US541746A - Flue-stopper - Google Patents

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Z. T. HALL. PLUE STOBPEL (No Model.)

- No. 541,745. Patented June-25,1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT ,OFFICE.

ZAOHARY T.- HALL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLU E-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 541,746, dated. J une 25, 1895.

Applicationfiled June 6,1894. Serial No. 518,661. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ZAOHARY T. HALL, a ciiizen'of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of vided with a row of lips on its outer face, the

same being punched from said sheet of metal, and serving to hold the ornament on the stopper, said ornament being also solidly supported so that it cannot be broken through.

Figure 1 represents a face view of a fluestopper embodying my invention, one-half of the ornament thereof being removed. Fig. 2 represents a section thereof on line w as, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures. Referring to the drawings: A designates a flue stopper, and B designates the ornament thereon, the latter being generally a piece of paper with a print thereon, but to this I do not limit myself. The portion 0 of the stopper, which is within the peripheral rim D is integral with said rim, and forms a solid backing to support said ornament B, said portion sition.

being formed near said rim with lips E, which are so disposed that they encircle the ornament, and they are turned down or over the edge of said ornament, so as to embrace the same and hold it firmly and securely in po- The lips are punched or cut out of the metal of the portion 0, and the openings formed by the same are covered and concealed by the ornaments. loops Gr, through which a retaining hoop or band may be passed, but to this I do not limit myself.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 4 1. A flue stopper formed of a continuous sheet of metal, provided with a row of lips on its outer face, punched from said sheet, substantially as described. f

2. A flue stopper formed of acontinuous sheet of metal, provided with a row of lips on its outer face, punched from said. sheet of metal, and haviug'an ornament-piece engaging said lips, substantially as described.

ZAOHARY T. HALL.

Witnesses: q

J OHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, R. H. GRAESER.

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