Improvements in and connected with Street Orderly Bins.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Oct., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Street Orderly Bins.
I, ROBERT HENRY READ, of The Cadogan Ironworks, Lots Road, Chelsea,
in the County of London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
The objects of this invention are to enable street orderly bins to be more
easily and quickly emptied than those of the ordinary construction and to
prevent the contents thereof from becoming scattered over the surface of the
roadway whilst being emptied.
Now according to this invention I construct street orderly bins in the form
of a column or pillar containing a receptacle for street sweepings which recep-
tacle may be removed bodily from the column when it is necessary to empty it.
The said receptacle consists of a cylinder of metal preferably sheet iron or
steel open at the top and provided with suitable handles for lifting and carry-
ing the same.
The column or pillar which is placed on the pavement inside the curbing
or in any other convenient position is made of cast iron or of any other suitable
material and consists of a shaft a capital and a base the latter of which may if
required form a receptacle for gravel or shingle in the usual way.
The capital is of any suitable size and shape and is fitted with a lid or cover
preferably made to slide back into the capital when opened.
The shaft is made in the form of a semi-cylinder having the open part
towards the street the bottom of the said semi-cylinder being circular and
forming the top of the receptacle for gravel when such receptacle is used.
A suitable pivot is fitted in the bottom of the semi-cylinder which pivot
projets upwards and supports a similar semi-cylinder which is of a smaller
diameter than the said. shaft so as to revolve therein.
A spider frame is fitted to the top of the shaft which is fitted with a suitable
socket to receive a. pivot secured in the top of the rotating semi-cylinder.
The socket on the spider frame and the socket on the bottom of the rotating
semi-cylinder point downwards so as to prevent any dust or dirt from entering
and causing undue friction between the sockets and the pivots.
The rotating semi-cylinder is provided on one edge with a bead or other
projection which prevents the said semi-cylinder from making more than half
a revolution.
When in use the refuse receptacle is placed open end upwards on the bottom
of the smaller semi-cylinder which is then rotated until the bead or projection
thereon comes in contact with the edge of the shaft the open side of the revolv-
ing semi-cylinder being towards the solid part of the shaft hiding the receptacle
from view.
The rotating semi-cylinder is held in the closed position by any suitable
means such as a lock or catch or a projection may be formed thereon which
engages with a depression in the bottom of the shaft when the front of the
bin is closed, the râid device for securing the rotating portion of the apparatus

page_text: being so constructed as to enable it to be easily released by means of a push
from a shovel or the handle of a broom.
To prevent street sweepings from falling between the shaft and the removable
receptacle. I form a flange with a groove or recess on its underside at the top
of the shaft and I form a projecting ring or spigot at the top of the revolving
semi-cylinder which ring or spigot rotates in the socket or recess on the under-
side of the said flange.
The top of the revolving semi-cylinder is a spider frame to allow the street
sweepings to fall into the receptacle and the capital may be fitted with a
conical hopper to guide the said sweepings to the centre of the said frame.
When the bin is to be emptied the semi-cylinder covering the open front of
the shaft is rotated and the receptacle removed the contents emptied into a cart
or wagon and the empty receptacle replaced without making any dust or spill-
ing the contents on the roadway.
In some cases the lid or cover of the capital may be made to revolve instead
of slide and the receptacle for gravel may if required be constructed and worked
in a similar manner to that for street sweepings.
The bottom of the shaft which supports the lower pivot may be a spider
frame to allow any dirt or refuse which may find its way between the two
semi-cylinders to fall into the receptacle for gravel.
Dated this Third day of October 1899.
T. E. HALFORD,
82, Mark Lane, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
In provements in and connected with Street Orderly Bins.
I, ROBERT HENRY READ, of The Cadogan Ironworks, Lots Road, Chelsea,
in the County of London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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The objects of this invention are to enable street orderly bins to be more
casily and quickly emptied than those of the ordinary construction and to
prevent the contents thereof from becoming scattered over the surface of the
roadway while being emptied.
Now according to this invention I construct street orderly bins in the form
of a column or pillar containing a receptacle for street sweepings which recep-
tacle may be removed from the column when it is necessary to empty it.
The said receptacle consists of a metal bucket preferably of sheet iron or
steel open at the top and provided with one or more suitable handles for lifting
and carrying the same.
The column or pillar which is placed on the pavement inside the curbing
or in any other convenient position is made of cast iron or of any other suitable
material and consists of a shaft a capital and a base the latter of which may if
required form a receptacle for gravel or shingle in the usual way.
The capital is of any suitable size and shape and is fitted with a lid or cover
preferably made to slide back into the capital when opened.
The shaft is made in the form of a semi-cylinder having the open part
towards the street the bottom of the said semi-cylinder being circular and
forming the top of the receptacle for gravel or shingle when such receptacle
is used.
A suitable pivot is fitted in the bottom of the shaft which pivot projects

page_text: upwards and supports a similar semi-cylinder which is of a smaller diameter
than the said shaft so as to revolve therein.
A spider frame is fitted to the top of the shaft which is fitted with a suitable
socket to receive a pivot secured in the top of the rotating semi-cylinder.
The socket on the spider frame and the socket on the bottom of the rotating
semi-cylinder point downwards so as to prevent any dirt or dust from entering
and causing undue friction between the sockets and the pivots
The rotating semi-cylinder is provided on one edge with a projection which
prevents the said semi-cylinder from making more than half a revolution.
After the refuse receptacle has been emptied it is placed open end upwards
on the bottom of the smaller semi-cylinder which is then rotated until the pro-
jection thereon comes in contact with the edge of the shaft the open side of
the revolving semi-cylinder being then towards the solid part of the shaft
hiding the receptacle from view.
The rotating semi-cylinder is held in the closed position by any suitable
means such as a lock or a catch or projection may be formed thereon which
engages with a depression in the bottom of the shaft or other suitable portion
of the bin when the front of the bin is closed the said device for securing the
rotating portion of the apparatus being so constructed as to enable it to be
easily released by means of a push from a shovel or the handle of a broom.
To prevent street sweepings from falling between the shaft and the removable
receptacle I form a flange with a groove or recess on its underside at the top.
of the shaft and I form a projecting ring or spigot at the top of the revolving
semi-cylinder which ring or spigot rotates in the socket or recess on the under-
side of the said flange.
The top of the revolving semi-cylinder is a spider frame to allow the street
sweepings to fall into the receptacle and the capital may be fitted with a
vertical hopper to guide the said sweepings towards the centre of the said
receptacle.
When the bin is to be emptied the semi-cylinder covering the open front of
the shaft is rotated and the receptacle removed the contents thereof emptied
into a cart or wagon and the empty receptacle replaced without causing any
dust or spilling the contents on the roadway.
In some cases the lid closing the aperture in the capital may be made to
revolve instead of slide and the receptacle for gravel or shingle may if required
be constructed and worked in a similar manner to that for street sweepings.
The bottom of the shaft which supports the lower pivot may be a spider frame
to allow any dirt or refuse which may find its way between the two semi-
cylinders to fall into the receptacle for gravel or shingle.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood I will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in
which:-
:-
Fig. 1 represents section of a street orderly bin constructed according to this
invention..
Fig. 2 is front elevation of same as it appears when ready to receive street
sweepings.
Fig. 3 is plan of same.
Fig. 4 is section of same on line A, B, Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 represents section of a modified form of street orderly bin also con-
structed according to this invention.
Fig. 6 is front elevation of same when ready to receive street sweepings
and the like.
Fig. 7 is plan of same.
Fig. 8 is section of same on line C, D, Fig. 5.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figs.
a is the receptacle for containing street refuse the said receptacle being
preferably in the form of a large galvanised iron or steel bucket fitted with

page_text: one or more suitable handles b. This receptacle is normally enclosed in the
bin proper which latter is made in the form of a column consisting of a shaft c
a base and a capital e the bin being preferably made of cast iron or it may
be made of any other suitable material.
The base d which may be of any suitable size and shape is provided with a
flange fat or near the bottom thereof and also with an aperture to enable
the said base to be used as a receptacle for sand gravel or shingle the said base
being sunk into the ground as usual the bottom of the aperture 9 being flush
with or slightly above the level of the pavement h.
and is provided with
(which is rotated by
it is desired to pre-
At the top of the base is a spider frame i which may be made integral with
the base d, or, if the base d and shaft c are made in one piece the spider frame i
may be bolted screwed or rivetted to the base d as shewn.
The capital e is bolted screwed or rivetted to the shaft
an aperture which aperture may be closed by the lid
means of the knob ) when the receptacle is full or when
vent refuse from being placed in the bin see Fig. 1.
The shaft is a semi-cylinder open towards the roadway and at the top
thereof is a spider frame m to receive the pivot n.
Inside the shaft is a semi-cylinder having a spider frame p at the top
thereof and a solid bottom g the said semi-cylinder rotating on the pivot r fixed
in the spider frame i and being guided at the top by the pivot n see Fig. 1.
The receptacle a rests on the bottom g of the semi-cylinder o.
The top of the semi-cylinder o is preferably made in the form of a hopper
as shewn by Fig. 1 the top of the shaft being also hopper shaped to prevent
any refuse from falling between the shaft c and the semi-cylinder o the shaft c
being further provided with a grooved flanges for the same purpose.
Normally the semi-cylinder is in the position shewn by Figs. 1 and 4 and
the receptacle a is hidden from view but when it is desired to empty the said
receptacle the semi-cylinder o is turned half a revolution into the position
shewn in dotted lines Fig. 4 and the receptacle a removed and the contents
emptied into a dust cart the empty receptacle is then replaced in the semi-
cylinder o which is finally restored to its normal position.
It is a catch to retain the semi-cylinder in its normal or closed position.
In the modification shewn by Figs. 5, 67 and 8 the semi-cylinder o and the
lid are made in one piece as shewn so that when the semi-cylinder is in its
normal position the apertures in the capital and lid coincide but when the
semi-cylinder is rotated to remove the receptacle a the aperture in the capital
is closed.
A piece of sheet metal u is secured to the capital to prevent the réfuse from
falling down into the semi-cylinder o.
The pivot n is secured in the lid k and the socket in which the said pivot
revolves is formed integral with the capital e the spider frames m and p being
dispensed with thus avoiding any obstruction to the fall of the street refuse
into the receptacle a.
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. A street orderly bin in the form of a pillar or column having a semi-
cylindrical hollow shaft, a semi-cylinder supported in suitable pivots adapted
to rotate in the said shaft, and a movable receptacle for street refuse placed
in the said semi-cylinder all substantially as herein before specified.
2. In a street orderly bin the combination of a column consisting of a base
forming a receptacle for sand gravel or shingle, a hollow semi-cylindrical shaft
having spider frames at each end thereof, a semi-cylinder supported on pivots
fixed in the said spider frames and adapted to revolve in the said shaft, a capital
at the top of the said shaft having an aperture therein capable of being closed

page_text: by a suitable lid and a receptacle for street refuse adapted to be placed and
retained in the said semi-cylinder all substantially as herein before specified.
3. In a street orderly bin in the form of a column or pillar having a semi-
cylindrical shaft, the semi-cylinder o having the lid closing the aperture in the
capital made in one piece with the semi-cylinder o substantially as described
and shewn by Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the accompanying drawings.
4. Street orderly bins constructed as shewn by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Third day of July 1900
T. E. HALFORD,
82, Mark Lane, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.