Improved Blower and Heat Reflector for Domestic Fire Places.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 14th July, 1893-Accepted, 9th Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Blower and Heat Reflector for Domestic Fire Places.
I, JAMES GREGORY of 18, Miles Street, Burnley, in the County of Lancaster,
Mill Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a neat and simple appliance, which can
be readily applied to domestic fire places, and which will not only act as a blower
when set in position, but will also reflect the heat to a considerable distance into
the room, instead of passing uselessly up the chimney.
This blower and reflector may be constructed of sheet metal, and suspended from
the front plate of the fire place by means of a slotted bracket and nut. It is also
hinged in such a manner, that it can be easily adjusted to any degree of inclination
by the aid of a quadrant rack and catch. This enables it to be brought to such an
angle as to serve as a reflector of heat, but in case the fire is low in the grate it may
be brought down vertically and then it answers as a blower.
It will be evident that the front portion or polished surface of the reflector
cannot become soiled by the sooty matter passing up the chimney, because the
draught or current of air proceeds up the chimney behind the reflector.
Dated this 15th day of October 1892.
THOS. RICHMOND,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Blower and Heat Reflector for Domestic Fire Places.
1, JAMES GREGORY of 18, Miles Street, Burnley, in the County of Lancaster,
Mill Manager, 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 my invention is to provide a neat and simple appliance, which can
be readily applied to domestic fire-places, and which will not only act as a blower
when set in position, but will also reflect the heat to a considerable distance into
the room, instead of passing uselessly up the chimney.
This blower and reflector may be constructed of sheet metal, and suspended from
It is also
the front plate of the fire-place by means of a slotted bracket and nut.
hinged in such a manner that it can be readily adjusted to any degree of inclination
by the aid of a quadrant rack and catch. This enables it to be brought to such an
angle as to serve as a reflector of heat, but in case the fire is low in the grate, it
may be brought down vertically, and then it answers as a blower.
It will be evident that the front portion or polished surface of the reflector
cannot become soiled by the sooty matter passing up the chimney because the
draught or current of air proceeds up the chimney behind the reflector.
In the accompanying drawings,-
Fig. 1 is a front view, and Fig. 2 an end view of my improved blower or heat
reflector.
A. is the blower or heat reflector preferably constructed of tin-plate or polished
sheet metal and hinged or otherwise jointed to the slotted bracket B, the latter
being provided with a bolt or screw C, by which it is secured to the front plate of
the fire-place.
For the purpose of adjusting my said blower or heat reflector to any degree of
inclination in order to answer the purposes hereinbefore described, I employ the

page_text: quadrant rack D, and slotted catch-piece E, the catch piece being cast or otherwise
fixed to the slotted bracket B. In order to loosely attach the quadrant rack D to
the plate A, I form a slot in the plate A through which one end of the quadrant
rack is passed, until cast stud G on the rack abuts against plate A, when a pin F
is then introduced through a hole in that end of the rack D, which protrudes through
the reflector A on the opposite side. This is a cheap and ready means of attach-
ment, and allows quite sufficient play for the quadrant to be moved vertically by
hand. Nevertheless, any other mode of attachment may be adopted, as for instance
the quadrant may be pivotted to a head-piece secured to the reflector A.
Fig. 3 illustrates my improved blower and heat reflector as applied to a domestic
fire range.
A is the reflector fixed to the front plate H by means of slotted bracket B, and
adjustable to any degree of inclination, when used as a reflector by rack and catch
as already described. In case it is to serve as a blower, the catch-piece is relieved
of the rack so as to allow the blower or reflector A to fall vertically, whereby the
air-space in the fire range is much diminished, and consequently the draught is
considerably augmented.
There may be various modifications in the means of adjustment of my improved
blower or heat reflector to any desired angle. The quadrant instead of being
provided with rack teeth may be plain, and a slotted adjusting piece may be provided
instead of the catch-piece E, having a set screw, which when tightened on the
quadrant secures the reflector in any desired position.
Fig. 4 shews another modification for the same purpose.
A is the reflector provided with the slotted bracket B, which is capable of
moving on the shaft I. On the said shaft are two springs J, which are so fixed
as to cause the bosses K to apply sufficient pressure against the sides of the
slotted bracket B to maintain the reflector A in any position it may be put.
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 :-
1. The improved blower and heat reflector capable of being adjusted to any
degree of inclination or otherwise, substantially as described and illustrated for
the purposes set forth.
2. The blower and heat reflector A provided with slotted bracket B, substantially
as described and illustrated.
3. The quadrant rack and catch or like means for maintaining the said blower
and heat reflector in any desired position, substantially as described and illustrated
in Figs. 1 and 2.
4. The modification represented in Fig. 4 for the like purpose as described in
the preceding claims.
Dated this 13th day of July 1893.
F. RICHMOND,
79, St. James Street, Burnley, Patent Agent.