US2518005A - Auxiliary spark-arresting screen for fireplaces - Google Patents

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Aug. 8, 1950 2,518,005

C. A. GUSTAFSON El AL AUXILIARY SPARK-ARRESTING SCREEN FOR FIREPLACES Filed Oct. 28, I947 Fkw/v/r 0. 5 1444M INVENTORS.

BY f E I Arrozewzrs.

'AUXILTARYVSPARK-ARRESTING' SCREEN a .roa FIREPLACES Carl Gustafsori; South Pasadena, and Frank QThis invention relates to an auxiliary sparkarresting screen for fireplaces.

7 An object oi'the invention is to provide an auxiliary screen anda meansfor mounting the same acrossthetop of a fireplace opening in suchfa positionthatthe auxiliary screen may effectively cooperate with the conventional fireplace screen to' prevent the escape of sparks forwardly through the fireplace opening. L

The conventional fireplace screen consists of three hingedly connected screen panels and is usually positioned some distance forwardly of the fireplace opening. While such a screenserves tofefiectively confine those sparks [which fly out orthe fireplace jopeningin'amore or less horizontal' direction, d ueto thespacing of the top of the screen from the top of the fireplace opening there is 'opportunityfor sparks to'escape in. this direction. The improvedauxiliary screen is' designed to confine such sparks. ,e

Another object of the invention is to provide an auxiliary spark-arresting screen consistingv essentially of a framed screen'jpanel'or section. of wire'cloth' having end' members extending downwardly from the ends of thepanel adapted to abut th'e wallsof the fireplace around the fire} place opening to support'the screen in a down; wardlyand forwardly inclined position and to;

effectively confinesparks against escape beneath the ends of the screen and to provide a means for easily-and detachably mounting the screenona' convention-a1 fireplace.

With thejforegoing.,.and' other objects in view, which will 'bemade manifest in the following detailed description and specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference is had to the accompanying drawings for an illustrative embodiment of the invention wherein:

Figure 1,.is a perspectiveview of .;a fireplace illustrating the auxiliary screen embodying the present invention as having been applied thereto and illustrat ng a conventional fireplacejiscreen ii h rllt n v 1T Fig. =2 is-a partial-view in front elevation, parts being brok'en- 'away and shown in sectiorijjilluse tratingdetails of the mounting means by which the screen may be mounted;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially upon the line 33 upon Fig. 2 in the direction indicated;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken substantially upon the line 4-4 upon Fig. 2 in the direction indicated;

Fig. 5 is a partial view in section taken substantially upon the line 55 upon Fig. 3 in the direction indicated; and

;Swan,'San Gabriel, Calif. i App1ication-0ctober28, 1947, SerialNo. 78-25520 lfllaims. (cr es-#202) Fig.- 6 is a perspective view of parts of the mounting means for the screen.

Referring to the accompanying drawings whereinsimilar reference characters designate similar parts throughout, there is illustrated in.

Fig. 1 a conventional form of fireplace wherein the fire box or hearth indicated at it) is formed in walls indicated at I I; A conventional form of fireplace screen is-illustrated in applied position.

thereto at- I 2.

The auxiliary screen consists of a section of issuitably framed'such' as in sheet metal channels l4 whicnmay be bolted, together or otherwisesecured together as at l5 at the corners so thfatfthe; framed screen panel is relatively stiff and ri'gid.' Triangularly shaped end members I6 are secured to the ends of the frame in any suitable manner or they may be integral therewithand the rear edges H of these end .members arep'designed'to abut against the faces of the walls H adjacent the upper corners of the fireplace opening. I ll/leans is provided for detachably mountingthe screen across the top of .thefireplace opening. This consists of two triangularly' shaped plates, one ,of which is illustrated at I8; These plates are usually in the form of a right angle triangle and have their corners bent rearwardly as indicated at I9 positioned at the upper corners of the fireplace opening with the rearwardly bent portions 99 bearing against the faces of the walls ll so as to slightly space the bodies of these plates from the facesof thewalls. Bolts 26 extend through these plates adjacent'the right angled corners thereof and are equipped with nuts 2! disposed within Ueshaped brackets 22. The sides'of these brackets are'preferablyso spaced with relation to; the

These plates are designed to be Screw driver to draw the plates I8 into firm engagement with the face of the wall I I. The bolts 26 are adequately long so as to provide adequate adjustment regardless of the spacing of the anchoring screws 23 from the face of wall II. In this manner the anchoring screws 23 can be driven nt t e m rt r o mpt e betwee he bricks and the bol ts 20' providefwhatever adjust merit is nce's'sary'to tighten the plates is in'pesition bearing against the wall I I across the upper 10 corners of the fireplace opening.

Hangers 24 have heads 25Athat are disposed within the upper channel of the frame of the auxiliary screen. These hangers are prefer ly formed of sheet metal andbiftifiihtlj t 5 so that they may slide downwardly between the body portion of the plate I8 and? the face or wall I I, it being recalled that the rearwardly bent portions I9 slightly space the body of eachplate I8 from the face of the wall. These hangers 20 riferely serveto"hol d"' the"scre'en in elevatedposition across the"topof the fireplace'op'ening theen'drhembers I1 which bear again stthe face "o ff"the' wall II' oia the "s c'ren in "its in; dlined "position'." 25

Wlv'lien' the"'screen is in position over the fire: placefopeningfit will be appreciated thatfit can effectively cooperate with "the conventional scr'eemfl to c'ohfine spark'swithin the: fire bgx. If atany time it is desired torernove the screen 30 this can 'be" easilyacconiplished by merely lifting thescreenjsliding the hangers u war y a eh nid hEBQQY TP rfiQfi f t e. plates h ma 8.? nsl" ei ia cho i s a s r -L vidd by ZI, 22' and23 need'not be disturbed. 5

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p i in supp rtin means adapted tfb 'tig ti-j ene'd against the face of a" wall aboii ,r e" d sposed in spafcedf'relation the rac of wallf'a'lf r med ir i dapt d to ss me .ai o i i r a-f tendingmass the topfo fjthe: firepiaee cpenm' l T e 'f he, aree? Q6 Y-% i 5 pprtmn's'and the face oi the wall toshppoILthe' the fends of the screen, said end members" jhayting'frearedgesenga'geablefwith the, ace of w'allto po itionfthe framed soreenoutwardly oi} supporting means.

prising'co rne'r members applicable across the up; per corners of ia 'fireplaceopening, said corner,

sereen therefro'iri, and end menilo'er's' sq i'd to an,

and said face of the wall, and end members on the ends of the screen extending downwardly and ii'gageable with the face of the wall and serving to support the screen away from the wall in a forwardly inclined position across'the top of the fireplace opening.

' 3.Anauxil iary fire screen for fireplaces comprising a substantially fiat framed screen of generally'ie'ctangular shape having a length to span the fireplaeei pe Q iq membe s eda t d be'positioned "at upper corners of a fireplace Opening, me n adapted. t9 e n e d: within the fireplaoe'i'or tightening the corner members was h a Q i wa s b ut. he fi a e. ea in th ui nr' ds f, the iramed' s een r," d te tably cqiY et hg th ramed creen '41. we 'qr jr ber g es means exte d n own.- from .1 id e lt'es' r Wefrarimd' creee o be ing a ai s ffih a o hew l Q-u h fir b te' f0 fies t q'e t e, r med sc n a wllwa td a d q zl idl n in d, gsiiiqn rom" he. oil q the epl e Maine ux r j l enfor. fi e a s m; sin i t ten l yq et, i id ramed, se n, ha in l h fi "to span the menace, opening, co ner; mgml 1 seamed a s 1 i s ti ned, t he ma mas Qf: fire p nin I means.- er; sh e ies h s me? Pi r ain t e ce. ofthewall's about the fireplace'thecorner e i r v s r h e i 'a as as epanortio tem. h w l h set e ur d, a iens. he a aran aeiv b a e e he amer m mberwm hla firepla e a annort he eq ee as Qm h a v 9 ide; d rew ad p ed; qa sai it a s @1 9. firealaea apa 1 t ewnwerdln -Q1:

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