Improved Dust Pan.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1890...
Complete Specification Left, 21st Feb., 1891-Accepted, 21st Mar., 1891
TRUYIDIUNAL DITUITA
Improved Dust Pan.
I, JOHN PITT BAYLY, of 18, Fulham Place, Paddington, in the County of
London, Patent Agent, (a communication to me from abroad. by Gustavus Cage, of
Greeley, Colorado, U.S.A., Inventor,) do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to provide a dust pan which will collect the dust
swept into it more effectively than those at present in use, inasmuch as it will not
allow the dust to penetrate beneath it, between the edge thereof and the floor.
To attain the object of this invention, the dust pan is constructed as heretofore of
a flat piece of metal bent up at three sides and united at its meeting edges. The
metal is however cut and shaped in such manner that when the edges are bent up
as aforedescribed, a piece of metal extends across the pan from side to side: said
piece of metal being a bent over portion of the back thereof. A. suitable socket is
vertically secured centrally up the back and between the lastnamed piece of
metal and the bottom of the pan. In this socket may be inserted a suitable handle.
The bottom of the pan is slightly curved from front to rear, where it is provided
with and supported at a suitable distance from the floor by two feet arranged at the
two corners. By means of these feet the front portion of the pan is inclined down-
wards into close contact with the floor.
Daha 1 SM – 1900
J. P. BAYLY,
Applicant.
.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Dust Pan.
I, JOHN PITT BAYLY, of 18, Fulham Place, Paddington, in the County of
London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a commu-
nication to me from abroad by Gustavus Cage, of Greeley, Colorado, U.S.A.,
Inventor,) to be as follows:-
:
My invention is in the nature of an improvement on my United States Patent,
No. 389,921, dated September 25, 1888, and has for its object to produce a dust-
pan which shall be serviceable and durable, of simple and inexpensive construction,
which will, when in operation, rest upon the floor without being held in place by
the hand or foot of the operator, that can be handled and moved about from place
to place without stooping, the same being constructed on an improved plan, securing
great economy in material and labour, and having increased strength, rigidity, and
other advantages not embodied in any former Patents.
My improved dust pan is constructed as fully set forth and described in the
following Specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,
wherein―
Fig. 1 is a perspective rear and side view of my improved pan.
Fig. 2 is-a perspective view showing. the front and interior of the pan.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank of metal or other material used to form the
bottom, back, and hood or partial roof of the pan.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of said blank after being folded as hereinafter
described; and
Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of the two like blanks used to form the sides of the
pan, and the feet to support the same at its rear corners.

page_text: The method of constructing the pan is as follows: The blank A, Fig. 3, is
divided into the parts a, b, c, and d by the lines fg, hi, and k 1. The relative pro-
portions of said parts may be slightly varied, if desired, according to the exact
style of pan to be produced. A circular aperture e is then punched or cut in the
part e midway between the side edges of the blank A, and near the line hi. The
blank A is then bent or struck up on the lines fg, hi, and 1, in such manner
that the part will be at a right angle with the part a, the part cat about a right
angle to the part b, and the part at a right angle to the part c, and the whole
blank will then assume the form shown in Fig. 4. The two like blanks B, each of
which has a body portion n and the projection a, are then applied one upon each
side to said folded blank A to form the sides of the pan, being soldered or otherwise
united along their edges to the corresponding edges of the blank A, folding all the
parts of said blanks, being of the requisite dimensions, respectively. The ends of
the part are secured to the sides n and form a supporting-rib or brace for the
hood c.
The projections o of the two blanks B are then bent around at a right
angle on the dotted line, Fig. 5, at the rear corners of the pan and are secured to
the back b, thus forming feet to support the pan and tilt it slightly forward for use
when placed on the floor. A cylindrical tube m is then securely fitted to the
circular aperture e, its lower end being secured to the bottom a. It thus forms a
socket for the handle, and also a firm support for the hood c.
The socket being
interior to the pan and leaning slightly forward when the pan is in position for use
the weight of the handle and the centre of gravity are thrown forward and within
the pan, and a firm position upon the floor is secured. The hood e may be made so
as to project forward over the pan as far as desired, but not so far as to interfere
with the use of a broom. The described construction of the hood and socket gives
strength, rigidity, and consequent durability to the pan generally. If preferred the
socket may be of square, triangular, or other form. The handle may be of any
suitable material, length, and form, properly secured in the socket, or detachable.
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
1 claim is :--
1. The dust pan blank A. having the parts a, b, c, and d, and aperture e, and the
two blanks B, each having the body portion n, and the projections o, said blanks
being adapted to be used in combination with the tube m to form a dust pan, sub-
stantially as described.
2. An improved dust pan, having the bottom a, the back, the hood the sup-
porting rib d, the sides n, the feet o, and the socket m interior to the pan and
supporting said hood, substantially as described.
3. An improved dust pan constructed with blank A, having the parts a, b, c, d,
and aperture e, and the two like blanks B, each having the body portion n, and the
projection o, said blanks being bent and secured together, in combination with a
tube, and forming the bottom a, back b, hood c, supporting-ribs d, sides
feet o,
and socket m interior to the pan, substantially as described.
Dated this 21st day of February 1891.
n,
J. P. BAYLY,
Applicant.