US1073351A

US1073351A - Heating-flue.

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Publication number: US1073351A
Application number: US72490012A
Authority: US
Inventors: William J Kenely
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1912-10-10
Filing date: 1912-10-10
Publication date: 1913-09-16
Anticipated expiration: 1930-09-16

Description

w; J. KENBLYJ HEATING FLUE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 10, 1912.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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' Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

nppueatian filed Gctober 10, 1912. Serial No. 724,900.

To all whom it may concern Be it knownthat 1, WILLIAM J. KENELY, a citizen'of the United States, residing at Elizabeth, in the'county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain Improvements in Heating-Flues, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to heating-fines for chimneys of dwelling houses and the like, and the objects of the invention are to provide a flue branching from the chimney off through a room and back again to the chimney, by which the heat of the escaping gases may be utilized to warm said room; to provide branch flue sections or boxes which can be incorporated in a chimney during its which sections or boxes the said fines can be supplied at any subsequent time; to provide for a plurality of fines atthe same floor or level; to provide suitable dampers or "valves whereby the gases may be directed as "desired and the draft of the fire preserved; to secure simplicity of construction andinstallation, and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out inthe following description. l

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is an elevation, partly in section, of mydevice as applied to a chimney, and Fig.

2 is a perspective view of a portion of a room illustrating that portion of the chitinney to which the heating flue is applied.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawings, 1 indicates the wall into which the chimney 2' is built as customary, the said chimney being shown as rectangular in cross section. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is equally applicable to chimneys of other cross sections and that I do not wish to limit the scope of my patent to any particular design of chimney. Preferably near the floor is in-. corporated into the chimney a heat-flue sec tion 3, the same being preferably composed of some material which is readily molded into the desired shape, as cement. Said section 3 is hollow and conforms substantially to the chimney, so as to form a longitudinal portion thereof having theusual characteristics of the rest of the chimney. Projecting laterally from two opposite vertical faces of said section 3 are

tubular connections

4, 4

adapted to receive the ends of the heating fines 5, 5. The said

connections

4, 4 provide within themselves horizontal passages 6, 6 opening within the section 3 into the central vertical passage 7 which is a part of and preferably in alinement with the main passage 8 of the chimney 2. It will be understood that the said tubular connections at, 4 project from the chimney into roomson opposite sides of the chimney, and that there might be only one such connection, or more than two, according as the rooms are located. I have shown two in the drawing, for purposes of illustration. Near the top of the room the chimney is provided with a section 9 having lateral

tubular connections

10,10 similar to those of the section 3 already described, and in alinement therewith. Aheat flue 5 is then middle and preferably upright body portion 12 and laterally bent and

squared ends

13,13 one adapted to telescope onto the tubular connection 4 at the lower part of the room and the other to similarly connect with the tubular connection 10 at the top of the room. A branch or shunt flue is thus provided, lying wholly within the room, through which the gaseous products of combustion can be directed instead of through the chimney pro-per, ifdesired, as will next be described.

In order to direct and control the flow of gases from the lower heat-flue section 3 into the heating fiue 5,1 provide in said section dampers or valves, one such damper 14 being adapted to close the vertical passage 7 of the section, and two

other dampers

15, 15 being arranged to open or close the horizontal passages 6, 6, when so desired. The damper 14 comprises a sheet or plate of metal 16 adapted to lie in closed position upon a ledge 17 projecting fro-m the interior walls of the section passage, a hinge rod 18 being secured in fixed position to said sheet or plate near one edge thereof and preferably at its upper side, as shown, to swing the same. This rod 18 in the construction shown extends through the wall of the section 3, so as to project into both rooms, and has at each end a laterally bent or projecting handle '19 by which said rod can be turned to swing the sheet or plate 16 into either open or closed position, as will be understood, Obviously, in the case of a single room, instead of rooms on opposite placed in each room, having a sides of the chimney, there would be only one projecting and handled end of the hinge rod.

Each of the dampers 15 comprises a sheet or plate 20 of metal or other suitable material, which is arranged transversely of the passage 6 and provided near one edge of itself with a hinged rod 21 secured fiatwise thereto and projecting at one end through the tubular connection 4 to form a handle for turning, said handle 22 being preferably bent laterally. A flange or web 23 projects from the inner side of the passage 6 for the damper to close against, and although this flange or web is shown inside the damper plate -20, it might obviously be placed on the outer side if preferred.

If no heat is desired in a room where one of the heat-fines is located, the damper 14 is tipped up into vertical position, or to i be more exact-leaning against the side wall of the section passage so as to retain its pothrough the heat-flue 5 to warm the room.

The flue 5 is of course preferably made of sheet-metal or other material adapted to readily transmit heat by conductivity to the surrounding end.

- The upper fiue section 9 has dampers 24:, 24in its

tubular connections

10, 10 and in its main upright passage 25 it has a damper 26 similar to the one already described in connection with the lower heat-flue section 8, except that this damper 26 lies in closed position across the passage of the section upon a ledge 27 beneath the

tubular connections

10, 10. It will be understood that the dampers in the upper flue-section 9 are to be operated in a manner similar to those already described inv connection with the lower flue section 3, and simultaneously therewith. There is thus no chance for back draft or for flow of the gases in any direction except straight up the chimney when the dampers are arranged therefor or around through the flue 5 when the dampers are arranged for that.

By my lnvention adjacent to a chimney by utilizing the heat of the gases and products of combustion passing upward therethrough and which heat would otherwise be wasted.

- Having thus described'the invention, what I claim is- V 1. The combination with a chimney having upper and lowersections, each providing a lateral tubular connection, dampers in the main passagesof said sections, and dampers in the said tubular connections of a heat-flue extending betweensaid tubular connections outside the chimney. s v

2. The combination in a chimney having an interior longitudinal passage, of upper and lower sections each having a lateral projection, a damper in each of said proections, a damper 1n the interior longitu- I thus providemeans for V cheaply and COIlVBDlGIitlY WaIIHlDg a room dinal passage of the upper section imme- V diately below the opening of the lateral pro-5' jection thereof-into said lo-ngitudinalpassage, and a damper. in the interior longitudinal passage of said lower section immediately above the opening of its lateral projection into said longitudinal passage, whereby gases ascending through the longitudinal passage may lateral openings as desired. 1 V

3.'The combination in a chimney having an interior longitudinal passage, of upper and lower sections each having a lateral projection, a flue detachably affixed at itsopposite ends to said projections, a damper in each of said pro ections, a damper in the be deflected into the interior longitudinal passage of the upper section immediately below the opening of the pro ection thereof into said longitudinal passage, and a damperin the ll'lteIlQr'lOIlgltudinal passage of said lower section immediately above the opening of 1ts lateral pro-f ection into said longitudinal passage, whereby gases ascending through the longitudinal passage may be ClGflGCtGd'll'ltO the lateral onenin 's as desired and carried through the said flue to the upper section.

WILLIAM J. KENELY, Witnesses: j

' HOWARD P. KING,

MILDRED E. 'BROOKS.

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Washington, D. C. V