Improvements in Appliances employed in connection with Grates of Domestic Fire Places.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 19th Oct., 1893-Accepted, 25th Nov.,
1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances employed in connection with Grates
of Domestic Fire Places.
We HARRY WRIGHT of No. 60 Balaclava Street, Blackburn, Joiner and
WALTER SMITH of No. 17 Brookfield Street Blackburn aforesaid, Weaver, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in ash pans, boxes or receptacles for
catching the fine ash and dust arising from the partial combustion of fuel in
domestic fire grates, the object being to provide means whereby the fine ash or
dust can be collected and readily removed.
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According to this invention we employ a pan, box, or receptacle made of shape
and size corresponding to the interior of the ordinary ash-hole" underneath the
fire grate. The upper edge of the pan or box is flanged and the flange fits in the
rebate formed round the edge of the "ash hole." Above the pan or box (when in
position is placed the usual grate or cover of the ash-hole."
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The box or pan
provided with a handle either similar to the ordinary bucket
handle, but placed inside the box or pan or of other convenient form. When a
bucket handle is employed a stop is placed inside the box or pan on which the
handle rests, so as to be always accessible and not covered with the ash.
When the ashes fall from the fire grate the fine ash or dust passes through the
grate or cover into the pan or box and when the latter is full the cover is removed,
the box or pan taken out, emptied and replaced.
Dated this 13th day of January 1893.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances employed in connection with Grates
of Domestic Fire Places.
We HARRY WRIGHT of No. 60 Balaclava Street, Blackburn, Joiner and
WALTER SMITH of No. 17 Brookfield Street, Blackburn, aforesaid, Weaver, 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 improvements in ash pans, boxes or receptacles for
catching the fine ash and dust arising from the partial combustion of fuel in
domestic fire grates, the object being to provide means whereby the fine ash or dust
can be collected and readily removed.
According to this invention we employ a pan, box or receptacle made of shape
and size corresponding to the interior of the ordinary "ash hole" underneath the
fire grate. The upper edge of the pan or box is flanged and the flange fits in the
rebate formed round the edge of the ash hole." Above the pan or box (when
in position) is placed the usual grate or cover of the ash hole.
The box or pan is provided with a handle either similar to the ordinary
bucket handle, but placed inside the box or pan or of other convenient form.
When a bucket handle is employed a stop is placed inside the box or pan on
which the handle rests, so as to be always accessible and not covered with
the ash.
When the ashes fall from the fire grate the fine ash or dust passes through the

page_text: grate or cover into the pan or box and when the latter is full the cover is removed,
the box or pan taken out emptied and replaced.
Such being the nature and object of our said invention the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings
in which :-
Figs. 1 and 2 are longitudinal sections of ashes pits or holes having our
improved appliance thereon.
At 1 is a pan, box or receptacle for the fine ashes which pass through the
grate 2, at 3 are the flanges or rims of the pan which support same on the recess 4,
cut in the hearth stone, at 5 is the ordinary pit or receptacle heretofore employed
for reception of the ashes passing through the grate 2. At 6 are handles for lifting
out the pan or box for purpose of emptying the ashes from the same.
The
handles 6. 6 are shewn in Fig. as applied one on each side of the pan or box,
whilst Fig. 2 is an illustration of a handle similar to a bucket handle applied in
middle of the pan or box and when not in use for lifting out the pan the handles
rests on stop pin 8. The pan 1 may have flanges 3 on all its four sides or it may
be flanged on the sides only, or not flanged on the side but flanged on the ends only
as shewn by the drawings on Sheet 2.
It will be seen that by the use of the invention the trouble of scooping out the
ashes from the pit immediately in front of the fire, a laborious and unpleasanc
occupation is entirely obviated as the pan can be lifted out, emptied and replaced
with facility and convenience.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
The pan 1. with lifting device such as 6 and a grating 2 when applied to ash pits
as and for purpose herein described and as illustrated by annexed drawings.
HARRY WRIGHT,
WALTER SMITH,
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.