Improvements in Fire Dogs and Parts of same, applicable also to Fender Stops, and in the Manufacture of the same.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Feb., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 6th N.v., 1894-Accepted, 2nd Feb., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fire Dogs and Parts of same, applicable also to
Fender Stops, and in the Manufacture of the same.
I, EDWIN TAYLOR, of 1 Alfred Street, Warstone Lane, Birmingham in the
County of Warwick, Stamper and Piercer do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in fire dogs and parts of same
applicable also to fender stops and in the manufacture of the same by which a
much more elegant article is obtainable and without adding seriously to the cost
and indeed in some cases is cheaper.
I form my new dogs of three main portions viz., the base, the supports and the
cross bar.
The supports are generally secured to the base by a vertical screw bar
which passes down the inside of the support and through the top of the base.
I form these several parts by either stamping, raising, or casting, and from any kind
of metal desired. The base may be formed to a parabolic curve or to a concentric
circle with an ornamental enlargement at each end to receive the supports and one
end of the base may be larger than the other. At the centre of the back of the
base I may throw out an ornamental spur piece so as to steady the dog and this is
more needful where the cross bar upon which the fire irons rest is made to a curve
to agree with the base. This however is not always the case as the cross bar may
be of a less curve and sometimes straight, or it may be indented downwards with
one or two indentations to receive the fire irons or it may be corrugated. At the
centre of the base I may use an extra support or it may be an ornamented pillar
without forming a support. The fender stops may be treated in a similar manner.
Dated this 5th day of February 1894.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in Fire Dogs and Parts of same, applicable also to
Fender Stops, and in the Manufacture of the same.
I, EDWIN TAYLOR, of 1 Alfred Street, Warstone Lane, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Stamper and Piercer do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention has for its object improvements in fire dogs and parts of same
applicable also to fender stops and in the manufacture of the same by which a

page_text: much more elegant article is obtainable without adding seriously to the cost and
indeed in some cases is cheaper.
I form my new dogs of three main portions viz. ;-the base, the supports and the
cross bar. The supports are generally, secured to the base by a vertical screw bar
which passes down the inside of the support and through the top of the base.
I form these several parts by either stamping, raising, or casting and from any kind
of metal desired. The base may be formed to a parabolic curve or to a concentric
circle with an ornamental enlargement at each end to receive the supports and one
end of the base may be larger than the other. At the centre of the back of the
base may throw out an ornamental spur piece so as to steady the dog and this is
more needful where the cross bar upon which the fire irons rest is made to a curve
to agree with the base. This however is not always the case as the cross bar may
be of a less curve and sometimes straight or it may be indented downwards with
one or two indentations to receive the fire irons or it may be corrugated. At the
centre of the base I may use an extra support or it may be an ornamented pillar
without forming a support. The fender stops may be treated in a similar manner.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto two double sized sheets of drawings upon
which I have illustrated the nature of my said improvements and the mode of
carrying the same into effect.
Figure 1, is a plan of one form of my base.
Figure 2, is a similar plan showing a modification.
Figure 3, is a view of the base shown by Figure 1 with the supports and cross:
bar complete.
Figure 4, is a view of the base shown by Figure 2 with supports and cross bar
complete.
Figure 5, is also a plan of a base showing a modification.
Figure 6, is an elevation of same.
Figure 7, is a plan of a base formed to suit the curve of the fender.
Figure 8, shows a further modification in which the two ends of the curve vary.
Figure 9, shows the application to a fender stop.
In carrying my invention into effect I form my base A by either stamping
raising or casting in any kind of metal the form on plan being either of a concentric
circular or of a parabolic curve with enlarged or ornamental ends or terminations B
which receive the supports C while one end of the base may be larger than the 3
other as shown by E and E Figure 8 or the curve may be so formed as to follow
the corner of the curb or fender in cases where such such corners are made circular
on plan as shown by Figure 8. At the centre of the base I may provide a vertical
scroll or pillar F as well as at the two ends so as to steady the cross bar H upon
which the fire irons rest and which may be made to a curve to follow the base A 4
or may be straight or it may be indented with indentations to receive the handles
of the fire brasses or irons. The base may be ornamented to any extent by corru-
gations A¹ on the top or A2 at the sides running either longitudinally or transversely.
The ends of the bases may be raised as shown at K Figure 6 and the centre part
of base may be raised in a similar manner. The fender stop may be made in a 4
similar manner as shown by Figure 9 and I may strengthen any of the parts in
accordance with my previous invention No. 2418 A.D. 1894.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. The improvements in fire dogs & parts of same applicable also to fender,
stops and in the manufacture of the same substantially as and for the purpose
herein set forth and shown upon the accompanying drawings.
5
2nd. In fire dogs the base formed to a concentric circle or parabolic curve in
combination with supports C and bar H substantially as and for the purpose herein 5
set forth and shown."

page_text: 3rd. The bases of fire dogs, fender stops, formed to a concentric circle or
parabolic curve substantially as herein set forth & shown upon the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 5th day of November 1894.
GEORGE
BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.