Combined Fireguard and Toaster.
Year: 1894

page_text: Combined Fireguard and Toaster.
I, GEORGE BRENDON Broomhill Stratton North Devon Gentleman do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Combined fireguard and toaster. A fireguard for kitchen or other range to protect
the cook from heat the inside furnished with a toaster the appliance to be hung
5 to shift and not to interfere with the working of the stove.
The apparatus to be constructed of light metal.
Sentember 24th 1894
2333
I, GEORGE BRENDON, Broomhill, Stratton, North Devon, 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:
In kitchen ranges of ordinary construction the radiation of heat from the open
portion of the fire is found a serious inconvenience, especially at times when it is
necessary to keep a hot fire for baking or cooking purposes. My invention is
devised to intercept a considerable proportion of the heat thus wasted and at the
same time to provide a convenient and efficient mechanism for carrying on various
culinary operations such as for instance the toasting of bread cooking of rashers of
bacon chops and the like, with the minimum of attention from the cook.
In carrying my invention into effect I provide a shallow toasting oven or fire
screen constructed of tin plate, sheet iron or other suitable material of approxi-
mately rectangular shape and of dimensions corresponding to the size of the grate
to which it is intended to be applied. The said oven is provided with hinges
firmly attached to it and arranged to fit upon pivots or crooks secured to the side
of the grate in such a position, that the apparatus can be freely swung towards the
fire or away from it without interfering with the other doors of the range.
The back of the apparatus is provided on the inside with spikes or forks for
holding the articles to be cooked or toasted, and a moveable tray is fitted
underneath to catch the drippings. The upper part of the apparatus carries a flat
bar sliding freely on the top frame. This bar has diagonal slots cut in it, into
which hooks or holders of any desired shape can be inserted for the purpose of
holding the articles to be toasted or cooked before the fire. These slots are
preferably curved or angular in shape so as to better retain the hooks. In order
to further economise the heat of the fire, and to protect the apparatus from injury
by overheating, I cover the metal back of the same with a layer of nonconducting
material. The material which I prefer to make use of is that known as asbestos
cardboard, but any other substance possessing similar nonconducting properties.
such as slag wool, fibrous plaster or the like may be employed.
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page_text: The most advantageous method of applying the nonconducting material is in the
form of two layers, one of which is interposed between the fire and the back of the
toasting oven, and the other is applied to the outside of the same. This outside
covering may be secured by bolts or rivets to the oven in such a manner as to
allow of a circulation of air between it and the metal back.
Referring to the accompanying drawings:-Fig. 1 represents a back view and
Fig. 2 a front view of my invention. A represents a handle by means of which
the toasting oven is moved to or from the fire or removed altogether as desired.
B. B. are the hinges, engaging in crooks or pivots attached to the side of the
grate. C is the moveable dripping tin sliding on angle pieces D D. E represents
the upper sliding bar provided with diagonal slots e, e, e and sliding freely on
the upper rim F F of the apparatus in such a manner as to be instantly
detachable therefrom. The slots e e are preferably of the form shewn in Fig. 3.
The fixed spikes x and the loose hooks y serve to suspend the articles to be
cooked or toasted. Any one of the loose hooks may be turned removed or
replaced without interfering with the rest of the apparatus, or the sliding bar
with all the loose hooks attached may be taken out or replaced without shifting the
apparatus.
In grates having a hinged door to close the aperture of the fireplace above the
bars, my apparatus may be made to fit over the same, there being usually sufficient
heat for cooking purposes radiated under those conditions.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination of parts forming the improved fire screen and toasting oven
consisting essentially of a metal box or receptacle with hinges adapted to fit on
crooks or pivots secured to the side of the grate, with moveable dripping tin, fixed
spikes or forks secured to the back and a detachable sliding bar provided with
slots for the insertion of loose hooks or holders for suspending articles to be
toasted or warmed substantially as herein before described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2. In a toasting oven or moveable fire screen, the use of a horizontal sliding
detachable bar with slots preferably diagonal and of the form shewn cut therein
for the insertion of hooks or holders for articles to be cooked or heated.
3. In a toasting oven or moveable fire screen the use of one or more layers of
nonconducting material such as asbestos cardboard interposed between the back
of the apparatus and the fire, or between the outside of apparatus and the room,
for the purpose of moderating and economising the heat.
Dated this 1st day of February 1895.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
31, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.