Improvements in and connected with Apparatus for Collecting Refuse.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th June, 1893-Accepted, 19th Aug., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Apparatus for Collecting
Refuse.
1, GUSTAV ADOLF SCHLOSKY, of Platz vor dem neuen Thor 1, Berlin, in
the German Empire, Director of the Sanitary Department, 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:-
According to this invention the transport of refuse takes place by means of
bags which, whilst being filled are suspended in specially constructed frames
and afterwards removed therefrom and placed on a vehicle for the purpose of
transport.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1-3 show the apparatus in perspective.
Fig. 1 shows the iron frame which serves for the reception of the bag to be
filled.
Fig. 2 shows a full bag and Fig. 3 an empty one suspended in the said frame.
As will be seen from Figs. 2 & 3, the section of the bag a, in this case square,
corresponds with the shape of the frame. The four corners of the bag which
correspond with the top corners of the frame are furnished with suspension
The bag
rings b', 6, 63, 64, and the two opposite sides thereof with handles e.
is tied up by means of a strong cord d and is made of ticking and lined interually
up to the rings b¹, b, b³, b, with asbestos, so that glowing ashes will not destroy the
bag or promote danger of fire.
The said frame (Fig. 1) consists of four posts f¹, f, ƒ³, f, the lower extremities
of which are connected together by means of the bottom plate g and the upper
extremities by means of stays h¹, h³, h³, h*.
The said bottom is arranged a short distance above the lower ends of the said posts
so as to form feet for the frame and permit water that might be present of freely
passing below the same.
The post of the frame may be diagonally thrown back, and is for this
purpose near its lower end furnished with a hinge k, whilst the adjoining stays h¹, h³,
are jointed to the posts f1, f³, the other ends thereof engaging eyes on the upper
ends of the post. If it is desired to throw back the post f the hooks of the
stays ',, are lifted out of the eyes on the post f and the latter thrown back
diagonally.
The knobs m', m³, m³, mt, on the top of the said posts serves to suspend the bag
by means of the rings 61, 62, 63, 64.
As will be seen from Fig. 3, a lid o is also arranged which is not fastened to the
frame but to the wall of the house and which serves to close the bag whilst in the
frame. The lid o is of such a size as to cause its edges to project from the frame
and bag.
The manipulation of the apparatus is as follows:-
The driver and attendent of the vehicle which serves for the transport of the
bags, throw back the over-hanging part of the bag (Fig. 3), tie the bag up, unhook
the same from the knobs of the posts by removing the rings therefrom, open the
frame by throwing back the corner post, lift out the full bag, close the frame
again and suspend an empty bag in position, as shown in Fig. 3. The full bag is
then carried to the vehicle and loaded thereon.
The empty bag suspended in the frame is then ready for re-filling and ordina ily
closed by the lid o

page_text: The whole manipulation is very simple and takes up but little time, any
possibility of fire is entirely excluded as required by law and the loading and
transport perfectly free from dust. Further no particular form of vehicle is
required as the bags may be transported by any kind of vehicle. Another
advantage is the convenient dividing of the refuse on fields or meadow.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim, is―
1st. A bag for the collection of refuse, consisting of a case a lined with fire-proof
inaterial and furnished with means ',,,, for suspension, Fig. 2, substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
2nd. A frame for the reception of a refuse bag, consisting of posts f¹ƒ³, f³, f,
a bottom g and stays h³, h2, h3, h4, one post f2 at least being adapted to be thrown
back, Fig. 1, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3rd. A frame for the reception of a refuse bag, consisting of posts ƒ³, ƒ³, ƒ³, ƒ^,
a bottom and stays h, h2, h3, h4, one of the posts f at least being adapted to be
thrown back by furnishing its lower eud with a hinge k and securing thereto the
adjoining stays 1, 2, removably, Fig. 1, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
4th. The combination of a refuse bag, Fig. 2, and a frame for the reception of
the latter, Fig. 1, the said bag being furnished with means b₁, b, b, b, for suspension,
which are secured to knobs m', m², m³, m², Fig. 3, substantially as and for the
purpose set forth.
5th. The combination of a refuse bag, Fig. 2, and a frame for the reception of the
latter, Fig. 1, the said bag being finished with means ', 62, 63, 64, for suspension
which are secured to the knobs m³, m³, m³, m³, Fig. 3, and a lid o adapted to cover
the upper end of the bag during the period of filling the same, substantially as and
for the same purpose set forth.
Dated this 27th day of June 1893.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.