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. In operating the furnace a' fire is first
built upon the grate 14, fuel being intro-
ducpd through the opening 15. A consid-
erable draft will be produced by the stack
5 25 which causes the heat units to circulate
in the furnace chamber in the general direc-
- tion of the duct 26, the rear end of the baffle
wall 19 being rounded to promote circula-
tion. The furnace is heated to the proper
to temperature, when the cover 9 is removed
and garbage and other waste matter intro-
duced through the opening 8. Owing'to the
forward curvature of the rear wall 3 the
matter falling thereon has a tendency to
15 work forward into the dished portion 10.
The smoke and gases are drawn across the
furnace and upward toward the draft open-
ing or duct 26. Sufficient heat is had in the
furnace to consume all gases and-smoke and
20 to rapidly incinerate the.garbage and waste
matter. All oils and liquids will be held in
the portion 10 until evaporated; while the
incinerated matter is raked onto the grate 11
at intervals.
25 . A certain portion of the garbage may be
used for fuel and for this purpose the ex-
tension grate 16 is provided so that a portion
of each deposit of garbage may be raked.
.thereonto if desired. The grates 20 may be
30 used for burning the garbage which may be
raked on the same and by opening the lower
door 24 sufficient oxygen is admitted to pro-
mote the combustion of the matter on the
grates 20.
35 It is obvious that most any condition en-
countered in the incineration of garbage and
other waste matter may be handled to the
best advantage in this furnace and further
that it may be operated at a minimum ex-
40 pense owing to its economic fuel arrange-
ments.
What I claim, is:
1. In a garbage burning furnace; a com-
bustion chamber having a base and front,
46 side and back walls rising from the base to-
.ether with an arch connecting the walls andtprovided with an opening whereby garbage
may be introduced into the chamber; a fire
box within the chamber in proximity to one
wall thereof; a baffle wall extending up- 50
ward from the base of the chamber adjacent
the fire box and also extending rearward
from the front wall, but terminating short
of the back wall of the chamber; a grate in
the fire box having an extension projecting 55
beyond the rear end of the baffle wall; and a
stack disposed adjacent the wall opposite
that adjacent the fire box, said stack having
communication with the chamber.
2. In a garbage burning furnace; a com- 60
bastion chamber having an .arched top pro-
vided with an opening for admitting gar-
bage; a base at the bottom of the chamber; a
fuel grate at one side of the chamber; a ver-
tical baffle wall extending rearward from 65
the front wall of the chamber and cooperat-
ing with the grate and its adjacent wall to
provide a fuel fire box; an extension fuel
grate projecting beyond the barfle wall; an
ash grate at the central front portion of the 70
base; auxiliary garbage grates at the side of
the chamber opposite to the fuel grates; a
retaining wall contiguous to the auxiliary
-grates; and an exterior stack having comii-
munication with the chamber through a duct 75
over the auxiliary grates.
3. In a garbage burning furnace; a .com-
bi'stion chamber having an arched roof pro-
.ided with an opening for admitting gar-
bage; .i base at the bottom of the chamber 80
having a dished portion into which the rear
W1ill of the chamber is merged; a fuel grate
it one side of the chamber, said chamber
having a draft duct at its opposite side; a
vertical baffle wall adjacent the fuel grate; 85
an auxiliary garbage gf'ate on the duct side
of the chamber; a retaining wall separating
the auxiliary grate from the (dished portion
of the base; and a stack (olinliun nicatioln with
which is had through the duct. 90
In testimony whereof I aflix my sigiiature.
JOi 'N W. SToKES.2
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Stokes, John W. Garbage Burning Furnace, patent, May 9, 1916; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth857824/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.