Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 15th June, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 15th Mar., 1898- Accepted, 14th May, 1898
I, EDMOND WALTER Tyrrell RichMOND, of Academy Street, Warrington, in the
County of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows: -
This invention has reference to heating stoves or fire-places, in which the heat
is generated by gas burned within a casing or fire-place; and it relates more par-
ticularly to that kind of such heating apparatus, in which the burners are situated
at the upper part of the fire-place or stove, and the heat and light are in a great
measure reflected outwards through an opening in the front of the casing, from a
reflector or plate below.
According to this invention, there is provided across the upper part of the stove
or fire-place casing at the front, a gas pipe, having gas jet holes along it, while at
a point towards the back, and also at the upper part of the casing, there is a second
similar parallel pipe with gas jet holes. Through these pipes the gas is supplied,
and they constitute the burners of the stove or fire place. Directly above these
pipes, and at an inclined position, there are fire-brick, or refractory tiles or slabs,
extending across the casing, and so arranged as to direct or refract their heat
downwards and towards the opposite burner, producing thereby a regenerative or
species of regenerative action in connection with burners or combustion of the
gas.
At the top, the two tiles or slabs approach each other, and through the space
between them, the gases of combustion pass. From this point these gases of com-
bustion are carried down by a passage at the back, formed by metal plates suit-
ably arranged; and from the lower part of the stove or casing at this part, the
gases, in some cases, are again carried up and out. Or, according to a modifica-
tion, these gases or some of them, are carried back into the casing of the stove or
fire-place at the bottom, and carrying with them a supply of fresh air, which they
heat, pass up to the back burner, they being delivered at this point between the
upper edge of the reflector plate, and the parts behind it; and this air so intro-
duced may, in some cases, be passed through tubes, and heated in passing through
such tubes, by the waste gases.
It is to be stated that the invention is not restricted to the exact form of parts
specified, but may be applied in different modified arrangements, not differing,
however, in general characteristics from those specified, to and in different forms
of fire-places of the kind referred to.

page_text: I, EDMOND WALTER TYRRELL RICHMOND, of Academy Street, Warrington, in the
County of Lancaster, Engineer, 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 has reference to heating stoves or fire-places, in which the heat
is generated by gas burned within a casing or fire-place; and it relates, more par-
ticularly, to that kind of such heating apparatus, in which the burners are situated
at the upper part of the fire-place or stove, and the heat and light are in a great
measure reflected outwards through an opening in the front of the casing, from a
reflector or plate below.
The drawing hereto annexed illustrates the gas stove or fire place according to
this invention.
In this drawing, a is the front casing of the stove, which is, say of cast iron,
of an ornamental design or pattern having a large opening in front b, such as
usually exists in reflector fire places; while at the back and sides there is a plane
enclosing a cast back box c suitably connected to a. At the upper part of the fire-
place, and across it, laterally, is a gas pipe d, having jets or holes along it, through
which the gas is supplied, and at which it burns in the manner of an ordinary
luminous or white flame. This constitutes the burner of the fireplace. Then
directly above this gas burner is an inclined refractory tile or fire-brick e, extend-
ing across the casing from side to side; whilst at the back there is another similar
tile el, making together an angular roof above the gas jet, they being so arranged
that the heat of the burner, and the heat of the tiles or bricks, is refracted down-
wards and outwards, obtaining thereby a large heating effect from a stove of
this kind, with the consumption of little gas.
At the apex of the angle formed by these tiles e e¹, there are openings e², through
which the products of combustion of the gas pass from the space within the tri-
angle to the space outside it, into the casing of the stove, from whence they pass
by the flue or outlet c¹.
From the lower edge of the tile e', to the lower part of the opening b, there is
a metal reflector f, which is carried round the sides of the opening also in the
usual way; and the back of this plate f will be preferably corrugated as usual.
The effect of this construction is, that the greater part of the heat produced
by the combustion of the gas is refracted by the tiles or slabs e e', and transmitted
through the opening b into the room, and therefore the gas is cconomically used;
whilst the remainder of the heat passing into the interior of the fire-place, heats it
up and assists in warming the room.
At the upper part of the fire-place above the fire place proper, there is a chamber
or box h, with a boiling burner i in it, the chamber h having a loose fitting cover j
upon it. The part h, and the cover j, will be of an ornamental nature, and the
burner will normally not be seen. By removing the cover j, and lighting the
burner, the fire-place becomes serviceable for heating water, or other similar
purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
A gas stove or fire-place of the kind referred to having above a burner and

page_text: refracting fire-bricks or tiles, arranged and adapted to operate substantially as
set forth with reference to and shewn in the drawings.
Dated this 14th day of March 1898
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
Applicant's Patent Agents, 15, Water Street, Liverpool.