US1533998A - Stove structure - Google Patents

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April 14, 1925. 9 1,533,998

. T. E. TAYLOR STOVE STRUCTURE Fi1ed May 26 f 1924 Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE.

'rrromis E. TAYLOR, or MANSFTELD, OHIO, AssrGfNon To THE TArrAns'rovE OOM- PANY, or MANsrIELn, OHIO, A CORPORATTON or OHIO.

STOVE STRUCTURE.

Application filed May 26, 1924. Serial No. 715,859.

To att 'whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS E. TAYLOR, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Mansfield, in 'the county of Richland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in StoveA Structures, of which the following cation.

My invention relates to improvements in stove structures, and more particularly to improvements in oven fronts for ranges and the like, same embodying an improved oven front or main front frame, together with improved means for connecting the latter to the oven walls through the medium of fastening elements which are internally arranged and covered by the front frame and stove walls, thereby providing what may be termed a boltless front, there being no bolts or crevices exposed to catch dirt, thus rendering the same of neater appearance and facilitating cleaning.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a generally improved stove or ovenl front structure of the type or class indicated, which will be exceedingly simple in construction, cheap of manufacture, and etticient in use.

A further and important object is the provision of an improved oven front or main front frame having improved interiorly arranged fastening elements and clamps for connecting the oven walls to the front frame wherebythe latter may be readily attached to or detached from the oven walls.

With the above mentioned and other ends in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts, hereinafter described, illustrated in one of its embodiments in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the oven portion of a stove of the range type, constructed in accordance with this invention. a

Fig. 2, an enlarged front elevation of one of the upper corner portions ofthe oven front frame, the door being removed therefrom and illustrating the single screw or fastening element for securing the improved internally arranged corner clamp whereby the.

is a specioven front frame and oven walls may be secured together.

Fig. 3, an enlarged vertical transverse The improved oven front or door frame may be of any suitable and convenient construction and so likewise the general form and arrangement of the oven side and top walls. In the present instance, and for the purpose of illustration, I have shown my improvements incorporated in an oven front frame and oven of the general type disclosed and claimed in my Patent No. 1481633, issued January 22nd, 1924.

As in that patent the oven door or main fra-me is of cast metal and comprises a maindoor section 1, and extension door sections 2.

The main section 1 is preferably of rectangular form` as shown, and comprises the under channelled side members 1 and cross members 1a.. The members 1 and 1a of the main door section or frame are preferably provided about their inner marginal edges with an inset marginal edge or flange a, to receive and form a seat for the marginal edges of the main or baking oven door 3 when the latter .is closed, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The lower or extension frame sections 2, areadapted to form the sides of the lower` or lbroiler door opening and to receive the marginal edges of the lower or broiler door 4. l

As a means of permitting some relative movement between the broiler door extension members 2 and the main section 3 to prevent breakage in shipping or moving, as well as facilitating repair of the parts, the upper ends 'of the members 2 are jointed to` the lower ends of the main section 3 through the medium of fastening elements or screws 4*, the joints being otherwise as disclosed and claimed in my said patent, and forming'no specific partof the present invention need notvbe described in detail.

.l The lower ends of the lower or extension frame section 2, forming the sides of the broiler door opening are secured to the horizontal base band 5, of the stove frame by means of attaching elements or bolts 6.

As a means of connecting the oven front frame to the oven walls through the medium tending projections or lugs 1", (see Figs. 3`

and 4) and the oven top and side walls 7 are provided with anges 7, extending be`y hind and covered by the front frame, said anges 7a being provided with openings 7", registering with and receiving the projections or lugs 1b of the front frame.

As a means of clamping the front portions of the oven Walls to the front frame and further reinforcing the parts, corner clamp members 8, are provided, said corner clamps 8 being provided with openings 8,

receiving the 1u or projections 1", andbe- Jing also prefer-a ly provided on their under sides withfriction or clamping lugs 8", (see Fig. 5) for engagin with the anges 7* of the oven walls, an the inner flanges of the oven frame 1.

As a means of detachably connecting and adjusting the clamps 8 by means operable from the exterior of the frame when the oven door 3 is open or removed, screw bolts 8 extend through openings in the corner portions of the inset -ange a of the oven front frame and through openings 8d, (see Fig. 5) of the corner c amps bein secured by means of nuts 8. The heads o the fastening elements 8" are countersunk in the inset corner portions a; of the front frame and over which the `corner portions of the oven door 3 close and it will be apparent that when the door is open the fastening elements 8c may be drawn up or loosened without the necessity of removing the oven linings or disturbing the interior parts. The inner peripheries of the vertical members of the front frame are preferably provided with n lrearwardly extending lu 1 ada ted to ex'- tend over and engage with the ont edges of the ovenlining walls 9, asl' shown most clearly in Figs. 3 and 4 of thedrawings.

As a convenient means of coupling or connecting the top a'nd side walls 7 of the oven and. securing the splasher wall 10 along its upper edges without the use of fastening elements such as screws or bolts, .a wall coupling or seaming strip is provided, said coupling strip comprising op'positely extending loops or crimps 11, forming oppositely opening wallreceiving recesses receiving the adjacentedges 7c of the adjacent walls, the second or' intermediate crimp k11 terminating ina depending clamping flange 11, receiving and clamping .the upper marginal edge of'thesplasher wall 10, as shown most clearlyin Fig. 3 of the drawings. The rear edge of the splasher 10 and the adjacent edge ofthe rear splasher 10* may be `conveniently covered and held by means of a` vertically extendin strip 12, as shown most clearly in Fig. 1 o thedrawings.

Having thus described one of the embodiments of my invention, without having attempted to set forth all the forms inwhicl it may be made, or all the modes ofits use, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent isfe 1. In a stove structure, the combination fwith a front frame and an oven structure extending therefrom, frame and oven connecting clamp members at the rear of said front frame, and concealed externally operable `means for securing. and adjusting said clamp members.

2. In a stove .oven structure, the combination with an oven front frame and oven s walls having anges turned in behind said oven front frame, clamp members at4 the rear of said oven front frame, andconcealed means for securing and adjustin said clamps to said ilanges and oven front ame from the exterior of the latter.

3. In a stove structure, an oven front frame provided with cornerl lugs on its inner side, stove walls having marginal edges covered by said frame andhavingvopenings recrving ,said lugs,y corner clamps provided wit means operable from the exterior of said openings -receiving said lugs, and v frame forA connecting and adjusting said l clamps.

'4. In an oven structure for ranges, the combination with an oven frontA frame provided at its corners with rearwardly extending projections, and an oven structure having openings engaged by Asaid projections; of corner clamps provided with openings re# ceiving said projections and engaging said necting elements.

oven structure, and adjustable clamp con-- 5. In a stove structure, an oven. front i frame providedwith lugs on its inner side,

stove walls provided with inwardly extendin a covered'by said frame and pi o s vided openings receiving saidlugg Aand p clamp members adjustabl connected to .ggtid 1 front frame and exten openings receiving' said'lugs. s

l, lonthev inper ,4 sdes of said 4langesand 'iprovided`w1th i Cil ing provided with lugs and said oven structure being provided with openings receiving said lugs. y

7. In a stove, the combination with an oven front frame provided at its corners with rearwardly extending projections,y and oven walls provided with inwardly extending marginal flanges having openings engaged by said projections; of corner clamps connected to saidfrarne and provided with openings receiving said projections and engaging said marginal fianges between said frame and clamp members.

8. In a stove structure, the combination f. withan oven frontframe, oven wallshaving flanges covered by said oven fronty frame, and clamps engaging said flanges provided with openings and astenlng elements internally arranged and secured to said front lframe, said oven front frame being provided with lugs extending through said clamp openings, `and said oven wall flanges being provided with openings slidably receiving said lugs.

9, In a stove structure, the combination with stove wall and splasher members havwalls.

10. In astove structure, the combination with adjacent sheet metal walls; of a coupling and seamingv strip-embodying oppositely extending loops receiving the. edges of said walls and terminating in a clamping flange extending over the marginal edges of an adjacent splasher wall.

11. In a range structure, a pair of adjacent oven walls, acoupling strip embodying loops interposed between and receiving theadjacent edges of said walls and terminating in a depending clamping) flange, and a splasher wall having its marginal edges received and held by said depending clamping flange ofasaid strip. v

12. In a range 'structure including oven top and side walls having adjacent edgesrunning horizontally at one side of the cooking top, a strip having longitudinallycrimped U-shaped folds interposed between and receiving said adjacentwall edges and terminating in an exterior depending clamping flange, and a splasher wall at one side of said cooking top having edge engaged by said clamping flange.

In testimony signature.

' THOMAS E. TAYLOR.

ing their edges adjacent; of a coupling strip .having reversely arranged U-shaped folds .curled about said adjacentvedges of said 36 its upper 60 whereof I4 have affixed myv

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