IMPROVEMENTS IN FIRE PLACES
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 23rd June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 2nd Aug., 1887.
We EDWARD MUIR YOUNG of 10 Cathedral Close Lincoln Architect and GEORGE
BAINBRIDGE MOSs of Alton House The Close Lincoln Gentleman hereby declare the
nature of the said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN FIRE PLACES to be as follows:-
We construct in or in connexion with (domestic or other) fireplaces, one or more
chambers bunkers or hoppers of any form as a receptacle for coal or fuel, either
within or outside the chimney breasts. Within the chamber we place a scuttle or
lining for the reception of the coal or fuel, which we conceal from view by a panel,
which may be either a sliding or hinged panel or otherwise affixed or may itself form
the back of the scuttle or lining.
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We bring the scuttle or lining forward from within the chamber when open by
means of a sliding or hinged plate or crescent or other shaped lever or other
mechanical appliance and we move it laterally on to or towards the fire by similar
means and discharge the contents on to the fire either by hand or by similar
mechanical appliances. We make the said chambers bunkers or hoppers either
connected with or disconnected from the stove or firegrate and we face them, if
necessary, on all sides with some non-conducting material. And we ventilate them.
The process of ventilation which we prefer is that claimed by us in our application for
a patent for improvements in ventilating apparatus made by us of even date herewith,
but other forms of ventilation can be applied.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fireplaces.
We, EDWARD MUIR YOUNG of 10 Cathedral Close, Lincoln, Architect and GEORGE
BAINBRIDGE Moss of Alton House The Close Lincoln, Gentleman 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 :-
The Invention relates to improvements in fireplaces by the construction of a
secret coal scuttle or coal bunker and consists essentially in the construction of the
secret coalscuttle or bunker and its connection with domestic or other fire places as
hereinafter described.
In the drawings which accompany this specification Figure 1 is a plan of a domestic
fire place showing the secret coal scuttle in the chamber a formed in the brickwork
within the chimney breast. Figure 2 is a front elevation of a similar Fireplace
showing the panel d which covers the chamber (a) and has a handle (c). Fig. 3 is a
vertical section of a similar fireplace showing the secret coal scuttle b. placed within
a frame, of which the front forms the panel D the whole framework working upon
hinges placed at the bottom of the panel d which bring the coal scuttle forward from
the Chamber (a). At the top of the chamber (a) is a lip (e) to catch the back
frame, which prevents the panel d from descending below the horizontal position.
Flush ring handles (g) may be placed on each side within the coal scuttle.
Coal Scuttles may be placed within the chambers on each side of the fire place or
the chamber on the other side may be used as the receptacle for our ventilating
apparatus described in a patent No. 2291 of even date herewith.
But we do not confine our Invention to this form of Scuttle and frame. The panel d
which covers the chamber (a) can be made to slide or open on hinges, the panel (d)
forming the front of the chamber (a) from which an ordinary coal scuttle can be
drawn out on a sliding plate.
We keep the chamber or bunker (a) within the chimney breast cool by facing it on
all sides with some nonconducting material and by placing an air space or cavity (h)
in the brickwork as shewn on plan fig. 1. It may also be ventilated by a perforation
in the top of the chamber (a)."
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our invention and
the manner in which it is to be performed what we claim is
The construction in connection with fireplaces of a secret chamber (a) containing
a secret coal scuttle B. worked by the hinged frame or hinged or sliding panel as in
the manner described.
Dated thin limonth day of Tun 1887