Improvements in and relating to Grates.
Year: 1890

page_text: te of Application, 25th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 31st Jan., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Grates.
I, CONSTANCE SAVAGE KEITH, Spinster, residing at Boston, No. 6, Milmont
Street, Roxbury, County of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, one of the United
States of America, 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 grates, and more particularly to grates for fire places.
It has for its object to provide a grate which will permit of the ready and easy
removal of cinders, ashes and dead coals and which will be simple and strong of
construction easy of operation and comparatively inexpensive of manufacture.
With these objects in view, the invention consists in certain features of con-
struction and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and
pointed out in the claims.
In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate
corresponding parts,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fire place in which a basket grate embodying
my invention is secured with its front swung outward.
Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken through the front and bottom grate
bars, and
invention.
Figure 3 is a front view of a portion of a range embodying my
A, represents the fire place in which the grate is secured. This grate consists of
two sections, A' and B. A' designating the bottom or fixed section which is
secured to the rear wall of the fire place, and B the front or swinging section
which is secured in close relation to the section A¹, in the following manner.
The vertical end pieces b, of the swinging section are provided at their upper
ends with eyed extensions projecting therefrom at right angles, and at their
intermediate portions with similar extensions. The upper cross bar 63, which is
preferably angular in cross section, has secured to its upper flat side a strengthening
bar whose ends are turned inward and each provided with an eye which
registers with the eyes aforesaid. This bar serves to reinforce the upper eye
extensions at their points of pivotal connection thus distributing the strain at
these points between the eye extensions 65 and 6. To each side wall of the fire
place are secured a series of eyes C in vertical alignment. The swinging section is
now placed in position within the fire place, and the eyes of the same are brought
into alignment with the eyes of the fire place and made to alternate therewith and
rest thereupon. A pin D is now inserted through each series of registering eyes
and thus the swinging section is secured in position.
When it is desired to clean the grate, either one of the pins is withdrawn and the
front of the grate may then be swung outward upon its pivot, and the cinders, coals
and ashes can then be readily removed, thus obviating the great drawback
heretofore experienced in cleaning grates having stationary fronts. Or, if desired
the grate front may be entirely removed from the grate proper, for any purpose, as
for instance to repair or replace the front with a new one, by simply withdrawing
the pivots.
In this instance
In Figure 31 have shown my invention as applied to a range.
the front portion of the grate is secured to the sides of the range to swing outward.
The means employed for securing the swinging section in position with the range
may be the saine as used in securing the swinging section within the fire place.
The grate bars of the swinging front are preferably made straight and the
horizontal grate bars, A', have their outer ends bent upwardly, as shown at, c,
Figure 2. The bars of the swinging front do not meet the horizontal bars, thereby

page_text: forming an opening for the insertion of an implement by means of which the bed of
coals may be raked. By alternating the eyes of the swinging front with the eyes
of the fire place and allowing the former to rest upon the latter all strain is relieved
from the pivot pins.
Although have described certain means for hinging the swinging section in
position, would have it understood that I contemplate as coming within the scope
of my invention a grate whose front portion swings outward with respect to its
bottom, and I would, therefore reserve to myself the right to make such changes as
come within the scope of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
The combination with a bottom section of a grate of a removable swinging front
and removable pivots for said front.
Dated this 25th day of November 1890.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.