US1772870A - Gas stove - Google Patents

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Aug. 12; 1930.

A. .1. LINDEMANN GAS STOVE Filed Nov. 2l. 1928 W" JM" l Q e s e gl D 9 T 1 E1 Z vwzwcoz [galm I :l

atentecl Aug. 12, 1930 ITED STATES ALBERT J. LINDEMANN, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO A. J. LINDEMANN & HOVEBSON COMPANY, F CONSIN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A.

CORPORATION OF WIS- GAS STOVE Application led November 21, 1928. Serial No. 320,781.

The present improvements relate, in general, to gas stoves, and more particularly to means for increasing the utility, safety and appearance of such stoves.

A primary object, among others, is to provide a novel stove front which protects the A stove parts from injury and also guards said `fuel from the manifold to the parts from accidental operation. A further Objectis to provide a novel member of the aforementioned type, which protects the clothes of the operator from flame, heat, etc. and at the same time presents a neat appearance as well as houses and conceals certain of the stove elements.

Other objects and advantages of the present improvements will be apparent to those skilled in the art upon reference to the accompanying description, in'the specification and drawings, in which- Fig. l is a perspective view of a gas stove equipped with the present improvements;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the relation of the guard housing to the stove members.

Referring to the drawings, a gas stove of usual construction is illustrated in Fig. 1 and comprises the frame 5 supported on legs 6, having oven 7, broiler 8, utility drawer 9 and grate 10. One or more burners 11 of usual construction are disposed beneath the grate l() and are adapted for cooking purposes as is well known.

These burners are supplied with fuel from the usual source of supply (not shown) to which manifold 12 is connected. As illustrated in Fig. 2 this supply conduit 12 is disposed in the front portion of the stove as is common in this type of apparatus and is provided with a connection 13 for supplying burner 11. Any number of such connections may be provided throughout the extent of the member 12 and are equipped with the usual Bunsen or other mixing device 14 for insurlng proper mixture of the hydrocarbon and air lmmediately preceding the entry of the fuel to the grate l0 and the an actuating shaft 16 which extends forwardly as illustrated in Fig. 2 and terminates in a button or knob 17 which is keyed or otherwise fixed thereto. A plurality of such valve actuating means is shown in Fig. l.

The front portion of the stove between the drip pan 18 is closed by a frame member dr casing 19 which is adapted to be secured to `the stove frame in order to conceal the burner 11, manifold 12 and interconnected parts.

It is notable that this casing member 19 is provided with vertical portions for attachment to the stove frame. Intermediate such points of attachment the member 19 has a forwardly and downwardly inclined face 20, which face terminates in a projecting portion 21, whence the member 19 extends toward the stove frame to form the surface 22 which merges with the attachment portion of said Amember 19. The inclined face 20 is suitably apertured at spaced points to permit the Valve shafts 16 to protrude therethrough.

lVhen the stove is assembled the casing member 19 is mounted as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 after which the actuating means 17 are mounted on the protruding ends of the shafts 1G. It will be noted upon i'eference to Fig. 2 that the frame member 19 serves as a housing in which the manifold 12, connections 13 and Valve plugs 15 are enclosed. The provision of this member 19 accordingly serves to conceal from view the parts aforementioned and at the same time protects them and gives the stove front a finished and neat appearance.

The protruding portion of the lmember 19 which consists of the inclined surface 20, projecting tip 21 and surface 22, aside from performing the above functions, also constitutes a guard member extending along the front portion of the stove. It is notable upon reference to Fig. 2 that this projecting closely in front of the stove cannot inadvert- A other dangerous lthe clothing ofthe individual as well as the individual himself from the flames, heat and characteristics of the burner areas, as well as from the heated metal portions of the Stove. l

The present improvements accordingly provide a combined guard and housing means for the operativef parts of the burners and at the same time present a neat appearance to the stove which harmonizes with the general arrangement.

"tending along the Various modifications of the construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing yfrom the scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A gas stove having a gas manifold exfront thereof, a plurality of valves associated with said manifold and having actuating means projecting at an angle to the stove front, a guard member extending downwardly and outwardly from said stove front and over said manifold and being apertured for exposing said actuating means, said v ard extending beyond the outer limits o said means and thence extending rearwardly beneath said manifold to the plane of said stove front. c

2. A gas stove having a gas manifold extending along the front thereof, a plurality of valves associated with said manifold and having actuating means projecting at an angle to the stove front, a housing inclined forwardly at aslight angle from the vertical plane of the stove front and extending over said manifold, said housing being apertured for exposing said actuating means and having its inclined portion terminating in a protruding portion substantially opposite said `manifold,

said housing thence extending rearwardly .beneath said Lmanifold t0 the stove front.

3. A gas stove having a gas manifold extending along the front thereof, a plurality of valves associated with said manifold and having valve stems inclined upwardly with respect to said stove front, a guard member having apertures for exposing said stems, said guard member projecting downwardly and forwardly over said manifold and valves and extending thence rearwardly beneath said valves and manifoldv to the stove front,

knob members on said stems disposed parallel f ber having a It is to said projecting portion, said guard memportion extending outwardly beyond the limits of said knobs.

Witness my i ber, 1928, county of Milwaukee,

Wisconsin.`

hand this 12th day of Novem- State of ALBERT J. LINDEMANN.

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