US962152A - Furnace attachment. - Google Patents

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C. R. KLINB. FURNACE ATTACHMENT. APPIZmATION FILED MAY 17, 1909.

Patnted June '21, 1910.

WITNESSES CHARLES R. KLINE, 0F BEECI-IWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA.

FURNACE ATTACHMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES R. KLINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beechwood, Cameron county, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Furnace Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for boilers, furnaces or the like and has for an object, to provide a novel means for disposing of the dust and fine ashes which accompany the cleaning-out of the ash pit of a boiler or furnace.

In boilers as heretofore constructed there has been no provision during the removal of ashes from the ash pit to prevent spreading of the ash dust throughout the boiler room and it is a frequent occurrence for this white dust to be carried by currents of air throughout the entire house settling on the carpets, furniture and the like. In my present invention, I have taken advantage of the natural draft of the heater to eliminate this nuisance, thereby maintaining the furnace room and other parts of the house entirely free of dirt and dust resulting from cleaning out the ashes.

It further consists of other novel features of construction, all as-will be hereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 represents a perspective of a furnace equipped with my invention. Fig. 2 represents a detail of one portion of my device.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a boiler 0r furnace of ordinary construction wherein the products of combustion are preferably directed to the chimney by way of a tortuous path and 2 designates an opening suitably located to communicate with a portion of this flue passage. It is well known that in operation of furnaces the chimney produces a strong draft throughout the flue passages of the boiler and therefore, if at any time the door to the said opening is open a strong suction toward the chimney occurs and tends to draw inwardly, dust and other floating particles exterior of the furnace casing. In my novel device, I take advantage of the draft produced adjacent the door to the said opening to draw therein the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 17, 1909.

Patented June 21, 1910.

Serial No. 496,484.

fine dust and small particles of ashes to prevent them from being spread throughout the rooms of the building.

3 designates a knuckle member here shown as cast integral with the casing of the heater and thereby forming a pivotal support for a shelf 4 which is provided with an extension arm 5 terminating in a depending stem 6 adapted to fit within the knuckle 3 and form a bearing by means of which the shelf may be swung from one position to another as .indicatecl in Fig. 1, in full and dotted lines. The shelf 4 is designed to support a receptacle for ashes and in the present instance, an ordinary coal scuttle 7 is disclosed supported upon the shelf 4 adjacent the opening 2. It will be noted that the knuckle 3 is so positioned upon the casing as to bring the top of the coal scuttle 7 or like receptacle to a point substantially at a level with the lower portion of the opening 2, whereby the inward suction quickly carries away dust and flying particles arising from the ashes deposited within the scuttle 7. Of course, it will be apparent that the knuckle 3 may, if desired, be riveted or secured by a bracket to any portion of the front of the furnace 1, as in many instances it may be desirable to attach the same to a furnace already in use.

13 designates a door suitably hinged at 14 to the furnace 1 and in the present instance above the opening 2 whereby when it is desired to make use of the draft for the purpose of removing dust, etc., the door 13 may be raised and form a cover above the shelf 4:.

In order to maintain the cover in open position, a chain 15 or the like is attached thereto and a link of which may be secured to any fixed portion of the furnace or a fixed point adjacent thereto.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a very novel device for the removal of ash dust and the like and in operation, the scuttle 7 is suitably positioned upon the shelf 4 which latter is swung into its position adjacent the opening 2. This door 13 is now opened to and held at a desired height by securing the chain 15 to a fixed point to maintain the cover in operative position. As the ashes are removed from the ash pit by way of the usual doors 16 they are deposited within the receptacle 7 and whatever dust arises during the operation is immediately sucked up the flue to the chimney. Furthermore, While I have described the shelf 4E as located adjacent a clean-out opening such location may not necessarily be restricted to such an opening as it is very clear that various connections might be made in a boiler or furnace with a flue for the purpose of forming a draft opening adjacent which my novel device could readily be located.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred by me, since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be un derstood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a device of the character described, a boiler casing having an opening in the side thereof, an arm pivotally mounted on said casing on one side of said opening, a shelf secured to said arm adapted to support an ash receptacle, a cover for said opening pivoted above the same for vertical swingmg movement and means by which the cover may be held at difierent elevations With respect to the support, said arm being adapted for lateral movement to variant positions beneath said cover when in its extended position whereby the receptacle is placed in adjusted position with respect to said cover.

CHARLES R. KLINE. lVitnesses:

ROBERT M. BARR, C. D. MGVAY.

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