Improvements in the Means of Fixing and Working Sieves to be Attached to Dust-bins or other Receptacles for Sifting Oinders or other Things.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1886
Complete Left, 4th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 4th Oct., 1887.
Improvements in the Means of Fixing and Working Sieves to be
Attached to Dust-bins or other Receptacles for Sifting Oinders
or other Things.
I WILLIAM SQUIRES CODNER of 380 Old Street London E.C. Merchant & Tank-
manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In fixing a sieve which can be of any shape with wood or metal rims to a dust-bin
or other receptacle, I attatch to the sieve two or more metal springs at some little
distance apart, to the tops of the springs, I attatch hooks, or the springs may be bent
into hooks or 1 can use metal hooks only. These hooks fit into sockets or clips on
the edges of dust bins or other receptacles in the case of using plain hooks, not
springs, I make the loop or socket sufficiently large to allow the sieve to move easily
forward and backward horizontally, or, I can dispense with hooks and fit on the edge
of the sieve metal studs or pins and in the side of the dust-bin or other receptacle:
make holes or cut slots through the rim to receive these studs or pins. On the
opposite side of the sieve to that on which the hooks or studs are attatched a handle is
fixed which extends outside the bin or other receptacle which handle works to and
fro in a horizontal slot cut in side of the bin or other receptacle below the rim. To
attatch my sieve, I place the hooks or studs into their places on the one side and the
handle drops through a vertical slot cut through the rim into the horizontal slot
before mentioned the handle can then be worked forward and backward in the hori-
zontal slot the hooks or studs on the opposite side to the handle allow the sieve
freedom of motion horizontally. I also claim the principle of making this sifting
arrangement adaptable to all existing dust-bins of any shape by fixing the sieve as
before described into a case without any bottom this case to fit on the top of any
dust-bin which can be done by means of a flange or pins put round the outside of
the case which will enable it to rest on the rim of the dust-bin-like a potato steamer
fits on a saucepan.
Tited this Second day of October 1886

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means of Fixing and Working Sieves to be
Attached to Dust Bins or other Receptacles for Sifting Cinders
or other Things.
I, WILLIAM SQUIRES CODNER, of 380 Old Street, London E.C. do hereby declare
the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OF FIXING, AND
WORKING SIEVES FOR SIFTING CINDERS, OR OTHER THINGS to be as follows. I do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to certain improvements in fixing sifters, principally to be
attached to dustbins, housemaids boxes, or other receptacles.
In carrying the invention into practice I use an ordinary shaped wire bottomed
sieve, which can be of any shape, with wood, or metal rims.
I attach to the sieve, two, or more metal springs, at a little distance apart, to the
tops of which springs I attach hooks, or the springs can be bent into the shape of a
hook, or I use metal hooks only; these hooks fit into sockets, or clips, which are fitted
on to the sides of the dustbin, box, or other receptacle.
Sometimes I use a metal hook or hooks only, with eyes fixed on the bins to receive
them; where two hooks are used, the eyes are extra large, to give the sieve freedom
of motion horizontally. I can also dispense with hooks, and fix a stud, or studs on
the side of sieve, in which case I have holes, or slots made in the side of the bins to
receive them, or I can attach by any means which will allow the sieve freedom of
motion horizontally.
On the opposite side of the sieve, to that on which the springs, hooks, or studs are
fixed, I fix a handle, long enough to extend beyond the edge of dust-bin, box, or other
receptacle, when the sieve is hooked, or fixed in its place.
On the opposite side of the bin, box, or other receptacle, to that on which the hooks,
or eyes are fixed, I cut a vertical slot, through the edge of bin, box, or other receptacle,
and at the bottom of the vertical slot, I cut a horizontal one i.e. which makes it into
an inverted shaped slot, in which the handle moves to, & fro, which may be seen on
reference to drawing.
Fig. 1. A. the round bin. D. the sieve. E. the horizontal, and vertical slots. F. the
handle fixed on sieve. C. where springs, or hooks are fixed.
Figs. 7. & 8. is a housemaids box.
To fix the sieve in its place, I put the springs, hooks, or studs, into their places, the
handle then drops through the vertical, into the horizontal slot, where it can easily be
moved to & fro for sifting.
With the object of adapting my principle to all existing bins, boxes, or other
receptacles of any shape, take a sieve as before described, & fit it into a rim, or case
without bottom, on which I throw a flange all around, which allows the case to rest
on the top edge of bin, box or other receptacle, i.e. like a potatoe steamer fits onto a
saucepan, or pins could be used instead of a flange. See drawing.

page_text: Fig. 3 B. the round rim or case. G. the flange. C. the springs. D. the handle.
Fig. 4. represents a square case.
Figs. 5.& 6. the way in which the rims, or cases fit on bins &c.
I find it generally most convenient to fit this description of sifter with two
springs. See Fig. 3. & 4. 6. & instead of using clips, or eyes to hold the springs,
I make the springs a fixture and on the handle side of rim to have no vertical slot,
but simply a horizontal one. Fig. 3. H.
The sieve does not require to be removed from the case, or rim as the whole is
lifted off the bin &c. Figs. 5. & 6.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:-
The principle of fixing sieves in bins, boxes, or other receptacles by means of
springs, or hooks on one side, and a handle working in a horizontal slot on the other,
and also the principle of fixing these sieves into rims, or cases so that they may be
placed on any make, or description of bin, box, or other receptacle, which will be seen
by reference to the accompanying drawings.