US1607590A

US1607590A - Bojviestjco lamonica

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Publication number: US1607590A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1926-11-16
Anticipated expiration: 1943-11-16

Description

Nov. 16,1926. r T 1,607,590

LAMONICA SAFETY DEVICE FOR GAS STOVES Filed July 1926 INVEN I'OR Bowen/i0 Z 4M0? 'cd l4, ATTORNE Patented Nov. 16, l9Z6= DOMENICO LAMQNICA. (3F ERGOKLYH, NEW YORK.

SAFETY DEVIQE FOR GAS STOVES.

Application filed July 28,

This invention relates to protective de vices for gas stoves, and more particularly to a shield adapted to be mounted on a gas stove effectively preventing accidental operation of the controlling valves; and its primary object is to provide a shield of a novel and improved design adapted to be mounted upon the supply pipe of an ordinary gas range, effectively preventing tampering with or accidental operation of the gas cocks when the shield is located in position.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a device of the character specified, which is extremely simple in construction, being made in a single piece and which is readily attachable onto or detachable from a gas stove or range without the necessity of using screws or bolts.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will more fully appear as the description proceeds and will be set forth and claimed in the appended claims.

The cocks controlling the flow of gas in an ordinary gas stove or range are usually so constructed that they may easily be thrown open or closed by accidental contact with their handles, when a person passes close to the stove.

Accidents due to gas cocks being unwittingly operated by children or by inexperienced persons are also of a frequent occurrence, and therefore it is desirable that some protection be afforded to the feed system of a heating appliance in order to protect the valves Or cocks against occurrences of this nature, with their attendant dangers.

With these objects in view I have devised a shield of a simple and inexpensive construction, which effectively prevents operation of the cooks by completely enclosing them when set in position; the operation of said cocks becoming only possible when the shield is swung outwardly to a sufficient extent permitting access to the gas control system.

In the accompanying drawings, I illustrate the construction and general appearance of my device, and in the same- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary plan View of an ordinary gas cooking range showing my device applied in position;

Fig. 2 is a front view in elevation of the a e;

Fig, 3 is a fragmentary cross sectional 1826. Serial No. 125,341.

view in elevation through line 33 of Fig. 1, showing a gas cock open and the protective device set in position;

Fig. f is similar view showing the protective device moved to its open position to permit operation of the gas cocks;

5 is a front view in elevation of a device embodying my invention, made collapsible in order to it stoves of different sizes; and

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view in elevation of the same.

In said drawings, Figs. 1 to at, 10 designates an ordinary gas range, provided with a front supply pipe 11 running along the front thereof. Said supply pipe is provided with cocks such as 12, controlling the flow of gas to the range, said cocks being locatea in the space intervening between the supply pipe and the front of the range. The supply pipe is mounted on the range by means of

brackets

13, 14, and is ordinarilv held at a distance from the front of the stove and at a level somewhat below the level of the stove plate, as shown.

My improved device consists essentially of a shield lei, comprising a main or body portion 15 running practically for the oritire length of the supply pipe and enclosing the space above the cooks between the supply pipe and the front of the range, and a lower pivotal supporting portion 16 adapted to be inserted over the supply pipe. Said body portion is curved at the rear as shown at 17 in order to clear the outer end of the cock handles when open as shown at 12 in Fig. 3, and its rear surface preferably rises to a point 18 a few inches above the surface of the top of the range and is then bent downwardly at 19 and then inwardly forming a horizontal flange 20 abutting against the top of the range when the device is set in position as shown at Fig. 3.

Said flange 20, is preferably provided with an opening 21 through which a key or other locking means 22 attached to the top of the range may project locking the device in position.

The lower or pivotal supporting portion 16, has a semi-circular inner outline to fit the diameter of the supply pipe, extending from a bend 23, connecting its inner edge to the lower edge of main body portion 15, around the supply pipe and then to its lower or outer edge 24, extending a certain length from said supply pipe towards the front of the stove.

The device is completed by two

end walls

25, 26, closing the cock compartment completely and extending downwardly, leaving a clearance space such as 27 ahead of edge 24 of the pivotal supporting portion, providing sufficient room for the passage of supply pipe 11, thus permitting the easy insertion of the device over said supply pipe and its easy removal therefrom.

However, if desired, pivotal supporting portion 16 may be omitted, the end walls being made to extend to the rear of the supply pipe so that 27 becomes a slotted passage as shown and the end walls themselves constitute the pivotal support for the device.

The lower end of each side wall extension is formed with a forwardly extending hook portion 28, which engages the lower front edge 29 of the top of the stove or range when the device is tilted outwardly about the pivotal support provided by supply pipe 11 to the position shown in Fig. 4.

The rear edge 30 of the front end wall extensions forms substantially a continuation of the inner surface of pivotal supporting portion 16 when said pivotally Supported portion is used, and therefore it will assist said portion 16 in supporting the device when said device is tilted outwardly; so that the combined supporting effect of the inner surface of pivotal supporting section 16 and rear edges 30 of the end wall extensions together with the stop provided by hook portions 28 abutting against edge 29 of the top plate, cooperate in preventing the device from coming off when tilted to the position of Fig. 4.

The only position in which the device can he removed is that shown in Fig. 3, where the removal can be effected by shifting the device upwardly in a direction inclined about 15 to the rear and then by tilting the device outwardly as clearance space 27 reaches supply pipe 11.

In Figs. 5 and 6, I show a modified construction where the lower or pivotal supporting portion is omitted, the support of the device being provided entirely by the end walls. The device is further modified by being made in two pieces, that is, a main body or hood proper and an end member or sup port having a portion telescoping within said hood portion, thus forming a collapsible structure, adapted to be used in connection with stoves of different sizes.

In said drawings, 31 designates the main or hood portion made integral with

end wall

32, and 33 designates the end member telescoping within hood 31, said end members being provided each with an end wall 34, similar to end wall 32. Each end wall is therefore provided with a slotted passage 35 which can be inserted over the gas supply pipe 86, as shown in Fig. 6, in all other respects the device being similar to the one previously described.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I provide a structure of excessively simple design and construction, which can be quickly inserted in position and removed therefrom without requiring the addition of any parts to the stove itself, and without the use of screws or bolts.

It is obvious that with minor modifications, the device may be made adaptable for use in connection with different types of gas ranges. The device may be made out 0 sheet metal or cast iron and effectively protects the handles of the cocks against tampering or accidental opening or closing.

It will. be observed that by extending the body of the shield to a height well above the top of the range, thekey or other locking means used will remain concealed from view and out of reach of the average small child.

The drawings are intended for-illustrative purposes only and not in a limiting sense, because the invention may vary in itsv details from the embodiment shown. Therefore, I reserve myself the right to carry my inven tion into practice in any way or manner which may enter fairly into the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

In a device of the class described, the combination, with a hood member, of two one plates forming passages adapted to be inserted over a gas stove supply pipe, providing a pivotal support about which the device may be tilted from operative to inoperative position.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination, with a hood member, of two end plates forming passages adapted to be inserted over a gas stove supply pipe, providing a pivotal support about which the device may be tilted from operative to in operative position, and hook portions integral with said end plates engaging the front flange of the stove top plate when the device is tilted outwardly to its inoperative position, limiting the angular displacement of said device.

In a device of the class described, a hood member extending over the cooks of a gas stove supply pipe, said hood member being provided with means integral therewith permitting of its being inserted over said supply pipe transversely thereof, or removed therefrom, and being formed with a forwardly extending flange adapted to abut against the upper surface of the top plate of said stove.

4. In a device of the class described, a hood member extending over the cooks of a gas stove supply pipe, said hood member being provided with means integral therewith permitting of its being inserted over said supply pipe t *ansversely thereof, or removed therefrom, and being formed with a forwardly extending flange adapted toabut against the upper surface of the top plate of said stove, and means for attaching said flange to said plate.

In a device of the class described, a hood member extending over the cocks of the gas stove supply pipe, said hood member being provided with means integral therewith, permitting of its being inserted over said supply pipe transversely thereof, or removed therefrom, and extending above the level of the stove top plate, being bent downwardly and forwardly above said. plate, and means concealed by the upwardly extending portion of said hood member, for locking the forwardly extending portion thereof to said plate.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a hood member, means in tegral therewith, adapted to register with the supply pipe of a gas stove and adapted to support said device in position, two end plates having downwardly extending portions provided with passages permitting the insertion of the device over the supply pipe and the removal therefrom, and means for locking said device in position.

'7. In a device of the class described, the combination of a hood member, means integral therewith, adapted to register with the suply pipe of a gas stove and adapted to support said device in position, two end plates having downwardly extending portions provided with passages permitting the insertion of the device over the supply pipe and the removal therefrom, means for looking said device in position, and hook portions integral with said end plates engaging the front flange of the stove top plate when the device is tilted outwardly to its inoperative position, limiting the angular displacement of said device.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination with a hood member, of two end plates forming passages adapted to be inserted over a gas stove supply pipe, providing a pivotal support about which the device may be tilted from operative to inoperative position. and means integral with said end plates limiting the angular displacement of said device when the device is tilted outwardly to its inoperative position.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination of two members in telescoping relation to one another, forming a hood extending over the cocks of a gas stove supply pipe, each member being provided with an end plate having downwardly extending portions provided with passages perm tting the insertion of the device. over the supply pipe and the removal therefrom, and means for locking said device in position.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination of two members in telescoping relation to one another, forming a hood extending over the cooks of a gas stove supply pipe, each member being provided with an end plate having downwardly extending portions provided with passages permitting the insertion of the device over the supply pipe and the removal therefrom, means for locking said device in position and hook portions integral with said end plates engaging the front flange of the stove top plate when the device is tilted outwardly to its inoperative position, limiting the angular displacement of said device.

DOMENICO LAMONICA.