US1118537A - Portable stove. - Google Patents

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P. E. DODDS.

PORTABLE STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED SBPT.4.1913.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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PORTABLE STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED sEPT.4.191s.

1,118,537. Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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PORTABLE STOVE.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 4 1913A 1,118,537. Patented N0v.24, 1914.

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FRANK E. DODDS, OF BOW, WASHINGTON.

PORTABLE STOVE.

Application led September 4, 1913.

To all/whom t may concern Be it known that I, FRANK E. DoDDs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bow, in the county of Skagit, State of VaShington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Stoves; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to -certain novel and useful improvements in/portable stoves.

In the present instance I have particularly inv-view the provision of a portable stove wherein the various parts may be col'- lapsed orI folded so that the stove may be readily transported from place to place.

It is my purpose to provide a light, portable and convenient folding stove which may be packed into small compass to enable it'to be easily and readily transported from place to place, thereby rendering it particularly adapted for use in camps or under such conditions as necessitate the frequent carrying of the stove from place to place.

I also propose to provide a portable stove which may be quickly folded and assembled. and will embrace the desired features of simplicity and efliciency and furthermore, which may be manufactured and marketed at a relatively low cost.

With the above recited objects and others of a similar nature in view, my invention consists in the construction. combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective View of my stove in its assembled position ready for use. Fig.` 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the assembled stove. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the same. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a perspective View showing the front and back of the stove partly foldedand overlying the sides and fire box section which have been previously folded. Fig. 6 is a view in side elevation' showing the stove completely folded and ready for transportation. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the base frame ofthe stove. Fig. 8 is a. detail view of a portion of the removable chimney flue.'

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

serial No. 788,141.

It .is to be understood that my improved stove may be made of any suitable material,

preferably of sheet iron.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the letter A designates the base frame on which the stove is adapted to rest. This bas frame is provided with the inwardly extending side flanges 1-1 for receiving the stove. To the end portions of the sides 2-2 of the frame are pivoted as at 3 the folding legs 4, these legs being connected by the end bars 5, which also constitute the end members of the frame. These legs have also pivoted thereto the latching plates 6 for the purpose hereinafter described, each of these plates having an opening 7 adjacent its free end.

It will be seen by reference to Fig. 7, when the frame is in supporting position to receive. the stove, the legs are swung on their pivots to extend vertically, while such legs may be folded to substantially horizontal position, carrying with them the end bars 5, as shown in Fig. 6.

The bodv of the stove proper comprises a bottom B, the sides C and D, the front E, the back F and the top G.

The bottom B is substantially rectangular in shape and is formed with the two side flanges 8 and 9, and the front and rear end fi anges 10 and 11, respectively, the front flange 10 having an opening 12 therein covered by the door 13. When the stove is assembled this door is closed as it is covered by the adiacent end member 5 of the base frame. When the bodv of the stove is lifted from the base frame this door may be opened to clean outthe bottom of the stove through the opening 12. A'rod 14 extends along side the side flange 8 of the bottom and is journaled at its ends in the front and rear flanges 10 and 11 of such bottom. This rod 14 carries the side C, and as will be readily understood, this side may be folded down upon the bottom or swung into a vertical position as is clearly shown in the drawings. Likewise a rod 15 extends alongside the inner face of the side flange 9 of the bottom and is journaled at its ends in the end flanges' 10 and 11 of such bottom, and this rod 15 carries the sides D which may also be folded inward to overlie the folded side C when the stove is being packed. This side D is preferably provided with a relatively large oven door way 16, which is designed to be covered by a suitable door'l?. The side D is also provided with a small opening 18 opening into the re box, this doorway 18 being provided with a'hinge door 19.

The front E of the stove is formed with I side flanges 20-20, and through the lower portions of these flanges pass the pivots 2l which pivot the front to the side flanges 8 and 9 of the bottom. The front of the stove is provided with doorways -or `openings 22 opening into the ash pit of the stove, these doorways 22 being designed to be closed by a sliding plate 23 moving in guide ways 2d on the front of the stove. y A rod 25 eX- tends transversely of the inner face of the front E and is journaled at its ends in. the lower portions /of the side flanges of such stove. Carried by this rod is a floor plate 26, which swinging with the rod may be folded up'against the inside ofthe front, or swung inward' and downward over the side D after the :latter has Abeen folded. This floor plate 26 is formed with narrow side flanges 2'4", while 28 is a rod journaled at its ends midway these flanges 27. This rod 28 has connected thereto andforms the hinge of the grate member 29, the free longitudinal edge 30 of the grate member being bent downward Ato constitute. a flange which is designed to ht over and engage the rod 31 extending acrossthe inner face of the front E of thestove, the ends of the rod being fastened inthe side flanges of such fronta lVhen this grate member .is in its proper position in the assembl'edstove, litisheld horizontally by the ange tljengaging with the rod 81,'.while when 'thestove is to be disassembled, the grate member is lifted from the rod and swung backward against the upper portion of the floor plate 26. A hinge rod 32 is journaled at its ends inthe upper ends of the flanges 27 of 'the floor plate 26, and this rod forms a hinge for-the flue plate 33, which is provided with afree end flange 3-1. llt will be noted that through being hingedly mounted, the HueY plate 33 may be swung to a lateral or horizontal position or may be swung down beneath the door plate 26.4 rlhe back l? of the stove'is provided with side flanges, the' lower ends of which are pivoted to the bracket plates 36 fastened to the side flanges 8 and 9 of the bottom of the stove, so that the back llinayl be swung to a vertical positiony or. may be folded inward horizontally when4 the stove is collapsed. A chimney due 3T,

is connected tothe inner face of the outer wall of the back, the front ofy thisue being preferably formed bv the inside wall `38y of the baclr, this inside'-wallv;extending en,- tirely across .the back adjacentfthe inner edges of the side flanges of thelatter. damper 39 controls the draft through the flue, this damper beinginounted ons-tho roche arrasar ing damper rod 40, the outer end of which is formed with a hand grip 4l.

rllhe bottom B of the stove has mounted thereon and extending from front to rear two angle frames f-f upon which rests the false or oven bottom g, so that an air flue It is formed which communicates at its rear end with the bottom of the chimney flue at the back of the stove. When the damper 39 is closed, the heated products of combustion from the fire box pass down through the side iues 37-37a through the bottom side flues` tf-h, and into the flue L to the chimney thus passing around the oven, and when the damper 39 is open, the heated products of combustion .pass directly ,to the chimney. By reference to Fig. 3 it will be seen that these flues h 7L lie one at each side of the center flue it, the sides of the iucs h tbeing formed by the angle frames f-f and the side flanges 8 and 9 of the stove bottom.

The top G of the stove is in the nature of a rectangular cover formed with the side flanges 4:2 and the end flanges 43, this top being removable, and is further provided' with a rectangular opening 44 adjacent the rear thereof, which opening is adapted to aline with the chimney llue when the cover is in place. The top of the stove is further providedwith the usual openings 45, each having a swinging cover 46. These openings, of course, may be of any suitable na.- ture, for the reception of pots or other cooking utensils, and the covers maybe such as to correspond. The side flanges@ of the cover are provided with headed pins 47. which are designed to be received by the openings in the ends of the locking plates '6 pivoted to the legs of the frame when the stove is in its collapsible or folded position, L

so that the parts will not accidentallyunfold. Likewise the end flanges Llf3 of the top are provided `withfpins 4:8 which are designed to be received by openings in the pivoted locking plates 50, which plates are -ings,'when the stove is in itsv assembled pou llllO sition ready for use, the4 lire box section "ll l is formed by the grate 29, the upper por-v tion of the floor plate 26and. the adjacent sections of the front and sides of the stove. The ashl pit U is immediately beneath the grate, and is formed by the bottom section of the floor plate 26 and the adjacent portions of the front and sides of the stove., The flue plate 33, willen4 in assembled posiv lit@ . the stove. Of course, the rear portion of the top of the stove and the upper rear portions of the sides .C and D of the stove, complete the smoke Hue, while the damper 39 controls the passage of the smoke from its Hue to the chimney. The oven of the stove is formed by the bottom, the back, the sides and the Hoor plate 26 and the Hue plate 33, the latter constituting the top of the oven.

Presuming the stove to be assembled, as shown in Fig. 1, if desired to disassemble or collapse the same, I proceed as follows: The chimney section S is first removed and the top is lifted. The grate 29 is then pulled up and folded back against the upper portion of the Hoor plate 26. The Hue plate 33 may then be lifted from contact with the inner wall of the back, and as the floor plate is being swung toward the front of the stove, this Hue plate may be folded down beneath the floor plate. The continued movement'of the Hoor plate forward on its hinge brings it against `the front of the stove. The side C may then be folded in upon the bottom of the stove and the side D folded down upon the side C. The floor` plate 26, carrying the folded grate and the folded Hue plate, is then folded down on top of the side D. The front E of the stove may now be folded down upon the floor plate. The back F is now swung down or folded in upon the front. The cover is now placed on top of the folded back. The legs are collapsed or folded against the bottom and the latching plates pivoted to the legs4 are swung to upright position to engage with the llocking pins carried by the side flanges of the top, thereb locking the base frame to the top with al the parts of the stove securely held therebetween.

When it is desired to assemble the stove the reverse operation to that of disassembling is, of course, followed.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have devised an exceedingly eflicient, compact and convenient form of stove which will be found especially adapted for use by campers, soldlers, or wherever it is desired to transport the stove frequently from one place to another.

While I have herein shown and described one particular embodiment of my invention,

I wish it to be understood that I do not eonfine myself to all the precise details ofV conl struction herein set forth by way of illustration, as modification .and variation may be made without departlng from the spirit of the invention, or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: l

1. In a portable stove, the combination with a base frame, ofa stove bottom resting thereon, folding front, side and back members hingedly connected with the stove bottom and adapted to be folded inward V upon said bottom, a floor plate hinged to the lower portion of the front member, a grate hinged to the Hoor plate and adapted to have its free end supported by the front member when in fire supporting position, a Hue plate hinged to the upper end of the floor plate and a movable cover above the flue plate and spaced apart therefrom to form a Hue for communicating with a chimney.

2. In a portable stove, the combination with a base member providedwith folding legs, latching plates carried by said legs, a stove bottom adapted to rest upon the base, foldin sides for the stove adapted to fold inwar upon the base, a folding front for the stove, a Hoor plate hinged at its lower end to the lower portion of the front and adapted to fold inward, a grate member hinged to the Hoor plate intermediate the top and bottom of the latter, a flue plate hinged to the upper portion of the Hoor plate and adapted to be folded inward beneath the floor plate, an inner wall for the stove upon which the Hue plate is adapted to rest when in extended position, a removable cover above the Hue plate and spaced apart therefrom to form a flue for communicating with a chimney and means carried by the cover adapted to engage with the latching plate of the base to hold the 'parts when the stove is in collapsed position.

3. In a portable stove, the combination with a base, of a pair of side members adapted to fold inward upon the base, a hinged front for the stove, a floor plate hinged to the front, a rate member hinged Ato the Hoor plate, a ue plate hinged to the upper end of the Hoor plate, the front of the stove being adapted to overlie the Hoor plate and its connected grate. member and Hue plate when the said front is folded, a folding back adapted when in folded position to overlie the folded front, and a removable cover above the nue plate and spaced apart therefrom to form a Hue for communication with a chimney.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in the vpresence of two witnesses.

FRANK E. DODDS.

Witnesses:

G. G. TEACHMAN, F. G. TEACHMAN.

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