US1758459A - Fireplace - Google Patents

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T. F. MOONEY FIREPLACE May 13, 1930.

Filed Feb 12, 1929 3 Sheets-sheafl V ZPOMHS mbA/EK By W Atiorney F. MOONEY May 13, 1930.

FIREPLACE Filed Feb. 12, 1929 s Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor A itorney y 1930. T. F. MOON EY 1,758,459

v FIREPLACE Filed Feb. 12, 1929 s Sheets-Sheeq 3 In venior Patented May 13, 1930 THOMAS MOONEY, OF MORRISTOWN, NEW'JERSEY PATENT: OFFICE FIREPLACE Application, filed February This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fireplaces, and aims to provide a device of this characterthat is composed of preformed slabs or tiles compris- 5 ing the bottom, side and back walls of the fireplace to enable the workmen to rapidly set up the fireplace within the usual opening constructed in the wall during the erection of the building.

These preformed slabs or tiles are of a predetermined area, and will enable the workmen to construct a. fireplace of a desired width, all of the slabs being'of such an area and of such a construction as to enable the '15 side walls of the fireplace to be arranged parallel to each other or in converging relation towards their outer edges, and will also permit the end Walls to beset up in predetermined spaced position. v p

In the drawings wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several Views:

Figure l is a perspective of a fireplace constructed in accordance with the present invention, a suitable facing for the fireplace being illustrated.

Figure 2 is a perspective of my improved fireplace.

Figure 3 is a front side elevation, the slabs or tiles being arranged so as to provide a relatively wide fireplace,

Figure 4 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 5- is a fragmentary section taken substantially upon the line 55 of Figure 3,

back wall slabs when a relatively wide fireplace is constructed.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical section taken substantially upon the line 6-6 of Figure 3 disclosing the joint between the adjacent longitudinal edges of the back wall slabs or sections.

Figure 7 is a front side elevation of the ranged to provide a narrow fireplace.

Figure 8 is a top plan view thereof. Figure 9 is a fragmentary horizontal section, taken substantially upon the line 99 of Figure 7 and disclosing the jointbetween the side wall slabs and the back wall slabs disclosing the joint between the side wall and fireplace when the slabs or sections are ar- 12, 1929. Serial No. 339,450.

when said slabs are arranged in narrowfireplace forming position, and

Figure 10 is a fragmentary horizontal section disclosing the oint between the side wall slabs and the back wall slabs when the side wall slabs are arranged in directly outward- 1y projecting parallel position. v i

Now having particular reference to the drawings, my novelfireplace consists of a flooring or base 5.com-posed of slabs or tiles of any suitable material, such as fire clay or the like. The base 5 is so formed as to provide at the rear edge of the floor and intermediate the ends thereof an ashopening 6. The fireplace further consists of side wall slabs 77 of predetermined height and equivalent to the length of the taperededges 88 of said side wall slabs.

I V The lower edge of the upperback wall slab llis bevelled at opposite'sides of its-"center line to provide inclined faces l1'11 at the lower edge thereof, and to enable the loweredge of the upper section to be secured flush by a mortar oint to the lower section, regardless of which faces of the back wall sections are exposed to the interior of thefireplace, see Figures 3 and 7. i i' c The end edges of a. back wan tiles slabs '10 and ll are bevelledas' at l0 and'lPfor a purpose presently to be'described.

When itisdesired to construct arelatiVely wide fireplace, the rear wall sections 10 and 11 are arranged as illustrated in Figures 2, 8,4 and 5, that is, the bevellededges are exposed to the back of the'fireplace, and the side wall slabs 77 are arranged in outwardly. converging manner, as more clearly disas is usually desir redfh-l Lt*preite1"redlto.1lreire;. the side wall slabs indirectly outwardly prog ject'ing pztmllelposition, and at the same'timeto prox' ide it relatively wide fireple'ce it is only necessary to armingethe' inner edges of the side wall slgtbs direetlly against" the inner faces of the ha ok wall-islehs et} the. extreme i l W ll: l bs as il es mt m 1 s -re a areseeemd' e he-b s ttl lahs ee sui eblemor en-jei t s. llus a ed- 19ers Pmtent, is:

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opposite ends of the rear Wall sections being bevelled, the inner edges of said side Walls being provided With channels of obtuse cross sectionfonreceiving the endsoithe bei 'els of seidjreasr welllseet ons '2. A sectional fireplace of tlie cliaracter described comprising side wall; units, and

back wellfiuhitszhaivirrg.iconnected edge port ons, and co-acting means on sand edge portions for connectlng the side and back wall unitstogethen in reyerse and laterally shifted positions respectii ely." 3': Infasegtmnal fireplace of t-h-eficherz ete deser b dvi h ba e Q -flQQ F un i Ofrside .Wall units; a heeleiyellfunit sgddlside wall units having incl nedreeigedge, port ons, ex

teedingogfroni ah peint, adj ecenttheilowerl, ends to their uppen ends,- seid unitpcon s'isting; of sections adepted tospenthe. side Well l units one of "which seetions is. adepted for engagement at its oppos te ends w thcthe unincl ned rear edges ofv the, sidewalllunits,

vend-the vothergofwhich sectionsis edsptedifor engagement with sa d :lnolined rear, edge 120,1;

tionsgof the side .Walliunitgto provide eipz'irtl- 1y inclined] rear Well, the; adjjaeent meeting ends; of the: heekend vside. Wall units heying interfitting;meenswhereby the same mazy be f seciired; together; in reverse and laterally shifted posidons-respectively,I l

, In testimony whereofleflix my,signzt ture.

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