Improved Apparatus for Heating Flat Irons for Laundry and other Purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 15th Apr. 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Heating Flat Irons for Laundry and
other Purposes.
We, PETER WATKINSON of 1, Raddon Cottages, West Latchford near Warring-
ton, Cheshire, Gardener, and THOMAS HENRY OVERBURY of Grappenhall near
Warrington, Cheshire, Farm Bailiff, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide a means whereby flat irons for laundry
and other purposes may be more rapidly and economically heated than by the
apparatus at present in use.
Now according to this invention we provide a receptacle wherein the irons are
placed and to which hooks or other device may be secured to enable the apparatus
to be attached to the bars of a grate range or stove.
The receptacle is when attached to the grate or stove open to the fire in the front
and to the air at the top only thereby preventing the useless radiation of heat
which occurs when the irons are supported on the ordinary plate hanger and
enabling the irons to be heated more expeditiously and with less fuel, slots may be
provided in the back of the receptacle to allow the handles of the irons to protrude
thus enabling the irons to be removed when heated without taking the receptacle
from the fire.
And in order that our said invention may be fully understood we will proceed to
explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which :-
Figure 1 represents an apparatus constructed according to this invention in which
three flat irons may be heated at one time.
Figure 2 is a section of the same shewing a flat iron in position for heating.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figures.
a is a receptacle constructed of sheet metal having a back b sides cc and a
bottom d on which the irons e to be heated rest. fff" are slots in the back b to
allow the handles g of the ironse to protrude outside the receptacle. hare hooks
rivetted or otherwise secured to the sides c c to attach the apparatus to the bars of
an ordinary grate range or stove.
k is a handle for lifting the apparatus which may be conveniently constructed
from the strip of metal which is removed to form the slot f¹ by bending the same
into any suitable shape as shewn at Figure 2 or the said handle may be made
separately and secured to the apparatus as shewn at Figure 1.
It is obvious that by enclosing the irous in a receptacle as herein described there
is little or no loss of heat by radiation as the whole receptacle is filled with hot air
and the irons heated on all sides at once instead of on the face only as usual and a
corresponding saving in fuel may be effected.
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 :-
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The improved apparatus for heating flat-irons for laundry and other purposes
consisting of a receptacle having a back sides c c and bottom d and preferably
provided with slots in the back thereof to allow the handles of the irons to protrude

page_text: and hooks to attach the receptacle to the bars of a grate or stove substantially as
described and shewn by the drawing hereunto annexed.
B. J. WILDBORE,
Agent for Applicants.