IMPROVEMENTS IN HOODS AND REFLECTORS FOR FIRE-PLACES
Year: 1879

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LETTERS PATENT to Herbert John Haddan, of the Firm of Herbert and
Company, Solicitors of Patents, of 67, Strand, in the City of Westminster,
Civil Engineer, for the Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN HOODS AND
REFLECTORS FOR FIRE-PLACES." A communication from abroad by Herbert
Clayton, of Lexington, State of Kentucky, United States of America.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said Herbert John Haddan at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 16th April 1879.
HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of the Firm of Herbert and Company, Solicitors of
Patents, of 67, Strand, in the City of Westminster, Civil Engineer. IMPROVE-
MENTS IN HOODS AND REFLECTORS FOR FIRE PLACES." A communication from
abroad by Herbert Clayton, of Lexington, State of Kentucky, United States of
America.
The
The Invention relates to an improvement in heat reflectors and hoods for fire
places, and it consists in the arrangement and combination of parts that will be
more fully described hereinafter. Figure 1 represents a vertical section of two fire
places placed back to back, having the reflectors in different position; Fig. 2 is a
plan view of one of the reflectors; Figures 3 and 4 are detail views. a represents
an ordinary fire place, which is provided with a grate front in the usual manner,
the top of the grato front being either round or square as may be preferred. Where
the top is made square the reflectors will be made straight upon their tops and
have their ends bent sharply down, and where the grate-front is arched the reflector
will be made in one continuous curve so as to conform thereto, as shown.
reflector is secured to the grate front by means of the slotted hook d, which is
adjustably attached to the underside of the reflector e by means of a small screw
bolt and clamping screw h, which hook securely supports the reflector in position.
The hook d is made slotted so that it can be adjusted back and forth upon the
part e, which always remains in contact with the grate front while the hook is
being adjusted into position. Upon each end of the reflector is formed a ring or
loop i, into which is fastened a small hook 1, the inner ends of which hooks catch
in the side of the grate front, and thus hold the ends of the reflector in place.
Trough the reflector e, near each end, is cut a slot n, down through which slots
pass the large ends of the hooks r which catch over the inside edges of the central
piece p of the reflector. By means of these slots and long headed hooks the ends
of the piece p can be drawn outward while the centre edge is held stationary, and

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thus the reflector can be opened upward and outward into the room so as to reflect
the heat outward at any desired angle. Across the centre of this central piece p is
made a slot t, up through which passes any suitable device for securing the hood w
thereto. This device for securing the hood to the reflector may be of any suitable
construction that will allow the hood to be moved in and out, as shown. In each
end of the central piece p is cut a short vertical slot through which passes a hood
or catch from the hood, which serves to connect. the ends of the hood to the
central piece p, as shown. When the hood is pulled outwards its two ends move
upwards at the same time that its central edge moves forward and downward.
When it is desired to reflect the heat outward in the apartment the ends of the
central piece p will be moved outward to any desired degree, so as to reflect the
heat at any elevation that may be preferred. In case the fire place should be
smoky and the draft insufficient to cause the proper combustion, both the central
piece and the hood will be drawn outward as shown in the right hand side of
Figure 1, thereby causing sufficient draft to carry the smoke quickly upward
through the chimney. When it is not desired to use the hood it may be pushed
backward under the central piece p, so as to be entirely out of the way. As the
three pieces which form my reflector and hood have bright polished surfaces upon
their undersides, the heat will be reflected outward into the room, so as make the
heating capacity not only much larger, but to prevent smoke, heat, and ashes from
rising up about the mantlepiece. In Figure 5 is shown a different arrangement of
parts. Where the chimney is constantly smoking and a permanent hood is
necessary, the parts are reversed, so that the piece p will come in contact with the
grate front and the piece e will be outside. The piece e will then form a hood, as
shown. CLAIMS.-1st. The combination of the reflector e, slotted adjustable hook d,
and a clamping device whereby the reflector is held in place, substantially as
shown. 2nd. The reflector e provided with the slotted adjustable hook d, and a
suitable clamping screw h for securing it at its centre in combination with the
loops and hooks l, substantially as set forth. 3rd. The combination of the central
piece p permanently fastened to the part e at its centre, and provided with the
hooks or buttons with the reflector e, having the slots n and hood u, having the
hooks v to catch in the slots in the lower ends of the piece and a catch to move
back and forth in the slot t, substantially as specified. 4th. The combination of
the central piece p, having a slot t across its centre and a slot at each end, with the
hood u and hooks v, substantially as shown.
In witness whereof, I, the said Herbert John Haddan, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Sixteenth day of April, A.D. 1879.
T HADDAN
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