Self Opening and Shutting Lid or Cover for Pails or similar Vessels.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th June, 1890-Accepted, 2nd Aug., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Self Opening and Shutting Lid or Cover for Pails or similar
Vessels.
JOHN SMITH of 21 Robinsons Terrace Deptford in the County of Kent Smith and
HENRY JOBLIN JORDAN of 68 Lucey Road, Bermondsey, in the County of Surrey,
Smith do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our Invention has for its object to construct a self opening and shutting lid or cover
which is intended to be attached to slop pails, pails or any other vessels.
In carrying out our Invention the pails or vessels is fitted with a bow-shaped handle
or any other suitable shaped handle, which is jointed to lugs, the lugs being fixed to
each side of pail or vessels; on the top of the pails or vessels is a hinged cover or lid
which is made to open by the leverage of the handle connected by wires lugs or
cranks, or springs of various shapes most suitable by coming in contact with the lid
or cover or being pressed by the handle, or the handle being moved from one side to
the other side, to open or shut the lid or cover as in Specification No. 843, 1888.
Dated this 29th day of August 1889.
JOHN SMITH.
HENRY JOBLIN JORDAN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Self Opening and Shutting Lid or Cover for Pails or similar
Vessels.
We, JOHN SMITH, of 21 Robinsons Terrace, Deptford, in the County of Kent,
Smith, and HENRY JOBLIN JORDAN, of 68 Lucey Road, Bermondsey, in the County
of Surrey, Smith, 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:-
cover,
Our invention has for its object to construct a self opening and shutting lid or
which is intended to be attached to slop pails, pails, or any similar vessels, for
the purpose of preventing the operator seeing the contents, before it is cast down into
the pan of a water closet, drain, sink, or the like.
For this purpose we provide a pail or vessel of any design or shape, or size, and on
the top of the pail or vessel is fitted a ear or lug on each side of the said top, by means
of rivets, screw-bolts or solder; and in the top part of each ear or lug, is inserted a
hole to attach the handle to by rivetting, hook, or centre pin, or by any other suitable
means.
In carrying out our invention, the aforesaid pail or vessel is fitted with a bow
shaped handle, or any other suitable shaped handle which is jointed to lugs, the lugs
being fixed to each side of the pail or vessel. On the top of the pail or vessel is a
hinged cover or lid, which is made to open by the leverage of the handle connected by
wires or lugs of various shapes, by coming in contact with the lid or cover, or being
pressed by the handle, or the handle being moved from one side to the other side,
opens or shuts the lid or cover.
The mode of opening a vessel constructed with this invention, is to pass the handle
from the opening side of the lid or cover, over to the fixed top to which the hinged
part is attached, thus passing the cover upwards by the handle pressing against the

page_text: various shaped wires, cranks or chains. The bandle getting its leverage against the
projecting piece of wire bent to any shape, which is attached to the lid by clips; thus
the lid becomes wide open, when the contents of the pail may be discharged.
The action of closing the lid is carried out by passing the handle back again to its
normal position when the lid or cover falls down, and also some of the various projecting
wires hereinafter contained.
And in order that our invention may be thoroughly understood, we now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof reference being had to letters and figures
marked thereon.
Figure 1, represents the elevation of the
paile is broken off. The handle a is in an
wire lever b, which works in the clips c, c.
to fall against when the vessel is placed in
contents.
apparatus with the lid closed, and the
upright position butting against the bent
A stop pin d is entended for the lever b
position to open the lid to discharge the
Figure 2, denotes the plan of the top of figure 1, with the lid hinged to the
portion which is bolted to the top of the pail. The ends of the lever bis provided
with scroll ends turned at at right angles to the clips, in order to obtain a purchase on
the cover h.
Figure 3, is the plan of the top of figure 4, with a small curved lever arm working
in a clip c, with the lid attached to f by the hinge g.
Figure 4, is the elevation of figure 3.
Figure 5, represents the elevation of the apparatus with the handle in an upright
position and attached to the lid by a chain i. The bolt or screw heads for fixing / to
the pail is described in this figure.
Figure 6, denotes the plan of the top of figure 5.
Figure 7, is a plan of the top of figure 8, with a flat sheet metal lever arm b rivetted
to the lid.
Figure 8, is an elevation of figure 7.
Figure 9, represents a plan of the top of the apparatus with the handle and lever in
its normal position. The handle is attached by a loop or eye at each end fitted on to
a centre pin, or button, or other device at the top on each side of the pail. In the
said eyes of the handle we insert the ends of the lever and twist the ends back and
across a portion of the lever at each side of the pail. The lever is attached to the lid
by means of an open V shaped clip ; turned upside down and rivetted to the
aforesaid lid.
Figure 10, denotes the plan of the top with two hinged covers hinged in the centre
beneath the handle, the handle in this case will be in an upright position.
Figure 11, is a view of the pail figure 8, with the lid open to discharge the
contents.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration only, and
that the shapes, materials, and proportions of the various parts may be varied in many
ways within the scope of our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :
1. The combination of the apparatus constructed to any pail or vessel, to open the
lid h, by means of the handle a, and the lever b, for the purpose of discharging
objectionable matter, without the operator observing the same, substantially as herein
described and according to the accompanying drawings.
2. The combination of the apparatus of either of the devices shewn in figures 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, for closing or opening the pail, or vessel lid, by means of
the handle being passed from one side to the other, thereby forcing the handle against
a lever on the lid, or pulling by a chain or clip on the lid, to lift or open the lid,
hinged to the fixed portion f, substantially as herein described.

page_text: 3. We claim to construct our invention in any shape, size, or of any material,
substantially as herein described.
4. We claim the opening of the lid with the levers or chain, clip or other device, by
the action of the handle being worked backwards or forwards, substantially as berein
described.
Dated this 97th dow of Juno 1000
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicants.