Improvements in or relating to Fire Places and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 9th June, 1891-Accepted, 11th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Fire Places and the like.
We, JOHN TAYLOR of Waverley Street Nottingham, Engineer, GEORGE
WARSOP of 13 Claytou Street The Meadows, Nottingham, Engineer and HENRY
WALKER HILL of 47 Hampden Street Nottingham, Engineer do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to so improve fire places, grate registers and
the like as to cause an improved draught in the same; and by this means to
prevent smoky fire places and registers; to obviate the necessity of so frequently
sweeping the chimneys and flues in connection with them; and also to economise
the fuel burnt in these grates & registers.
To effect these objects; instead of allowing the flames and products of combus-
tion to pass at once from the fire grate up the chimney; we cause these products
to pass through one or more openings or flues at a suitable place or places in the
back, sides, or top of the fire place or grate register; and we so arrange these flues,
as to cause the products of combustion to pass down cach side of the grate in
equal quantities, to the level of the hearthstone or thereabouts; and then cause
them to travel forwards, and then upwards, so as to pass over the whole back side
of the casting or plate forming the front of the fire place or register; and then
away out to the chimney.
By this means the whole surface of the grate front or register is effectually
heated by the products of combustion, and offers a large heating surface to the
room or chamber in which it is placed. This also effects a corresponding economy
in fuel.
The fluos or passages, along which these products of combustion travol, may be
made in brick, stone, fire-brick or other suitable material; but we prefer to form
them of cast or wrought iron plates bolted together, and of suitable shapes so as
to become one piece, and forni these flues either in combination with the brick-
work forming the base of the chimney, or independent of same as preferred.
In these fues we sometimes form one or more dampers to regulate the draught
at suitable positions; also, we sometimes have one or more openings fitted with
doors or slides to enable the soot to be removed, and the chimney swept when
required.
Dated this 8th day of September 1890.
HENRY W. HILL,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Fire Places and the like.
We, Joux TAYLOR of Waverley Street, Nottingham, Engineer, GEORGE
WARSOP of 13 Clayton Street The Meadows, Nottingham, Engineer, and
HENRY WALKER HILL of 47 Hampden Street Nottingham, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in aud by the following
statement :-
The object of our invention is to so improve fire places, grate registers and the
like as to cause an improved draught in the same; and by this means to prevent
smokey fireplaces and registers; to obviate the necessity of so frequently sweeping

page_text: the chimneys and flues in connection with them; and also to economise the fuel
burnt in these grates & registers.
To effect these objects; instead of allowing the flames and products of com-
bustion to pass at once from the fire-grate up the chimney; we cause these products
to pass through one or more openings or flues at a suitable place or places in the
back, sides, or top of the fireplace, or grate register; and we so arrange these
flues, as to cause the products of combustion to pass down each side of the grate
in equal quantities, to the level of the hearthstone or thereabouts; and then cause
them to travel forwards, and then upwards, so as to pass over the whole back side
of the casting, or plate forming the front of the fire-place or register; and then ||
away out to the chimney.
By this means the whole surface of the grate front, or register is effectually
hentel by the products of combustion, and offers a large healing surface to the
room or chamber in which it is placed. This also effects a corresponding economy
in fuel.
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The flues or passages, along which these products of combustion travel, may
made in brick, stone, fire-brick or other suitable material: but we prefer to form
them of east or wrought iron plates bolted together, and of suitable shapes so as to
become one piere, and form these flues either in combination with the brickwork
forming the base of the chimney or independent of saine as preferred.
In these flues we sometimes form one or more dampers to regulate the draught
nt suitable positions; also, we sometimes have one or more openings fitted with
doors or slides to enable the soot to be removed, and the chimney swept when
required
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice, we have appended hereunto one sheet of drawings upon which we
have fully illustrated our improvements, but some variations may be inade from the
drawings as a whole without greatly altering the effect.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of our improved fire grate.
Figure 2 is a sectional side view of our improved fire grate on line X. W
Fig. 1.
Figure 3 is a sectional plan of same on line Z. Y. of Fig. 2.
Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in each view.
In these views, A is the fire front, having a recessed part K; to which is fitted
a back plate E, having a suitable opening in the centre, to which are attached the
side plates B, 13 and B forming the fire-place; and it has also hinged to it at L'
the door L, which covers in the top of the fire place. Plates B and B have
openings C, C formed in them, to which are attached the bent pipes or flues C, C,
which communicate at their bottom ends with the space or flue by means of
suitable openings in the plate E; which is made of such a height that the smoke
& gases can pass away over the top of it as shown by the highest arrow in
Fig. 2.
M is the grate, upon which the fire burns; and N is the brickwork surrounding
the back of the fire-grate.
The action of the grate is as follows:-
A fire is made on the grate M in the ordinary inanner, and all the smoke & hot
gases from this fire are prevented from passing straight away to the chimney H,
by reason of the door L closing in the top of the fireplace; but they pass instead
in equal volumes through the openings ( C down the flues C. C to the bottom of
the space formed between the plate E and the fire front. The smoke and gas
then rise up the space F-completely heating the whole surface of the front A in
so doing and pass over the top of the plate E, away to the chimney H. The
directions the smoke and gases take, being shown by the arrows in Figs. 1 and 2.
P. P are soot doors in the front A to clean out the space when required
from time to time; and the door L can be raised for sweeping the chimney H when
requisito.

page_text: In some cases, we may fit dampers in the flues C, C, to regulate the draught;
and in other cases a damper at the top of plate E for a like purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1st. In fire grates closed at the top, the flues or pipes C, C, either at the back
or sides of the fire place, in combination with the plate E forming a space or flue F
behind the fire front A, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and
shown upon the drawing by Figures 1, 2 and 3.
2nd. In fire grates having a closed top, the back plate E forming with the
front Aa flue F, in combination with the down draught flues C, C, and fire
place B. B' and B2 substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and shewn
upon the drawing at Figures 1 to 3.
3rd. In fire grates the arrangement of the flues and the improvements described,
substantially as heroin set forth and shewn upon the annexed drawing.
Dated this 8th day of June 1891.
H. WALKER HILL,
47, Hampden Street, Nottingham, Agent for the Applicants.