegrid d the front portion e of which is hinged so as to be capable of being
turned up as shown in full lines in Fig. 2, or as shown in dotted lines resting
against the fire clay sides.
So far the construction of the fire place is practically the same as that described
in the Specification of the said former Patent No. 16787 of 1896 my invention
chiefly relating to the removable ashpan.
Below the grid I provide a removable ashpan f to receive the ashes and arrange
that the same can be readily removed when it is desired to empty out the contents.
To effect this the ashpan is provided with pivots or trunnions g capable of
being slid in ways g' formed in the fireclay sides and of rocking therein. The
trunnions are disposed so that the rear end of the pan overbalances the front
portion as shown in Fig. 2. When placed in position below, the grid the front
hinged portion e of the grid d rests upon the front of the pivotted ashpan and by
its weight turns the pan upon its pivots so that the rear end of the ashpan is
raised and the pan is then practically in a horizontal position as shown in Fig. 1.
When it is desired to remove the ashpan the front hinged portion of the grid
is raised which causes the back of the pan to fall so that the pan assumes an
inclined position (see Fig. 2).
By means of a handle or handles provided with hooks h¹ (Figs. 4 and 5), or suit-
able gripping means, engaging with a projecting ledge f¹ on the ashpan f the ash-
pan can then be withdrawn from below the grid through the aperture left by the
hinged portion, the trunnions of the ashpan sliding in the ways formed in the
fireclay sides.
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The improved method of mounting the ashpan f enables me to bring the tiles i
of the hearth close up to the fire grid. The front portion j of the hearth next to
the fire is formed by means of a fireclay slab or of bricks.
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
In domestic fireplaces and hearths of the indicated nature, providing the ashnan

page_text: with pivots or trunnions upon which it is guided and supported in the sides of
the fireplace, the trunnions being so disposed that the rear end of the ashpan
overbalances the front portion and the pan assumes an inclined position when the
weight of the firegrid is removed therefrom to facilitate the withdrawal of the
ashpan by means of hooks or other gripping appliances substantially as described
and illustrated.
Dated this 25th day of June 1900.
For the Applicant,
E. K. DUTTON & Co.,
Chartered Patent Agents, 5, John Dalton Street, Manchester, and
3, Yorkshire Street, Rochdale.