US375066A - Grate - Google Patents

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A. GREENAWAY.

GRATE.

No. 375,066. Patented Dec. 20, 1887.

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WTTNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED GREENAWAY, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,066, dated December 20, 1887,

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To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALFRED GREENAWAY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grates; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to fire-places; and it consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

My invention is fully described in the accompanying drawings, in whieh Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section. Fig. 3 is a side elevation with one of the sides of the fire-place removed. Fig. 4 is a detail View of means employed for dumping the grate. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view, and Fig. 6 is a detail view, of means employed for securing a supplemental front piece in place. Fig. 7 is a detail horizontal sectional view on the line a: m, Fig. 2.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by the same letters of reference.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the fireplace, which consists of the side pieces, a, connected by a back, b, and slanting downwardly from their front ends to a point about midway their height, as shown at c.

B represents a hot-air chamber, which is arranged on the slanting portion of the fireplace and secured to the back of the latter. This hotair chamber may be provided with one or more pipes, e, for conducting the hot air to any desired point. 7 g

0 represents a damper,which fits in an opening in the top of the fire-place. and is pivoted to the sides of the latter. This damper is provided with a pivoted handle, I), which extends inside the room in which the fire-place is located, and said handle is provided with a knob, d, adapted to engage a bail, e, secured to the inner face of the side of the fire -place at which said handle is located, whereby the damper may be locked in either an open or closed position. Secured to the inner faces of the sides of the fire-place and flush therewith are metal plates E, which are each formed with two metal lugs, 0 as clearly shown in Figs. 5 and 7.

F represents the fire-basket or grate proper, which consists of the sides G. These sides G are provided near their front ends at the upper corners thereof with vertical slots 9 and at points some distance above their lower ends or legs, h, with lugs 2', Figs. 2 and 5.

H represents the front of the fire-basket or grate proper, the latter consisting of end bars connected by horizontallyarranged parallel bars j. The end bars are provided at their upper ends with projecting shoulders k, as shown in Fig. 3, adapted to engage the slots 9, and at their lower ends with slots Z, to engage the lugs t. By this arrangement the front may be readily removed; but when adjusted in position is securely held against forward or backward movement. The sides G of the grate are connected near their rear ends by atransverse bar, I, as shown, and near the front ends of said sides are provided ears m, (shown in Fig. 3,) adapted to engage the lugs on the inner faces of the plates E, to hold the basket against outward movement, the latter having to be raised before it can clear said lugs.

The grate J is pivoted centrally to the sides of the basket by means of trunnions 0.

Extending downwardly from the rear corner, 19, of the grate is a link, q, to which is secured a pin, q, extending laterally beyond the hasket, and secured to said pin is ashort arm, g, which is pivotally connected with a sliding lever, K, said lever extending to the front of the basket and formed with an elongated slot, 1*, engaged by a pin, r, secured to the basket for limiting the movement of said lever. By this arrangement the grate may be readily and easily dumped to discharge the contents thereof, and adjusted to a closed position.

'L represents the back of the basket, which is provided at its lower corners with trunnions S, by which it is pivotally mounted in the sides of the basket. The upper end of this back is supported in position by shoulders 25, depending from the under side of a top piece, M, pivoted between the sides of the basket. The advantages secured by dividing the back of the basket into two separate pieces, L and M,

respectively, are obvious, and by this construction the back is adapted to be opened to permit free access to that portion of. the fireplace in rear of the back of the basket for cleaning and other purposes.

N represents a supplemental front piece or rest, which consists of end bars, u, connected by parallel bars a. This front piece is pivoted at its lower end between two side strips, 12, which have catches e at their upper ends to engage the slots 9, as shown in dotted lines, Figs. 2 and 3. The front piece, N, is so pivoted in elongated slots n", Figs. 1 and 6, as to have a slight vertical movement, and it may 7 be locked in the closed position shown in Fig.

1 by folding it up and then slightly raising it, so that the hooks to thereon may engage the pins w, which project inwardly from the side strips, '0. "When the front piece or rest is lowered to the position shown in Fig. 1 by dotted lines and in full lines, Fig. 6, it is supported in such position by its lower ends engaging inwardly-projecting shoulders 00, formed with the side pieces, 11. The supplemental front piece or rest may be used for a variety of purposes, and when not in use it may be closed up, as shown by full lines in Fig. 1, and occupies but little space.

A fire-place constructed as above described is simple, cheap, and durable, and its operation is thoroughly effective.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is on the inner faces of said plates and having vertical slots at the upper corners of their front ends and inwardly projecting lugs at some distance above their lower ends, and a front portion having end bars provided at their upper ends with projecting shoulders adapted to engage said slots and at their lower ends with slots to engage the lugs upon the sides of the fire-basket, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with a fire-basket, of the grate pivoted to the sides of the fire-basket by trunnions, a link extending downwardly from the rear corner of the grate and carrying a pin extending laterally beyond the basket, an arm secured to said pin, a sliding lever pivotally connected with said arm and extending forwardly to the front of the basket, and devices upon the basket engaging said lever and limiting its movement, substantially as set forth.

4. In a grate, the combination,with. the side strips, '0, having the inwardly-projecting pins near their upper ends, and the inwardly-projecting shoulders and elongated slots adjacent thereto, of a front piece or rest comprising end bars pivotally mounted in said slots and adapted to engage said shoulders when the front piece is down and provided with hooks adapted to engage said pins, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of the grate comprising side pieces provided with slots at their ends, the side strips, 1;, provided with catches engaging said slots and having inwardly-project ing pins, shoulders and elongated slots adjacent thereto, and the supplemental front piece or rest pivotally mounted in said slots and having hooks engaging said pins, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFRED GREEN AW'AY.

Vitnesses:

J. W. HIOKMAN, J. MoGrLL.

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