Improvements in or Appertaining to the Ash Pits of Domestic Fire Grates.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 5th Sept., 1889-Accepted, 12th Oct., 1889
PROVISIONAL DI MUITUATION.
Improvements in or Appertaining to the Ash Pits of Domestic Fire
Grates.
1, JOSEPH EDWARD AYKROYD, of Thornhill Place, Thornbury near Bradford in
the County of York Wool Stapler do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
he as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in or appertaining to the ash pits of domestic
fire grates or the pits formed beneath the hearth commonly covered with a grating
and adapted to receive the ashes or siftings falling from the fire through such grate.
The. object of the invention is to provide a more convenient and cleanly means of
emptying the said pits.
The said improvements consist in providing a metallic bin or box approximately
the size of the pit to fit in such pit and receive the ashes or sifting falling through
the grate. A handle is attached to a bar extending from side to side or diagonally
across the top. The ends of the said bar are fitted in guides which when they are
formed in the centre of opposite sides preferably project outside the bin. A flap lid
is hinged to each side of said bar adapted to cover the top of the bin but the said
lids, bar and handle are so arranged that such bar may be pushed to the bottom of
said guides and the lids are hinged thereto in such a manner that they are drawn
down together into a vertical position with their outer edges upwards across the centre
of the bin with the handle between them and flush with the top of the bin. The
bin is placed in the ash pit with the lids in this position thus leaving it entirely open
with the exception of the space occupied by the above mentioned bar and the edges
of the lids which are preferably covered with a metallic cap to prevent ashes or dust
dropping between them. When the bin is full it may be raised from the ash pit by
the said handles which lifting the lids to the top allows them to fall over and cover
the bin and prevent the fine ashes and dust from blowing about as it is carried away
to be emptied.
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1
1000
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Appertaining to the Ash Pits of Domestic Fire
Grates.
1, JOSEPH EDWARD AYKROYD, of Thornhill Place, Thornbury near Bradford in
the County of York Wool Stapler, 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 improvements in or appertaining to the ash pits of domestic
fire grates or the pits formed beneath the hearth commonly covered with a grating
and adapted to receive the ashes or siftings falling from the fire through such grate
The object of the invention is to provide a more convenient and cleanly means of
emptying the said pits.
The said improvements consist in providing a metallic bin or box approximately the
size of the pit to fit in such pit and receive the ashes or siftings falling through the
grate. A handle is attached to a bar extending from side to side or diagonally across
the top. The ends of the said bar are fitted in guides which when they are formed
in the centre of opposite sides preferably project outside the bin. A flap lid is hinged
to each side of said bar adapted to cover the top of the bin but the said lid, bar

page_text: and handle are so arranged that such bar may be pushed to the bottom of said
guides and the lids are hinged thereto in such a manner that they are drawn down
together into a vertical position with their outer edges upwards across the centre of
the bin with the handle between them and flush with the top of the bin. The bin is
placed in the ash pit with the lids in this position thus leaving it entirely open
with the exception of the space occupied by the above mentioned bar and the edges
of the lids which are preferably covered with a metallic cap to prevent ashes or dust
dropping between them. When the bin is full it may be raised from the ash pit by
the said handle which lifting the lids to the top allows them to fall over and cover the
bin and prevent the fine aslies and dust from blowing about as it is carried away to be
emptied.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings forming a part of
this specification in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in
each of the figures.
Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved bin with the lids open.
Figure 2 is a similar view with the handle and lids raised and the latter falling into
the closed position. Figure 3 shews the lids completely closed. Figure 4 is a
sectional elevation of the bin with the lids open, and figure 5 is a plan view of the
same representing the lids closed.
The lids A and A¹ are divided across the centre and hinged by their inner edges
to the light bar B, the handle C is also secured to such bar which passes through
the eyes E formed at the lower ends of said handles. Guide slits are made down
opposite sides G, G of the sheet metal bin the edges of which slits are turned inwards
so as to form vertical guides H, H projecting into the bin, and a slide cover J is
riveted outside over each slit forming guides I for the ends of the bar B. The
"wireing" K along the top of the bin is bent round the upper end of the guides I
forming a substantial stop at the end of such guides adapted to engage the ends of
the bar B when the said bar, handle and lids are in position and prevent such bar
being drawn out or disconnected when the lids are raised and the bin lifted by the
handle.
It will be readily understood that the lids when open lie close together with the
handle between them in the vertical position between the guides H, H and that
lifting the handle raises the lids to the top of such guides when they fall down on
either side and cover to top of the bin.
The lid A is bent over at the top to form a guard L
lids and the space between them when the lids are open.
such guard to allow it to pass the handle.
adapted to cover both the
Notches O are formed in
It is obvious that the lid may be divided diagonally and hinged to a diagonal bar
sliding in guides formed in opposite corners of the box, but 1 prefer the arrangement
shown in the drawings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I would have it
understood I do not broadly claim a metallic bin for ash pits but what I do
claim is:
A metallic bin having a divided lid hinged across the centre and fitted in vertical
slides adapted to receive said lid when the bin is open substantially as herein shown
and described and for the purpose specified.
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DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.