Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 21st May, 1886.
Complete Left, 18th Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 18th Mar., 1887.
I JACOB SPEAR, of Fürth, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the construction of an improved receptacle suitable for use
in place of the usual paper basket.
In carrying out my invention the receptacle is made of any suitable shape in plan,
say for example hexagonal; the several sides are jointed or hinged together the
bottom of the receptacle is also hinged to one of the sides so that it can be moved
upwards. The receptacle can be made of any suitable material such as cardboard,
papier machè, wood or sheet metal, and can be painted or otherwise ornamented.
By this construction I provide a receptacle for waste paper and the like which when
in use is neater and more ornamental in appearance than the usual paper basket; and
when not in use or required to be stored or transported, the receptacle can be folded
up flai so as to occupy but small space.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I JACOB SPEAR, of Fürth, in the Kingdom of Bavaria, 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 :—
This invention relates to the construction of an improved receptacle suitable for use
in place of the usual waste paper basket.
In carrying out my invention the receptacle is made of any suitable shape in plan,
say for example hexagonal; the several sides are jointed or hinged together; the
bottom of the receptacle is also hinged to one of the sides so that it can be moved
upwards. The receptacle can be made of any suitable material such as cardboard,
papier maché, wood or sheet metal and can be painted or otherwise ornamented.
By this construction I provide a receptacle for waste paper and the like which, when
in use, is neater and more ornamental in appearance than the usual paper basket; and
when not in use or required to be stored or transported, the receptacle can be folded
up flat so as to occupy but small space.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1 is an elevation
and figure 2 a plan of a receptacle for waste paper and the like constructed according
to my invention the receptacle being shewn made of a hexagonal shape and opened
out ready for use; figure 3 is a vertical section on line A. B of figure 2 figure 4 is a
plan of the underside of figure 3 figure 5 is a plan of the receptacle when folded up
Hat for storage or transport drawn to a larger scale. Similar letters in all the figures
- represent similar parts.
u, a, represent the sides of the receptacle which is shown in the drawing of a
hexagonal shape in plan but which may be of any other suitable shape and made of
any suitable material such as those hereinbefore mentioned, and painted or otherwise
ornamented, are the hinges or joints connecting together the sides a, which
hinges or joints are advantageously made of a suitable fabric; e, is the bottom of the
receptacle which is also hinged at d, d, to one of the sides a, as clearly shewn in
figures 1 and so that it can be moved upwards as indicated by the dotted lines in
figure 3e, e, are fillets or ledges near the lower edges of the sides a, which fillets or
ledges serve to support the bottom c, when the receptacle is opened out for use as
shewn in figures 1 to 4.
In order to fold the receptacle up flat for the purposes hereinbefore referred to it is
only necessary to raise the bottom e, on its hinges d, d, when the sides a, being no
longer kept in their open position by the said bottom will collapse or fold up flat in
the position shewn in figure 5, the bottom e, by extending past the two pairs of inner
hinges then serving as a support to the latter and holding the receptacle rigidly in the
flat position shewn in figure 5.

page_text: It will be obvious that the receptacle being in the said position, if it be required for
use, by holding it in a vertical position and simply moving the two centre sides apart
from each other the bottom c, will fall into the fillets or ledges e, and will hold the
receptacle open.
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 receptacle for waste paper and the like consisting of a suitable number of sides
hinged or jointed together and a bottom hinged or jointed to one of the said sides in
such a manner that it can be moved upwards or inwards, substantially as and for the
purposes hereinbefore described.
2. The improved receptacle for waste paper and the like hereinbefore described and
represented in the accompanying drawing.