AN IMPROVED FIRE BLOWER
Year: 1884

page_text: I WILLIAM PAITFIELD ENGLISH of 180 High Street in the town and county
of the town of Kingston-upon-Hull, Merchant do hereby declare the nature of my
said Invention for AN IMPROVED FIRE BLOWER to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to form a blower that can easily quickly and
readily be attached and applied to any ordinary fire grate to create a strong
draught therein and therethrough when required for the purpose of causing the fire
to burn better or otherwise.
With this object I make a metal or other frame of a suitable shape and size and
I fill in this frame with asbestos or other suitable material and the blower so made
may be ornamented or not as may be desirable or the blower may he made of a
solid sheet of metal also ornamented or not as may bo desired. This blower is
made of a suitable shape to fit or cover the front part of the fire place above the
grate and it is supported in position from or by the bars of the grate by suitable
hooks or standards or other supports. A convenient handle may be fitted to the
back of the blower and this blower can easily quickly and readily be attached and
applied to the fire grate when required for the purpose of increasing the draught
in and through the said grate or otherwise and as easily quickly and readily be
removed therefrom.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I WILLIAM PAITFIELD ENGLISH of 180 High Street in the town and county of
the town of Kingston-upon-Hull Merchant do hereby declare the nature of my
said invention for AN IMPROVED FIRE BLOWER and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
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The object of my invention is to construct and fit a blower that can easily
quickly and readily be attached and applied to any ordinary fire grate to create a
stronger draught therein and therethrough when required for the purpose of causing
the fire that is therein to burn better or otherwise.

page_text: In order to explain my invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed I refer to the accompanying drawing in which I have shewn my blower
as applied to one of the most usual and common forms of what is known as a
register fire place.
Figure 1 is an elevation of the fire place. Figure 2 is a vertical section of the
same taken at a. b. in Figure 1.
A is the fire place and the blower B is made of a suitable shape to fit or cover
the front part of the fire place A above the grate and is supported in position from
or by the front bars C of the said grate by the standards or supports D. These
standards or supports may be made and formed and fitted as may be most con-
venient. The supports D as shewn in the drawing are very suitable for my
purpose as aforesaid in which case or according to which method the said supports D
are secured to the blower B and are formed with hooks to hook on to the upper
bar C but they may also be made separate from the said blower in which case the
said supports may enter sockets or bands formed therefor on the said blower or
other similar and suitable appliances may be fitted to connect the said blower to
the said supports and the said supports may also be otherwise formed to fit on or
round any one or more of the front bars of the grate or on or round any apparatus
or appliance attached thereto or placed thereon as may be most convenient or
suitable in each case. A handle E is preferably fitted to the back of the blower B
by which the said blower can easily quickly and readily be attached and applied
to the fire grate when required for the purpose of increasing the draught in and
through the said grate or otherwise and as easily quickly and readily be removed
therefrom as is desired. The blower B may be made as shewn of a solid sheet of
metal or other material or it may consist of a frame which would be filled in with
asbestos or other suitable material in both of which forms the said blower may be
ornamented or not as may be desirable and it is obvious that this blower may be
made and formed of such a shape and size as to fit or cover and required part or
proportion of the front of the fire place above the grate whatever may be the shape
and size of the said fire place.
Thus according to this my invention the blower is much more easily quickly and
readily attached and applied to the fire grate than is usual and no other attachment
is or can be required as this my improved blower is safely securely and efficiently
supported in position from or by the front bars of the fire grate.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The blower supported from or by the front bars of a fire grate substantially as
herein before described and set forth.