US1635573A - Metal screen for fireplaces - Google Patents

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Jul 12. 1927. 1,635,573

F. BERTRAM Y M TAL SCREEN FOR EIREPLACES Filed on. 13, 1926 FBANKBER'IRAM, OFROLiNDtALEQMASSA gesfi'rpns, es'siexon To THE. s. Mjow e j-f"G M AN wOFBQS MASSACHUSETTS.

' QME AL seam}: Foe min mums! This injveneonrelatesto' metallsereens for edt'to fit eclown evel the corine'ctih g' plates'l 'l;

so as'to' Cover and; enclose Ythevsame' and the 4 V 1 fil eplaeeancl like nseswhereinthesereen 1's 7 oompose'giloteljjlurality of 'screenunits pivotally Connected tofa-nothel for adjustment "9 al'ouncl 'the front 'o-,sfir@g 1a@e; flhe inven- .tion has to more p'z ijptieularly with the pivot or hinge, connection between; the seven 1 ,z l sereen units and has' -es its-principaloh jeetj the' provision fot nieans'for, completely Y t housing and coveringith-e pix otelelements i n' l "away" su eh that the pivot em'meetions prealt-the, locelity'of the hole through which sent; 2t finished;attractive eppeemnee that;-thefrodglS:passes'fso as to effect a more se-. 'iharmoiaizeswith their'estofthesereenstrum; Len're"engagementofthe caps 21 therewith.

' SlJIIClS'lG which proj ectup through the con -e nesting plates. 17. Ornamental caps 21mg? T be screwed on to thefthreecledextremity of the rods 18 which projeet jthr'ohgh; the cover plates 20, theseg' eagps ff setving to hold the, cover: platesQOJagaihst displacement U e w Theieover plates 20 pte'lerably have small ribsor projections 20? struck up therefrom portions and pivottonn'eetio i off'Fig 2; V V 4: is ejp'artia-l"eleyation portion;

inisection similar to EZQbut showings-Q1 v I member's fitted overes'aidpivot "studs egcl ahztxril lg-tierods11oldingseiclmembers zlt'ssex n "blfe'clwith said Stu'dsQ' 'fiaUged cover plates at/the top ofthe screen imits'fittecl overIsaid conneetoy m embers ancl saicl studs't'o eoin-, l pl-letely house eh'clenclosethe semeyas'id caps secured topliojeotlngends off said tie rods 95 l )The screen- V Each of these corners thereof i With nuts l9jadapt'efdto'lhe adjustecllto press the lplates- 17fiI 1t'oengagement, with the r Inf'aeeordaneewithimy, invention fla31ged:-coVer;- p1ates 20' ere.--'proyided, fada'pttime. j .The'for'egoirjig and other objects eirdfl advantages of the invention, Will: more fully; appeain from the"following, detailed tleser ipgf in. connection with the accent.

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I Fig; '2 partial elevet v is apmtlaljplon tiew otithe,sereen ent-ion.

' 7 uli'clframe 1 hearing the sete'en 'mesh lfi Y 7 tmilnes [is 'pl ovi'led etthe with usual pivot studs 16 f ing. plates etpth'e top an'cl; bottom {of the;

"of" which may he :"frame's'.

' Fig. l5 ,i gen e111 erged sectional-detail of; I --"cover .Iplate eonstltutmgafeature" ot-the me selected {for v illustrative pur-j;

13, each compose-d asfus'uz-tlfofr m'etaland; engage-d5 wlth said cover plates to' hold "fleeting p1ates l'i which ere epe'rtu-red to; I 7

" plates; fitted over said studs ehdfhaving tie hold them against displace-. f

g i-pels meeap r o "threaded and equipped I'nY FigQA, I show e'slightly modified of the i ventlon e wherein; the "tie 5 ro have-1 hpisiror smellflprojeetions 19" struck 1 1: to that as other; 'cletells; .of col'xstruetion the jpres ehtfl showing", 1s merelyQillustmtive I and "fromjthe' spirit or v the nwentlon, I, therefore,

ling deseription tofli hcli'cate the scope; of the lnvfent o'n ters Pateht is their; against displacement. v A e "2; A" fire-plaice screen comprising l a phi talitjr of screen units, studsadjeoefit the corners thereoficonneetor' r d ie sae'e l "ment; and cover plates v at the top of the screen unitsfitted over saideohneetor plates:

tocompletely,"hofise end 'in elose said plates l 'fi t m here 11 h rs t r l feepableiofj being' variedswlthout.cleparting essential attributes of o egjpper detlj"eltlmsrather than to the forego-Q 1 .go i

Having d'esei i'bed my inventionywhtt I L .v and desimm seeurebyLetmy; f sQreen units eeelyequipped with 'nv'otlstucls,fedjaeehtZits Corners; "Connector

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