IMPROVED CINDER SIFTING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH PAN CLOSET
Year: 1885

page_text: I, JOSEPH DEVEY, of the Ashes, Great Brickkiln Street, Wolverhampton in the
County of Stafford, bicycle and tricycle manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for IMPROVED CINDER SIFTING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH PAN
CLOSET, to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct an improved cinder sifting apparatus
applicable to a pan closet, and which may be operated so that the fine or small
ashes or cinders are precipitated into the pan, and larger cinders kept back so as
to be used as fuel.
The apparatus constructed according to this invention consists of a hopper or
case to be fixed at the back or side of the closet, and a sifter to be carried in the
hopper.
The hopper is fixed to the outer face of the back or side wall of the closet, and is
constructed, preferably, with its outer face slanting downwards towards the pan,
and such face is continued within the closet as far as may be necessary to deliver
the fine or small cinders into the pan, and this continued part is curved in
transverse section, if necessary to suit the description of pan employed, or has
flanges or sides standing up at the edges thereof.
The sifter is formed to fit easily within the hopper from front to back thereof,
and is shorter than the hopper endways so as to permit of a considerable endway
movement within the hopper. The lower part of the sifter is of course perforated,
or otherwise formed to pass the fine cinders whilst retaining the rough. Arms,
one of which and preferably both, are constructed as handles, are formed to project
one from each end of the top of the sifter so as to rest upon the top of the hopper
when the sifter is placed therein, and the sifter is moved end ways within the
hopper by one or both of these arms to sift into the pan the fine or small cinders
from the cinders which have been previously fed into the sifter. The sifter is
removed from the hopper to empty out the larger cinders remaining after the
sifting of the fine therefrom.
The hopper is, preferably, provided with a lid to prevent the escape of effluvia,
and this lid may of course be locked or otherwise securely fixed, if desired, to
prevent its being opened mischievously.

page_text: Improved Cinder Sifting Apparatus for Use with Pan Closet.
I, JOSEPH DEVEY, of The Ashes, Great Brickkiln Street, Wolverhampton in
the County of Stafford, bicycle and tricycle manufacturer, 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
reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference
'marked thereon (that is to say) :-
The object of this invention is to construct an improved cinder sifting apparatus
for use with a pan closet, and which may be operated so that the fine or small
ashes or cinders are precipitated on to the night-soil in the pan so as to reduce the
escape of effluvium therefrom, and larger cinders kept back so as to be used as
fuel.
Apparatus constructed according to this invention, for the purpose above-
described, consists of a hopper or case to be fixed at the back or side of the closet,
and a sifter to be carried in the hopper.
The hopper is fixed to the outer face of the back or side wall of the closet, or is
built in such wall, and is constructed so as to deliver the fine or small cinders
from the sifter into the pan.
The sifter is formed to fit easily within the hopper from front to back thereof,
and is shorter than the interior of the hopper endways, on plan, so as to permit of
a considerable endway movement within the hopper. The lower part of the
sifter is, of course, perforated or otherwise formed to pass the fine cinders whilst
retaining the rough. Arms, one of which, and preferably both, are constructed as
handles, are formed to project one from each end of the top of the sifter so as
to rest upon the top of the hopper when the sifter is placed therein, and the sifter
is moved end ways within the hopper, by one or both of these arms, to sift into
the pau the fine or small cinders from the cinders which have been previously
fed into the sifter. The sifter is removed from the hopper to empty out the
larger cinders remaining after the sifting of the fine therefrom.
This invention will be clearly understood on reference to the drawings herewith,
of which figure 1 is a vertical section through a closet seat, and night-soil pan,
shewing my cinder sifting apparatus in relation thereto. Figure 2 is a plan of
figure 1, with the seat removed. Figure 3 is a detached plan, and figure 4 a
detached end elevation, of the sifter. The same letters of reference occurring upon
different views indicate corresponding parts. A is the seat, and B the riser with
the usual door. formed therein for the removal and replacement of the night-soil
pan. C is the back wall of the closet, D the night-soil pan, E the hopper, and F
the sifter. The hopper E may be of sheet metal galvanized, or of cast iron, or any
suitable material, and is shewn as provided with an exterior flange or plate a
fixed to or cast therewith. The hopper may be fixed to the wall C by means of
pins through the flange, or it may be built into the wall, in which case the flange
may be dispensed with, if desired. The lower end of the hopper is in position to
deliver the fine cinders into the pan D. The sifter F may be of any material,
but preferably of sheet metal galvanized, and is shorter than the length of the

page_text: hopper on plan (see figure 2), and is provided with an arm b, forming a handle,
at each end. The sifter is supported from the top of the hopper by means of the
arms bb, which rest on the ends of the hopper. The lower part of the sifter is
perforated, as shewn, to act as a riddle. The cinders are fed into the sifter, which
is then shaken endways while within the hopper, by drawing the handles b b to
and fro endways as they rest on the hopper; and, for this purpose, each handle is
made of sufficient length to permit of its being grasped at the end in any position
of the sifter. After the fine cinders have been sifted out through the hopper into
the pan D, the sifter may be lifted out of the hopper and the larger cinders
remaining therein emptied out. One only of the arms b may be formed as a
handle, but it is preferred to grasp both the arms in shaking the sifter. c is a lid
hinged to the flange a so as to be capable of being closed down over the hopper
and sifter, to aid in preventing the escape of effluvia; and this lid may of course
be fitted with a hasp, so as to be locked, or otherwise securely fastened, if desired,
to prevent its being opened mischievously.
The cinder sifting apparatus is shewn as applied at the back of the closet, but it
may be applied at the side, if preferred or found more convenient.
The pan D is shewn rectangular on plan, but a round, oval, or any conveniently
shaped pan may be employed, providing that, in such case, the lower part or shoot
of the hopper is shaped to suit the shape of the pan, so as to properly deliver the
fine cinders on to the night-soil contained therein.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The improved cinder sifting apparatus for use with a pan closet, substantially
as described and shewn and for the purpose set forth.
2. In a cinder-sifting apparatus for use with a pan closet, a cinder sifter carried
within a hopper so as to be capable of a reciprocating movement therein for
the purpose of sifting the cinders contained within such sifter, substantially as
described and shewn.
3. In a cinder-sifting apparatus for use with a pan closet, the employment of
a hopper having its mouth or upper end carried to the exterior of the closet, so
that the operation of supplying and sifting the cinders may be conducted from the
outside of the closet, substantially as described and shewn.
4. The combination, for use with a pan closet, of the cinder-sifter F with the
hopper E, substantially as described and shewn, and for the purpose set forth.
5. In a cinder-sifting apparatus, for use with a pan closet, the combination of
the sifter F and arms bb, substantially as described and shewn, and for the
purpose set forth.
Dated this thirty-first day of October 1885