Improvements in the Construction and Manufacture of a Combined Coal Saver and Support for Flat Irons and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left. 21st Oct., 1896-Accepted, 2nd Jan., 1897
NAT SPEC
Improvements in the Construction and Manufacture of a Combined
Coal Saver and Support for Flat Irons and the like.
We, JOHN HENRY HARRISON the younger, Edge Tool Manufacturer, and
ALFRED REGINALD OSBORNE, Shovel Manufacturer, both of Dronfield in the
County of Derby do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention relates to the construction and manufacture of an improved coal
saver and iron rest, combined; for domestic use. It may be made in various sizes
and shapes, to fit the bars of an ordinary open kitchen or other fire range. Our
combined coal saver and iron rest, consists of two sides or frames, made by
preference of a zig-zag design, to suit the conformation of the bars of an ordinary
fire grate. To the upper and lower parts of these sides or frames are rivetted
parallel bars, of small diameter, so arranged as to fit between the large bars of
an ordinary range in order to prevent the partially consumed fuel falling out.
The upper portion of the frame is so designed as to hang upon the bars of an
ordinary fire grate.
Our improvement consists in the arrangement of the central bar of the coal saver,
if made with three bars, or any intermediate bar if made with more than three
bars. This bar instead of being rivetted to the sides or frame, is made to fit
loosely in a circular recess, and is prevented from falling out of place, by two
flanges or washers rivetted to the extreme ends of the moveable bar, and outside
the sides or frames. The zig-zag sides of the frame at this part, instead of being
made of a solid section; are slotted in such a form as will allow the moveable
bar to fall a desired distance to the end of such slot, the other end of the slot
communicating with the circular recess in wbich the moveable bar rests.
the moveable bar is slightly raised it falls by its own weight to the bottom of
the slotted part of the frame, and a certain distance away from the fire, thus
forming a suitable and convenient rest for a smoothing iron or irons, and which
allows the fire to be exposed to the central part of the iron or irons.
When not required as an iron stand the moveable bar may be raised to its
original position, by simply pressing it upwards by any simple instrument, when
it falls into the circular recess, and forms an efficient fuel economizer.
The sides or frames may be made of cast, or malleable cast iron, or may be
forged or flyed from sheets of steel, iron or other suitable metals, the bars being
made of wrought iron or steel, malleable cast or cast iron as may be desired.
Dated this 18th day of January 1896.
JOHN HENRY HARRISON, THE YOUNGER.
ALFRED REGINALD OSBORNE.

page_text: Improvements in the Construction and Manufacture of a Combined.
Coal Saver and Support for Flat Irons and the like.
We, JOHN HENRY HARRISON, Junior, Edge Tool Manufacturer and ALFRED
REGINALD OSBORNE, Shovel Manufacturer, both of Dronfield, in the County of
Derby, 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:-
Our invention relates to the construction and manufacture of an improved coal
saver and iron rest combined, for domestic use. It may be made in various sizes.
and shapes to fit the bars of an ordinary open kitchen or other fire range. Our
improved coal saver and iron rest consists of two sides or frames, made by
preference, of a zig-zag design, to suit the formation of the bars of an ordinary
grate. To the upper & lower parts of these sides or frames are rivetted parallel
bars of small diameter, so arranged as to fit between the large bars of an ordinary
range in order to prevent the partially consumed fuel falling out. The upper portion
of the frame is so designed as to hang upon the bars of an ordinary grate. The
movable bar is made to fit loosely on the sides or frames, in a circular recess, and
is prevented from falling out of place by two flanges or washers rivetted or
otherwise fastened to the extreme ends of the movable bar or by other suitable
means, the said flanges being upon the outside of the sides or frames. The zig-zag
sides of the frames at this part, instead of heing made of a solid section, are slotted
in such a form as will allow the movable bar to fall a desired distance to the end
of such slot, commencing with circular recess on which the movable bar rests.
When the movable bar is sufficiently raised it falls by its weight to the bottom of
the slotted part of the frames, and a certain distance away from the fire, thus
forming a suitable and convenient rest for a smoothing iron or irons or the like and
which allows the fire to be exposed to the central part of the iron or irons.
When not required as an iron rest, the movable bar-may be raised to its original
position by simply pressing it upwards by any suitable instrument, when it falls
into the circular recess above mentioned and forms an efficient fuel economiser.
The sides may be made of cast or malleable iron, or may be forged or flyed from
sheets of steel, wrought iron or any other suitable metals, the bars being made of
wrought iron or steel, malleable iron or cast iron as may be desired, either solid or
tubular as may be found advisable.
In the accompanying sheets of drawings illustrating our invention, in which like
letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Figure I is a side elevation, showing the side or frame, a, with circular recess, b,
and slot, c, d, is the movable bar, which as shown in the circular recess, b, acts as
a complete coal or fuel saver. When the movable bar, d, is lifted out of the
circular recess, b, it rolls down the slot, c, to the end of the said slot at point, e.
This converts the appliance into a suppert or stand for the heating of irons aud
the like. When the appliance is afterwards required for a fuel saver the movable
bar, d, is lifted up along the slot, c, and falls into the circular recess, b, where it
rests as illustrated.
Figure 1 shows the movable bar, d, as a hollow bar or tube with the enda
expanded and turned over, thereby preventing the bar or tube from working
sideways out of the circular recess, b.
Figure III shews a front elevation, f, being the fast bars which keep the sides
or frames, a, in position. d, is the movable bar in position as a fuel saver. The
dotted lines, g, represent the movable bar, d, when in position at end of slot as a
support or stand for irons and the like.

page_text: Figures 4, 5, & 6 represent side elevations shewing some of the forms in which
the slots may be used.
Figure 4 shows the arc or radius of slot, c, to be reversed to that shown in
Figure I.
Figure 5, shews the slot, c, fixed at any suitable angle or plane, the movable-
bar d, working up and down the slot, c, as before described and Figure 6 shows the
slot, c, formed horizontally with recesses 61, and 6, at each end, the movable bar, d,.
being moved along the slot and dropping into the circular recesses formed at either
end of the slot as required for the purposes herein named.
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 :-
(I.) The construction of a combined coal saver & support for flat irons and the
like consisting of sides, a, of any suitable shape formed with a slot or slots, c, in.
connection with which operates a moveable bar, d, as herein described and shewn.
in the accompanying drawings and for the purposes set forth.
J. B. FLEURET,
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C.,.
Agent for the Applicants.
J. B. FLEURET,
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C.,.
Agent for the Applicants.