Improved Cinder Sifter and Ashes-pan Combined, to be connected to Domestic Fire-ranges.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Jan., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 27th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 3rd Dec., 1898
Improved Cinder Sifter and Ashes-pan Combined, to be connected
to Domestic Fire-ranges.
I, WILLIAM SYLVESTER PETTY, of 7, Moorhead Street, Colne, in the County of
Lancaster, Iron Moulder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a new and improved combination of cinder sifter and
ashes-pan. to be detachably connected to domestic fire-ranges.
The apparatus consists of a frame formed with a flanged body part, but open at
the front. It is also formed with a raised portion at the front provided with
hooked ends, which engage with the bottom bar of the fire-range. The frame
at the back is furnished with legs to rest upon the hearth. These legs have a
slotted sliding attachment secured by a bolt so that the length of the legs may
be altered to suit different depths. The bottom of the flanged frame is also
open towards the back.
The cinder sifter consists of a square or rectangular receptacle, which is intro-
duced into the frame at the opening in the front part thereof, and is provided
with the usual perforated or wire bottom to allow the ashes to pass through.
When a quantity of cinders and ashes have collected in the sifter, the same is
moved to and fro (by a knob) upon the flanges of the frame, which has the
effect of freeing the cinders of the ashes, which pass through the opening in the
bottom of the sifter and fall into the ashes pan, which is placed beneath, and
just opposite the aforesaid opening. The ashes pan may be a square or rectangular
receptacle provided with a knob or handle.
The front portion of the frame may be slotted to receive a sliding bracket or
shelf, which is useful as a plate-warmer, etc.
nh: 09th dew of January 1898
Improved Oinder Sifter and Ashes-pan Combined, to be connected
to Domestic Fire-ranges.
I, WILLIAM SYLVESTER PETTY, of 7, Moorhead Street, Colne, in the County of
Lancaster, Iron Moulder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
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page_text: what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to a new and improved combination of cinder sifter and
ashes-pan, to be detachably connected to domestic fire-ranges.
The apparutus consists of a frame formed with a flanged body part, but open at
the front. It is also formed with a raised portion at the front provided with
hooked ends, which engage with the bottom bar of the fire-range. The frame
at the back is furnished with legs to rest upon the hearth. These legs have a
slotted sliding attachment secured by a bolt, so that the length of the legs may
be altered to suit different depths. The bottom of the flanged frame is also
open towards the back.
The cinder sifter consists of a square or rectangular receptacle, which is intro-
duced the frame at the opening in the front part thereof, and is provided
with the usual perforated or wire bottom to allow the ashes to pass through.
When a quantity of cinders and ashes have collected in the sifter, the same is
moved to and fro (by a knob) upon the flanges of the frame, which has the
effect of freeing the cinders of the ashes, which pass through the opening in the
bottom of the sifter, and fall into the ashes pan, which is placed beneath and
just opposite the aforesaid opening. The ashes pan may be a square or rectangular
receptacle provided with a knob or handle.
The front portion of the frame may be slotted to receive a sliding bracket or
shelf, which is useful as a plate-warmer, etc.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cinder sifter
and ashes pan combined, constructed in accordance with my invention.
A is the frame formed with flanged body part 13. The frame is provided with
hooked ends C, which engage with the bottom bar of the fire-range, while at
the back it is furnished with legs 1), which rest upon the hearth. These legs may
have slotted attachments bolted to them, so that they may be lengthened or
shortened to suit different ranges, but instead of this, they may be simply nicked
at desired distances from the end, which may be broken off at any point, if the legs
are too long.
The cinder sifter consists of a square or rectangular receptacle E provided with
knobs F and having a perforated or wire bottom as shewn, which is inserted in an
opening in front of the frame A, and slides upon the flanged body part of the
frame B, beneath which is placed ashes pan H.
A quantity of cinders and ashes having collected in the sifter E, the same is
operated by the knobs F, but preferably by a small hook (see Fig. 3) which is
inserted in slot or hole G in front of the sifter, and by which the latter is moved
quickly backwards and forwards upon the flanged body part B of the frame, s0
as to cause the ashes to leave the cinders in the sifter, and fall into the ashes
pan H placed beneath. The cinders when freed from the ashes may be thrown
upon the fire.
I also use in combination with my improved cinder sifter and ashes pan a
sliding bracket or shelf J, which slides in grooves or slots K in the frame A, and
gives an ornamental appearance to the apparatus, and may be used as a plate
warmer. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the frame A cast with lugs K to form
grooves for the reception either vertically or horizontally of the sliding bracket J.
When the sliding bracket J is placed vertically in position, and the sifter E is
closed, the apparatus presents the appearance of a tidy, with which it may
dispense. It also obviously dispenses with the sliding plate warmer usually
fitted to fire-ranges below the fire-bars. Loose detachable castings or plates L
and M are also added to give a finish to the appearance of the apparatus.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. The improved cinder sifter and ashes pan having the frame thereof adapted

page_text: so that the sifter will slide through an opening in front of the same and rest upon
flanges B, and so arranged that the frame can be fitted to the fire-bars of domestic
fire-ranges and rest upon supports D, substantially as shewn and described.
2. In combination with the frame of a cinder sifter and ashes pan, the use of
a sliding bracket or shelf, or plate warmer J, substantially as described and
illustrated.
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