US837745A - Grate. - Google Patents

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No. 837,745. PATENTED DEC. 4, 1906. GIM SMITH & G. M. PETTY.

GRATB.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1, 1905 uueul'ow (1741577232354 and. a 6MP? 32:9? 83%; W4

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GEORGE ii'smrn AND. GEORGE, M- PErrY, or KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

" GRATE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Applicatiou'filed June "1,1905. Serial No- 263,309.

N 0. 837,745. Patented Dec. 4, 1906.

To LLZZ whom it may concern: vided with downwardly-directed bills 13 and Be it known that we, GEORGE M. "SMITH E 14, respectively, whereby the members 8 and and GEORGE M. PE'rrY, citizens of the United F 10 are formed into hooks. 7 States, residing at Knoxville, in the county of l The front of the basket has two or'more Knox, State of Tennessee, have invented cerlongitudinal members 15 and 16, arranged tain new and useful Improvements in Grates; parallel with each other and the member 6, and we do hereby declare the following to be and another member 17, which latter is ara full, clear, and exact description of the in- I ranged substantially in alinement with the vention, such as will enable others skilled in ear or projection 9 and the hook 10. The the art to which bottom of the basket it appertains to make and or grate upon which the use the same. fuel is placed iscomposed of a series of bars, This invention relates to grates, and more I 18, each connected at one of its ends to the particularly to grates employed in open firemember 5 and bent upwardly at its opposite places. end, as at 19, into engagement with the rear One object of the invention is to provide a face of the longitudinal bar 17. It will thus grate in the form of a basket, whereby the 1 be seen that my improved basket is combasket, including the grateitself, maybe hingposed of integral parts including spaced ears edly arranged with respect to the fireplace upon oneend and spaced hooks upon 0pp0' and detached therefrom. site ends Another object of the invention resides in 'The reference character 20 designates a the provision of an exceedingly simple, inexfireplace having side walls 21 and 22 and a pensive, durable, and eifioient basket of the .l top-wall 23. Disposed upon' the innerface of character described and for the purposes I the wall 22, adjacent the outer edge thereof, stated. j are upper and lower hinge-pintles 24; and 25, With these and other objects inview the respectively, upon which the corresponding present invention consists in the combination perforated ears 7 and Qare fitted to provide a and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinswinging movement of the basket with reafter more fully described, shown in the acspect to the fireplace. The opposite wall 21 companying drawing, and particularly pointhas projections 26 and 27. pro ecting from its ed out in the appended claims, it being uninner face, near the outer edge thereof, and in derstoodthat changes in the form, proporalinement with the respective hinge-pintles tion, size, and minor details may be made 24 and 25, the projections 26 and 27 being de within the scope of the claim without del signed for engagement by the hooks 8 and 10 parting from the spirit or sacrificing any of I of the basket to lock the latter in position the advantages of the present invention. with respect to the fireplace.

In the drawing there is shown an eleva- From the foregoing it will be seen that a tion of a fireplace with the grate and ash-pit slight upward movement upon the hooked door or fendei'in perspective and in open poend of the basket will permit a disengage sitions. v ment of the hooks 8 and 10 from the projec- Referring now more particularly to the actions 26 and 27 and allow a swinging movewhile the projections 8 and 10'are com anym drawm ters l and 2 designat the sides of the the basket, each having its lower end directed laterally, as at 3 and 4, respectively, with their said laterally-directed ends connected bya cross-piece 5, the upper ends of the side bars 1 and 2 being connected by a cross-piece 1 6, from which fatter and directly over the side bars are projections 7 and 8, which prothe reference characment of the basket upon the hinge-pintles 24 front of f and 25.

pit 28, having hinge-'pintlee29 and 30, arranged upon the wall 22 of the fireplace be neath and in alinement with the aforesaid hinge-pintles 24 and 25 the lower hinge-pintles 29 and 30 being designed for the rece tion' of the hinge members 31 and 32 of t e ect over and in spaced relation to the memash-pit door .33, whereby the latter may be bers 3 and 4. Formed upon the side bars 1 swung outwardly from the ash-pit 28. The and 2 between the projections 7' and 8 and. end of the gate, closure, or door 33 at its end the members 3 and 4, respectively, are other projections '9 and 10, the projections 7 and 9 having perforations "11 and 12, respectively,

I opposite to the end perforated ears are inwardly-directed each proand 35, designedfor upon which the aforesaid formed .is provided with engagement with the up Beneath the fuel-basket isg 'ihe usual ash- I upper and lower hooks 34."?

per and lower projections 36 and 37 ,-formed-- 11 on'=tlie=inner face of" the well 2I',,whemby' t e ash-pit closure 33 may be secured in looked position in the same manner as is the 5 fuel-basket.

As shown thed 'awing, the fuel-basket is entirely independent of the ash-pit door, and the said basket and door 'are'so monn that they may be swungt outwardl inde 1o endently' ofeaeh other, t esazid' fue basket ein located directly above the ash-pit door. hat is claimed j y The combination-with a fireplace includin sidewalls, of a. fuel-basket hinged to oneo l 5 said walls for outward swinging-movement,

and an esh-pitdoor hinged to the same wall" and directly beneath thefront portionof the fiiel-balsket; the said ash-pit door being entirely inde on per edge 0 the ash-pit door being designed tote r with the 'lowerforward edge of the fuel-basket when the fuel-basket 81nd door enclosed.

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

G ORGE Ml SMI'I-Hi:

- GEGL PETTYI' Witnesses-z JFWQBQHANAN, W. A. CASH.

dent of the fuel hasket, the up-

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