Improved Means for Promoting Economy and More Effective Combustion of Fuel in Domestic and similar Firegrates.
Year: 1895

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Date of Application, 5th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 5th July, 1895-Accepted, 10th Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Promoting Economy and More Effective
Combustion of Fuel in Domestic and similar Firegrates.
1 CHARLES EDWIN CORBITT of 57 Market Street, Chorley, in the County of
Lancaster, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My said invention relates to improved means for promoting the more economical
and effective consumption of fuel in domestic and similar firegrates.
Practically my improved appliance consists of a basket composed of two loose
halves interlocking or detachably pivotted together at the foot, the said basket
being placed in an ordinary firegrate, the pivot snugs or specially formed feet
serving to support it some slight distance from the bottom bars of the grate. The
back half of the said fuel basket may rest against the back of the grate while the
front half rests against the front of the grate. The rocking connections or pivots
joining the two halves of the basket allow the front half to accommodate itself to
any depth or size of grate, and the front and in some cases the back half may be
formed with toes or snugs to keep the halves a slight distance off the front and back
of the grate or fire place.
The halves of the basket may be of cast or wrought metal with bars or of a grid
form to permit ready passage of air; or the basket halves may be of fire clay
perforated to admit air. The interlocking parts or pivots forming the connection
between the two halves of the basket may be formed in casting so that they will
come together without any need for machining or preparing the said parts. When
placed in the grate or fire place the basket usually assumes a vee shape the front
falling forward more or less according to the size of the grate. The air having
free access around and through the basket, properly oxygenates the fuel on all sides
and creates more complete and perfect combustion so that less fuel is required,
while the fire burns more cheerfully and with greater heat giving power. The
basket can at any time be removed from or placed in the grate so that it does not
interfere in the slightest degree with cleansing operations.
Dated this 14th day of March 1895.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
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Improved Means for Promoting Economy and More Effective
Combustion of Fuel in Domestic and similar Firegrates.
1 CHARLES EDWIN CORBITT of 57 Market Street Chorley, in the County of
Lancaster, Ironmonger, 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 and accompanying drawings:-
My said invention relates to improved means for promoting the more economical
and effective consumption of fuel in domestic and similar firegrates.

page_text: To render the invention more easily understood I will in the course of the
following description refer to the annexed sheet of illustrative drawings.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved fuel basket.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section of an ordinary kitchen or range grate containing my
improved fuel basket.
Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are enlarged detail views of the rocking pivot connections.
Figs. 6. and 7 are front and side elevations of a slightly modified form of my
invention.
Practically my improved appliance- consists of a basket composed of two loose
halves a and b interlocking or detachably pivotted together at the foot, the said
basket being placed in an ordinary firegrate as shown in Fig. 2, the pivot snugs c
or specially formed feet serving to support it some slight distance from the bottom
bars d of the grate. The back half of the said fuel basket may rest against the
backe of the grate, while the front half a rests against the front bars fof the grate.
The rocking connections or pivots joining the two halves of the basket allow the
front half to accommodate itself to any depth or size of grate, and the back half
may be formed with toes or snugs g to keep the half a slight distance off the back
of the grate or fire, place. The rounded: pivots h are cast or formed in one with the
back half by while the snugs or sockets c to receive the said pivots are cast on the
front half a. This arrangement might however be reversed. The halves of
the basket may be of cast or wrought metal with bars as shown, or of a grid form
to permit ready passage of air, or the basket halves may be of fireclay perforated
to admit. air.
The interlocking parts. or pivots c, h forming. the connection between the two
halves of the basket: are preferably formed in casting so that they will come
together without any need for machining or preparing the said parts.
1.do not limit myself to the precise formation of rocking pivot and socket shown
as these might be simplified or varied. For example in Figs. 6 and 7 the back
plate rocks on its lower edge. 6' on the end bottom bars a¹ of the basket half a
and several nicks a² may be made in the end bars a¹ to admit of the back plate b
being shifted from one to the other so as to alter the relative positions of the
basket halves. The back plate b might he ribbed or perforated or it might be a
blank plate as, shown.
When placed in the grate or fire place the collapsable basket usually assumes a
* vee" or "U" shape the half 6 falling back more or less according to the size of
grate.
The air having free access around and through the basket, properly
oxygenates the fuel on all sides and creates more complete and perfect combustion
so that less fuel is required, while the fire burns more cheerfully and with greater
heat, giving power. The basket can at any time be removed from or placed in the
grate so that it does not interfere in the slightest degree with cleansing
operations.
Instead of having the halves detachably arranged with loose pivots as shown
I might connect the halves together with non-detachable hinge pins or pivots.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is.
1. An adjustable fuel basket for placing within an ordinary grate, the said fuel
basket consisting of two bolves or parts hinged or pivotted together or otherwise
engaging with. each other so as to allow of relative movement of the halves and
thus admit of the fuel basket accommodating itself readily to the grate, substan-
tially as described and as shown.
2. A fuel basket for the indicated purposes and consisting of two barred or
perforated or grid-formed parts or halves a and b, one of the halves being formed
with sockets c and the other with pivots or trunnions h so as to engage and
disengage readily with each other and permit of relative adjustment, substantially
as described and shown in Figs. 1 to 5.

page_text: 3. A fuel basket for the indicated purposes and consisting of two parts or
halves a and b, the front half a being formed with bars or perforations and the
back half b consisting of a blank plate resting upon or pivotally engaging with the
front half so as to permit of relative adjustment substantially as described and as
shown in Figs. 6 and 7.
Dated the 4th of July 1895.
EDMUND CHADWICK, F.I.C.P.A.,
Agent.