An Improved Pail or Receptacle for House and other Refuse.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 11th. Nov., 1895-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Pail or Receptacle for House and other Refuse.
I, MARTIN WITT of Neumünster in the Empire of Germany, City Architect,
do hereby declare the nature of the said invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The object of this invention is to provide a portable pail or receptacle of simple
construction with a hermetically closing lid or cover, suitable for the purpose of
receiving and removing foccal matter, house refuse and the like, cheaply and
conveniently and with freedom from emell while being conveyed from place to
place, even in open wagons or other vehicles.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is an elevation of a portable pail or
receptacle constructed in accordance with the invention, with the cover or lid
removed, and Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the same with the cover or lid in
place.
The pail or receptacle A is constructed of strong sheet iron, preferably of a
conical form to facilitate emptying, and strengthened at its lower end when
necessary by a strong outside iron ring a. The upper end or top of the pail is
provided with a narrow flange b which stands above the angle iron ring e rivetted
to the body of the pail A so that on the one hand the rim or fillet 6 prevents the
angle iron ring a from being drawn off the pail, and on the other hand the angle
iron ring e protects the flange or fillet b and the pail A from being bent out of
shape.
The angle iron c moreover serves as a continuous support running round the pail
for the claws of the cross bar i to bear against, so that the said cross bar only
requires to be put in position as shown in Figure 2 and it can then be immediately
screwed fast without difficulty. Projecting eyes, lags, etcetera which have heretofore
been used as supporting and holding points for the cover, and which on emptying
the pail become dirtied and are very difficult to clean, are entirely avoided by the
use of the angle iron ring. The pail may be provided with handles m for
convenience of carrying it. The cover, which is stiffened by means of a rib g
consists of the upper curved or corrugated iron plate f, a ring h of any suitable
jointing material, and the lower flat iron plate d. These three parts are so
connected together that the jointing ring his held by the plates d and f. The
jointing-up or closing of the pail or receptacle is effected in the following.
manner :
When the cover is put on, the cross bar i is simply pushed on so that its claws
take under the angle iron ring c, and the screw is then tightened up.. By the
pressure of the screw k the claws of the cross bar i are pressed against the under-
side of the angle iron ring c and at the same time the jointing ring of the cover
is pressed on to the flange or fillet b. The very small bearing surface presented by
this flange or fillet for the jointing ring to bear against enables the necessary
pressure for producing an absolutely safe and hermetic joint to be imparted by the
Lightening-up of the screw with a minimum of power and in a very short space
of time.
An uniform distribution of pressure is effected by the elastic cover, the upper
corrugated and lower flat plates of which are so connected together that they form
an elastic construction adapted to resist the pressure of the screw. The head of
the screw is provided with an oval ring, or loop which affords means for turning

page_text: the screw, and may be used as a means for carrying the closed pail instead of by the
handles m.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A portable pail or receptacle having an elastic cover dfg provided with suitable
jointing, material, h, a flange or fillet b on the upper end of the pail or receptacle
forming a comparatively narrow surface for the jointing material h to bear against,
and means consisting of a sorew k, of a cross bar i,, and an angle iron ring c for
pressing the cover on to the flange or fillet 6 in order to close the pail or receptacle,
hermetically, substantially as described.
Dated this 11th day of November 1895.