US794417A - Flat-iron heater. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JULY 11, 1905.

A. V. MANIAGHI.

FLAT IRON HEATER.

APPLICATION I'ILED DEO.20, 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

FLAT-IRON HEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 794,417, dated July 11, 1905. Application filed December 20, 1904. Berial No. 237,644.

To all whont it "Ml/y concern.-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER VANGELLI MANIACHI, of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flat-Iron Heaters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has been devised to provide an improved stove or apparatus by the medium of which irons for ironing clothing can be efficiently, economically, regularly, and cleanly heated.

In order that my invention may be the more easily understood, reference may be made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved stove in section. Fig. 2 is a plan of same with half in cross-section, while Fig. 3 shows the peculiar form of iron used in connection with the said stove and for which said iron Letters Patent of the United States of America have been applied for.

In the drawings, A represents a fire-box of cast-iron or similar stanch metal and having a funnel or chimney B for conveying the spent products of combustion from A and an ad justable damper B placed therein.

C is a feed-funnel provided with a lid C, hinged at C the whole being so arranged that fuel may, if it is desired, be supplied through funnel G into the fire-box A.

At the bottom of fire-box A is a capsizable circular grate D, which is free to be tilted upon spindles DD and provided with a handle D for operating same.

E is a circular Bunsen gas-burner, F being the gas-supply pipe thereto and provided with a stop-cock at F.

G represents lumps of clay and asbestos compounded together and arranged regularly but loosely in the fire-box A.

H is an inlet-pipe for the supply of liquid fuel, such as hydrocarbon oil or spirit, and terminating in any suitable distributing-nozzle placed in the body of Gr and near the bottom of same. The inlet liquid-fuel pipe H is controlled by a stop-cock at H.

I is a circular standard upon which the firebox A is set and may be provided in its interior with an ash-plate J ,.upon which dust and ashes may collect in accordance with the kind of fuel employed in heating the fire-box A.

Surrounding the lire-box A, and with a space between same, is a cylinder K, terminating at its top in a stanch metal ring L, the cylinder K having a number of slots K cut away at regular intervals around its top, said slots being of such dimensions as will permit the handle of the iron to be inserted and withdrawn from time to time.

M is a metal hood provided with one or more openings, as N. The hood M is provided with handles M, so that the said hood may be moved around in order that the opening N may be brought above the particular position where a fiat-iron is to be put or taken from.

O is the peculiarly-shaped flat-iron specially designed for working in conjunction with my improved stove. This iron 0 has a pointed or arched end O and has mounted upon it a handle P, said handle rising from a boss P and running parallel above the line of the iron O and terminating in a bifurcation P said bifurcation being formed to enable the hand and cloth of the operators to acquire a firm hold on the handle P during ironing operations.

R (see Figs. 1 and 2) represents flat pressure-springs preferably depending from L, where they are secured by rivets and exercise a pressure in the direction of the fire-box A. The function of each of these springs is of the greatest importance, inasmuch as-they enable flat-irons of diiferent sizes to be employed in the stove, for by their function the said flatirons O are always kept pressed close against the heated fire-box A. As it is an important necessity with operators when ironing different kinds of clothing to have irons of different thicknesses, the value of this spring is easily estimated, and it will be seen that without such spring the iron 0 would never be kept closely in contact with the fire-box A.

In operation my invention is as follows: Presume that the stove be sized for ten irons and that the whole ten are being used, some large and some smaller in dimensions. Heat is generated in the fire-box A either by the gas Bunsen arrangement playing its flame among the incombustible lumps G or by other fuel in the fire-box A. The latter becomes heated to a high degree. The flat-irons O, of varying sizes, are placed one by one in their respective positions, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the hood M being moved by the handles M, so that the opening N permits the handle P of each iron to be placed in its slot K. As each iron is dropped into its place its respective backing-spring R presses it forward and holds it against the heated fire-box A. The hood M is then moved around to the next slot K and another iron inserted and this operation repeated until all the irons have been put in their place. When it is desired to withdraw a heated iron for use, the operator brings the opening N of the hood M over such iron and then grasps the handle P of the iron withthe cloth and withdraws it from its position and moves the hood again around for a short distance, so that the opening at K is covered. The flat-iron 0 will then be found to be thoroughly heated and at the same time to be perfectly clean, there being no ashes, soot, or dirt of any description to affect the said iron. Reverting to the liquid-fuel pipe H this can be used to supply hydrocarbon liquid to maintain the combustion in the fire-box after the latter has been once made hot, and it will be seen that my stove can be heated either by fuel dropped down through the funnel 0 onto the fire-bars D or by a Bunsen burner or by liquid fuel being admitted through pipe H or by a combination of such two fuels.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-- 1. A flat-iron heater comprising a central heating-chamber, an outer concentric wall having its upper edge formed with gaps or recesses, acover, and springs secured to the outer wall below said recesses and adapted to press the flat-irons toward the heating-chamher.

2. A flat-iron heater comprising a central heating achamber, an outer concentric wall having its upper edge formed with gaps or recesses, a strengthening-band adjacent said recesses, a swiveled cover having an opening adapted to register with said gaps or recesses, and springs secured to the inside of said concentric'wall opposite said strengthening-band below said gaps or recesses, whereby flat irons suspended by means of their handles engaging said recesses will be pressed toward the heatlug-chamber.

In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.-

ALEXANDER VANGELLI MANIAOHI'.

Witnesses A. HARKER, F. SINCLAIR.-

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