Improvements in Dust Bags or Dust Pans, and in Supporting Frames and Handles therefor.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 12th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 8th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 3rd Apr., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dust Bags or Dust Pans, and in Supporting Frames
and Handles therefor.
I, DAVID HUNT, of 131 Newbury Street, Boston, County of Suffolk, State of
Massachusetts, United States of America, Physician, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to dust bags, and to supporting frames and handles therefor.
The supporting frame comprises essentially a top portion and two side portions, and
the handle is connected with the top portion at or near the middle, and when the
frame is used as a supporting-frame for a dust-bag the lower ends of the side portions
are connected by a strip which serves as a lip over which the dirt or dust is swept,
and a flexible bag will be attached to the frame and to this connected strip.
Owing to the irregularities of floors or the like, it is frequently very difficult to
collect the dirt or dust and it is one of the objects of this invention to so construct
the dust-bag that the lip or edge over which the dirt or dust is swept may he made to
conform to the irregularities in the floors or the like; and to this end the invention
consists in making the supporting-frame elastic or extensible and combining with it a
flexible lip or edge strip, which may be drawn and held taut by said elastic or
extensible frame, and thus made to conform to the irregularities, by pressure upon the
frame, such for instance as may be applied to the handle.
Such a flexible lip or edge strip may be made of canvas or other material having
along its front edge a metallic lip or binding, and said flexible strip may be connected
with the ends of the elastic supporting-frame, to be drawn and held taut by extending
said frame by pressure on the handle.
The handle consists of a block of wood, having grooved sides, and a wire embraces
it, which enters or lies in the grooves in the sides, and said wire is formed at one end
of the handle with an eye, and at the opposite end projects a short distance for
connection with the frame.
The handle consists essentially of a cylindrical or other shaped block formed at each
side with a longitudinal groove and a wire bent to embrace said block, said wire
being bent in such manner as to form an eye at the upper end of the block, and
parallel side portions which enter the side grooves in said block, as shown, and at the
lower end of the block said wire is made to project a short distance, converging
towards and entering a ferrule.
The handle, constructed in this or some equivalent manner, may be used for
various purposes, and is a cheap form or construction to produce, and very serviceable,
and it is therefore included as one of the features of my invention.
The frame is especially designed for use as the supporting-frame of the dust-bag
and it consists of a wire, bent into shape for this purpose and for simplicity the wire
which embraces the block of the handle may form a part of the frame-wire if
desired.
In such case one end of the wire is driven into the lower end of the block or
it may enter a suitable socket formed therein for security, it then passes through
the ferrule and is turned towards the right, then downward, then forward, then
upward substantially parallel with the downwardly projecting portion, then turned
to the left, substantially parallel with the portion extending to the right, then up
through the ferrule and along one side of the block, entering the groove therein,
thence looped to form the aforesaid eye, then down along the other side of the block
and through the ferrule or clamp, and then to the left, then downward, then inward,

page_text: then upward, then toward the right, then up through the ferrule its end being
driven into or entering a socket formed in the lower end of the block.
The two ends of the wire are thus firmly secured to the block.
The supporting-frame, thus constructed of wire, and bent may be utilized as a
frame for a dust-bag, such as that herein described wherein a flexible bag of canvas
or other suitable material has its front edge turned over and connected with
the frame.
Between the wires of the top and side portions of the frame hereinbefore
described suitable blocks of wood or other material are placed, they being formed
with side grooves or otherwise formed to receive the wires, and being also
preferably formed with a concaved recess upon the outer side.
There may be as many of these blocks as desired, and they may be disposed in any
desirable way.
A canvas or other flexible strip herein described as a belt, is passed entirely
around the supporting-frame thus formed, being held particularly by the blocks,
and this strip along the front edge thereof, between the lower ends of the side
portions of the frame, has attached to it a metal lip which may be applied as a
binding.
If this metal strip or binding is made of tin or brass it will be more or less
flexible.
This lip or binding may be made in inany different ways and applied to the
flexible strip in many different ways, all coming within the spirit and scope of my
invention.
The side portions of the supporting-frame project outwardly from the top portion,
the space between them gradually increasing towards their lower ends, and when the
supporting-frame is resting on the floor, and pressure applied upon the handle, the
lower ends of these side portions will separate, and draw the belt or strip between
them, taut, and the flexible strip will then conform to the irregularities of the floor.
The concaved formations in the blocks gives to the flexible strip a corresponding
transverse curvature, which when drawn taut throws the metallic edge downward.
A flexible bag is or may be attached to the canvas strip or to the frame in any
desirable way, and furthermore a metallic or other pan may be hinged or otherwise
attached to the rear edge of the strip or to the frame.
I do not desire to limit my invention to the particular way herein described of
constructing or of attaching the strip to the frame, as my invention broadly
comprehends the combination of a flexible strip and an elastic or extensible frame.
While that portion of the belt between the lower ends of the side portions
which carries the metallic edge may be made of canvas, leather or other flexible
material, the remaining portion of the belt enclosing the frame may consist of
wire, or of any lacing material.
Dated this 12th day of May 1896.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Dust Bags or Dust Pans, and in Supporting Frames
and Handles therefor.
I, DAVID HUNT, of 131 Newbury Street, Boston, County of Suffolk, State of
Massachusetts, United States of America, Physician, 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 dust bags, and to supporting frames and handles therefor.

page_text: The supporting frame comprises essentially a top portion and two side portions,
nd the handle is connected with the top portion at or near the middle, and when the
rame is used as a supporting-frame for a dust-bag the lower ends of the side
portions are connected by a strip which serves as a lip over which the dirt or
lust is swept, and a flexible bag will be attached to the frame and to this connected
trip.
Owing to the irregularities of floors, or the like, it is frequently very difficult
o collect the dirt or dust and it is one of the objects of this invention to so
construct the dust-bag that the lip or edge over which the dirt or dust is swept
may be made to conform to the irregularities in the floors or the like; and to this
end the invention consists in making the supporting-frame elastic or extensible and
combining with it a flexible lip or edge strip, which may be drawn and. held taut
by said elastic or extensible frame, and thus made to conform to the irregularities, by
pressure upon the frame, such for instance as may be applied to the handle.
Such a flexible lip or edge strip may be made of canvas or other material having
along its front edge a metallic lip or binding, and said flexible strip may be connected
with the ends of the elastic supporting-frame, to be drawn and held taut by extending
said frame by pressure on the handle.
The handle consists of a block of wood, having grooved sides, and a wire embraces
it, which enters or lies in the grooves in the sides, and said wire is formed at one end
of the handle with an eye, and at the opposite end projects a short distance for
connection with the frame.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1, shows in front elevation a dust-bag embodying this invention;
Figure 2, is a side elevation of the dust-bag shown in Figure 1.
Figure 3 a perspective view of a portion of the frame and flexible edge strip or lip
applied thereto.
Figure 4,
cross section of the flexible edge strip or lip taken on the dotted
line -x of Figure 1.
Figure 5, a cross section of one of the blocks forming a part of the elastic
supporting-frame.
Figure 6, a perspective view of the supporting-frame adapted for a dust-pan.
The handle consists essentially of a cylindrical or other shaped block a, formed
at each side with a longitudinal groove a', and a wire bent to embrace said block.
said wire being bent in such manner as to form an eye at the upper end of the
block, and parallel side portions 6' which enter the side grooves a¹ in said block,
as shown, and at the lower end of the block said wire is made to project a short
distance, converging towards and entering a ferrule.
The handle, constructed in this or some equivalent manner, may be used for
various purposes, and is a cheap form or construction to produce, and very
serviceable, and it is therefore included as one of the features of my invention.
The frame shown in Figures 1 and 6, is especially designed for use as the
supporting-frame of the dust-bag herein shown, and it consists of a wire, bent into
shape for this purpose and for simplicity the wire which embraces the block a of the
handle may form a part of the frame-wire if desired, as shown.
In such case one end of the wire, as at 2, is driven into the lower end of the
block a, or it may enter a suitable socket formed therein for security, it then
passes through the ferrule c and is turned towards the right, as at 3, then downward
as at 4, then forward as at 5, then upward as at 6; substantially parallel with the
downwardly projecting portion 4, then turned to the left as at 7, substantially parallel
with the portion 3, then up through the ferrule c and along one side of the block a.
entering the groove a¹ therein, then looped to form the aforesaid eye b, then down
along the other side of the block a and through the ferrule or clamp c, and then to
the left, as at 9, then downward, as at 10, then inward, as at 12, then upward as
at 13, then toward the right, as at 14, then up through the ferrule c its end 15 being
driven into or entering a socket formed in the lower end of the block a.
The two ends of the wire are thus firmly secured to the block a.

page_text: The supporting-frame, thus constructed of wire, and bent as shown may be
utilized as a frame for a dust-bag, such for instance as that shown in Figures 1
and 2, wherein a flexible bag e of canvas or other suitable material has its front
edge turned over and connected with the frame.
Between the wires of the top and side portions of the frame shown in Figures 1
and 6, suitable blocks h of wood or other material are placed, they being formed
with side grooves or otherwise formed to receive the wires, and being also preferably
formed with a concaved recess upon the outer side.
There may be as many of these blocks h as desired, and they may be disposed in
any desirable way.
A canvas or other flexible strip i, herein shown as a belt, is passed entirely around
the supporting-frame thus formed, being held particularly by the blocks, and this
strip along the front edge thereof, between the lower ends of the side portions
of the frame, has attached to it a metal lip which may be applied as a binding.
If this metal strip or binding is made of tin or brass it will be more or less
flexible.
This lip or binding may be made, and applied to the flexible strip in many different
ways, all coming within the spirit and scope of
my invention.
The side portions of the supporting-frame project outwardly from the top portion,
the space between them gradually increasing towards their lower ends, and when the
supporting frame is resting on the floor, and pressure applied upon the handle,
the lower ends of these side portions will separate, and draw the belt or strip i
between them, taut, as shown by dotted lines Figure 1, and the flexible strip will
then conform to the irregularities of the floor.
The concaved formations in the blocks gives to the flexible strip i a corresponding
transverse curvature, which when drawn taut throws the metallic edge downward,
as shown in Figure 4.
A 'flexible bag e is or may be attached to the canvas strip or to the frame
in any desirable way, and furthermore a metallic or other pan may be hinged or
otherwise attached to the rear edge of the strip or to the frame.
I do not desire to limit my invention to the particular way herein described of
constructing or of attaching the strip to the frame, as my invention broadly
comprehends the combination of a flexible strip and an elastic or extensible frame.
While that portion of the belt between the lower ends of the side portions
which carries the metallic edge may be made of canvas, leather or other flexible
material, the remaining portion of the belt enclosing the frame may consist of wire,
or of any lacing material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The dust-bag or dust-pan herein described, having an extensible supporting-
frame and a flexible lip or edge strip connected thereto, and adapted to be drawn
and held taut by extending said supporting-frame, substantially as described.
2. The dust-bag or dust-pan herein described, having an elastic supporting-frame,
and a flexible lip or edge strip connected thereto, and curved longitudinally, and
adapted to be straightened out by extending said frame, substantially as described.
3. The elastic supporting-frame comprising a top portion and two outwardly
projecting side portions, a handle attached to the top portion, and a flexible lip or
edge strip connected with said frame and adapted to be drawn and held taut
between the lower ends of the side portions by pressure upon the frame, substantially
as described..
4. The extensible supporting-frame, comprising a top portion and two outwardly
projecting side portions, a handle attached to the top portion, and a flexible lip or
edge strip consisting of a metallic edge, and a belt to which it is applied, said strip
being supported upon said frame and adapted to be drawn to conform to
irregularities by pressure upon the frame, substantially as described.

page_text: 5. The extensible supporting-frame comprising a top portion and two outwardly
projecting side portions, a handle attached to the top portion, and a belt encircling
the frame, and having a metallic edge between the lower ends of the side portions,
and a flexible bag attached to said belt, substantially as described.
6. The supporting-frame and attached handle herein described, consisting of the
block a, socketed at one end and having grooved sides, a wire bent to form a
supporting-frame and to enter the grooves in the sides of the block a, the ends of
said wire entering the socket in said block a and being thereby secured, substantially
as described.
7. The supporting-frame and attached handle herein described, consisting of the
block a, socketed at one end and having grooved sides, a wire bent to form a
supporting-frame and to enter the grooves in the sides of the block a, and also to form
an eye at the outer end of the block a, substantially as described.
8. The supporting-frame and attached handle herein described, consisting of the
block a, socketed at one end and having grooved sides, a wire bent to form a
supporting frame and to enter the grooves in the sides of the block a, the ends of
said wire entering the socket in said block a, and being thereby secured, and a
ferrule or clamp near the lower end of the block a through which the wire passes
back and forth, substantially as described.
9. The handle consisting of the block a having grooved sides, and the wire
embracing it, entering the grooves in its sides, and formed at one end with an
eye, and projecting a short distance beyond the block at the opposite end for
connection with a frame, substantially as described.
10. The handle consisting of the block a, having grooved sides, and a wire
adapted to enter said side grooves, and forined at one end with an eye, substantially
as described.
Dated this 8th day of February 1897
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.