Improvements in or connected with Apparatus for Airing Collars,. Cuffs, and other articles
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 1st Dec., 1892-Accepted, 21st Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Apparatus for Airing Collars,.
Cuffs, and other articles.
I GEORGE THOMAS THORNHILL M.A. St. Kilda's Parsonage Lochbine Isle of
Mull Scotland Clerk in Holy Orders do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the utilising of the heat passing from the hot.
water inside vessels used for supplying hot water to bedrooms, so as to air small
articles held near to, or actually pressed against the outside of such vessels.
For this purpose I have either a wire.cage or other arrangement which fits close
to the outside of the vessel, and is either permanently fixed to, or capable of being
fitted to, and taken off from the outside of said vessel, inside which wire cage or
other arrangement, or between said wire cage or other arrangement, and outside of
vessel small articles may be placed.
Or I have, attached, in a suitable way, to either top or bottom or both of sides
of said vessels, springs, which project either downwards or upwards along outside
of vessel against which they tend to press. Said springs are capable of being
forced outwards from contact with outside of vessel, so as to allow of small articles.
being placed between them and outside of vessel.
Dated this Third day of September 1892.
GEORGE THOMAS THORNHILL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Apparatus for Airing Collars,.
Cuffs, and other articles.
I, GEORGE THOMAS THORNHILL, M.A. St. Kilda's Parsonage, Lochbine, Isle.
of Mull, Scotland, Clerk in Holy Orders, 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 for its object the utilising of the heat passing from the hot
water inside vessels used for supplying hot water to bedrooms, so as to air small.
articles held near to, or actually pressed against the outside of such vessels.
For this purpose, I employ either a wire cage or other arrangement which fits
close to the outside of the vessel, and is either permanently fixed to, or capable of
being fitted to, and taken off from the vessel, and, inside this wire cage or other
arrangement or between it and the outside of the vessel, I place the articles that
are to be aired.
Or attach in a suitable way, to either the top or the bottom on either or both
sides of a hot water can, springs which project either downwards or upwards,.
pressing on the outside of the can but capable of being drawn away from contact
with the can, so as to allow of small articles being placed between them and the-
outside of the can.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a side view and Fig. 2 is an end view of“
a hot water can with an appliance according to my invention for holding collars or
other small articles of dress close to the side of the can, so that, when it contains
hot water, the heat is rendered available for airing the articles so held.
The appliance to the can X as shewn in the drawings, consists of an elastic wire a
which is bent, as shewn, has its two ends fixed by solder or otherwise to the can at P
and is passed through eyes R fixed to the can. The upwardly bent limbs bear or
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page_text: nearly bear against the sides of the can, but the wire is sufficiently elastic to allow
of them being pulled away, so as to insert collars or other small articles between
the wire and the can.
Obviously, instead of employing a single elastic wire, several wires forming a cage
might be used; or springs might be employed each consisting of an elastic wire or
blade having its one end fixed to the can while the other end presses against it with
sufficient force to hold any article inserted between it and the can.
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 :-
:-
In combination with a hot water can or vessel, springs arranged to press against
the can collars or like small articles of dress inserted between them and the can,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 1st day of December 1892.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.