Year: 1897

page_text: We, EDWARD WARD SMITH, of the City of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Dominion of
Canada, Assessor, and HOWARD EDWIN MITCHELL, of the same place Druggist, 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:-
Our invention relates to folding or collapsible buckets and baskets; and its
novelty and advantages will be fully understood from the following description
and claim when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which :
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of the bucket or basket ready for use.
Fig. 2, is a longitudinal, central section of the same, and
Fig. 3, is a transverse section of the bucket or basket folded or collapsed.
Referring by letter to the said drawings:
A, indicates the stiff and rigid side walls of the bucket or basket, which, for the
sake of lightness, are preferably formed of wood although they may be of other
suitable material; B, indicates the flexible end walls, and C, indicates the flexible
bottom. The end walls B, and bottom C, may be formed of any suitable flexible
material such as canvas. We prefer, however, to form them of water proof canvas,
rubber, or other water proof material so as to enable the bucket to hold water and
other liquids. We also prefer to form the end walls B, and bottom C, of one
continuous piece of material which is connected by rivets or other suitable means
to the lower edges and ends of the side walls A, and preferably in a water tight
manner.
In virtue of the construction thus far described, it will be observed that the
bucket or basket may be compactly folded or collapsed so as to take up but a
minimum amount of space and so as to permit of a large number of the buckets or
baskets being packed in a small receptacle.
In order to hold the bucket or basket open ready for use and enable it to stand
alone, we provide the bail D, which has the inwardly directed branches a, at its
ends journaled in eyes b, or other suitable bearings arranged upon the inner side
of one of the side walls A. This bail D, when swung down into the horizontal
position shown in Fig. 1, is designed to spread the walls A, apart and thereby hold
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page_text: the bucket or basket open and stiff and rigid; and in order to limit such down-
ward movement of the bail, a lug c, is provided upon the inner side of one of the
side walls A, as shown in Fig. 1.
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When it is desired to fold or collapse the bucket or basket it is simply necessary
to swing the bail D, upwardly into the position shown in Fig. 3, when the side
walls A, may be pressed together with the flexible bottom and end walls folded
between them as shown.
E, indicates the flexible handle of the bucket or basket which is preferably of
rope and is connected to the side walls A, by having its ends passed through
apertures d, therein and provided with knots as shown. It is obvious however that
the flexible handle E, may be connected with the side walls A, in any suitable
manner.
From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawing, it will be
observed that while very cheap, simple, and easily made, our improved bucket or
basket is adapted to be very compactly folded or collapsed and is also adapted when
opened to form an efficient bucket or basket and one which may be as conveniently
handled as the ordinary bucket or basket.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 'we declare that what
we claim is :
The collapsible bucket or basket described, comprising stiff and rigid side walls,
a bottom of flexible material and end walls also of flexible material interposed
between and connected to the side walls, a bail pivotally connected to the inner
side of one of the side walls and adapted to assume a horizontal position between
the side walls, and a flexible handle connected at its ends to the said side walls,
substantially as specified.
TL 191
100%
A 1907