Improvements in Dust or Scavenging Carts
Year: 1895

page_text: Improvements in Dust or Scavenging Carts
LEHMANN SCHELLER, of Feonstrusse 53/54, Berlin, in the Empire of
Germany, Merchant, 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 dust or scavenging carts and 18 intended to 80 construct
them, that the dust fetched from dwellings, may be put on the cart without
causing any inconvenience by the spreading of the dust, that, further the attendants
may stand on the carts without having close contact with the chambers receiving
the dust, and, lastly, that the public may not be annoyed by the dust flying about,
nor by the sight of the contents of the cart
This improved cait is represented in the annexed drawings, in which Fig. 1 18 8
longitudinal view, Fig. 2 a rear view, Figs. 3 and 4 being a longitudinal and a cross
section respectively.
The interior of the cart which is closed all round is divided by cross walls A, A¹, A'
into several compartments said walls being provided with door like openings B
(Fig. 4), also with a cross brace or bat so as to form a joint or groove, into which
the dooi on board C is inserted and kept in place by a bolt E Above each of
these compartments there is an opening G. G. G. aanged in the top cover of said
cart, the length of which opening corresponds with the length of the compart-
ments A, each opening 15 covered with a wire netting of about 1″ mesh, and in
addition may be closed by folding boards F, F, F'.
For filling the cat, in the first place, the wall C is placed against that partition-
wall A which is farthest from the door M. Then a blind displaceably suspended
on two bars 1, is brought in front of the opening A, so that its lower end, weighted
with a round on bai sewed into it, assumes a position inside the first compartment
as represented for partition A' of the second compai tinent The top cover F of
the foremost compartiment being closed the attendants enter the cart through the
door M, and there empty the bucket, box, or the like, by tipping it up against
the blind H. These contents drop into the foremost compartment while a spreading
of the dust towards the outside is prevented by the blind H.
When this com-
partment is filled up to the upper edge of the cross wall C, the latter as well as
the blind His brought to the middle partition wall and after the middle partition has
also been filled up in like manner, the same operation is repeated with the last
compartment in which latter instance the attendant stands in the small square space
behind the doors M.
In order to picclude the least escape of dust there is another ourtain N attached
to the entrance door. P is a side door by means of which the unloading of the dust
on the dumping ground, is effected.
As a rule, the openings in the top cover are closed only before the loading of the
respective compartments is to start so that in the empty compartments good
ventilation is obtained. This ventilation is essential, as the foul air concentrated
in the cart, would be detrimental to the health of the attendants. I do not conflue
myself to making the openings in the partitions A, A', A', but may make the same
an the side walle of the cart.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what [
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1. A dust or scavenging cart having in its interior cross walls A A' A', and
provided with openings in said cross walls or its side walls,,said openings being
provided with curtains or flap covers H for operation as described.
2. A dust or scavenging cart having.inner cross walls A provided with door-like
openings, a plate C being inserted into the lower part of said openings, whereas the
upper part receives a curtain H, which latter is displaceably suspended from the
cover of said cart.
3. A dust or scavenging cart having in combination with the arrangements
described for receiving dust and the like a ventilation arrangement G in the cover,
of said cart, consisting of openings F equal in their length to the width of the
respective compartments covered by a wire netting and closed with folding boards
or covers.
,
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
18 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents for Applicant.