IMPROVE- MENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF STOVES OR HEATING APPARATUS FOR WARMING AND VENTILATING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS, BATHS, HOTHOUSES, And Drying HOUSES."
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Henry Byram, of Oakworth, near Keighley, in
the County of York, Hot Water Engineer, for the Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF STOVES OR HEATING APPARATUS FOR
WARMING AND VENTILATING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS, BATHS,
HOTHOUSES, And Drying HOUSES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Henry Byram at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 7th October 1879.
WILLIAM HENRY BYRAM, of Oakworth, near Keighley, in the County of York,
Hot Water Engineer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF STOVES OR
HEATING APPARATUS FOR WARMING AND VENTILATING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
BUILDINGS, BATHS, HOTHOUSES, AND DRYING HOUSES."
My Invention relates to an improved construction of stoves or heating apparatus
for warming or heating and generating currents of air by means of fire, coal gas, or
by a mixture of gas and air, or by any other suitable gas; the stove or apparatus
occupies a small space, and presents a very large heating surface in such a manner
that nearly all the heat obtained from the combustion of fuel or gas is given off,
producing useful effect.
For this purpose I employ a series of tubular or hollow segments, the number of
segments employed varies according to requirements, and the segments when fitted
together are secured in position by bolts and nuts; the segments form the fire place
and inside flues of the apparatus.
Each segment is made with sides, in which are formed hollow chambers, which
are connected with a hollow chamber with a curve shaped top; the heated air
passing through the hollow chambers of the segments escapes into the hot air flue
through openings made in the curved tops of the segments. The segments are made
with projecting pieces, which enter grooves or recesses made in one side of the
segments to make perfect joints, which are secured with cement or any other
suitable material.

page_text: The segments are made with feathers, and the feathers can extend to the tops of
the curved tops; the feathers are also made with ribs, so that the cold air passing
into the air flues strikes on all the heated surfaces of the segments, feathers,
and ribs.
The segments when fitted together are mounted on a foundation frame; on the
top of this are fitted the fire-bars, the bottom forming the ashpit, and the sides of
the segments overhang the foundation frame to allow the cold air to pass into the
hollow chambers of the segments, and pass into the heated air flues, and which
heated air passes from the flues through pipes for heating purposes. When the
segments are fixed plates are fitted in the inside of the segments, the first or
bottom plate having an opening at the back, and the other an opening in front;
the space between the bottom plate and the fire bars forms the fire place, and the
fire and heated gases pass through the back opening into a flue formed between the
plates, and from there through the front opening in the top plate, and through
the flue formed between the top plate and the underside of the curved tops of the
segments, escaping from there through pipes to the chimney.
The segments are fitted with a front plate, in which are formed openings, one
for stoking, which is fitted with a door and two openings, also fitted with doors for
cleaning out the flues of the segments; a back plate is also fitted to the segments,
and the back of this plate is also made with feathers having ribs, on which the air
passing through the air flues receives heat by striking on the heated surfaces of the
back feathers and ribs; the stove or heating apparatus gives a very large heating
surface to the fire and hot gases which heats the segments, feathers, and ribs, in
such a manner that nearly all the heat obtained from the combustion of the fuel or
gas is given off to the apparatus producing useful effect.
The stove or heating apparatus is surrounded by brick walls, air spaces being
left between the apparatus and the walls, and the cold air enters, by preference, in
the bottom part of the flues.
I also surround my stove or apparatus with metal cases instead of brick walls,
and these metal cases may be plain or ornamental.
The stoves or apparatus to be heated by gas are made without fire bars, and the
top of the foundation plate is made with a plate having air holes; on the top of
the plate are fitted gas pipes and a series of gas jets; the plates forming the
divisions of the segment flues are also fitted with gas pipes and gas jets, the burnt
gases escaping through the smoke pipe to the chimney.