IMPROVEMENT IN STREET ORDERLY EINS
Year: 1885

page_text: WILLIAM KEEN SIDGWICK 2 Chestnut Terrace Tyne Estate Ilford in the
County of Essex Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for AN IMPROVEMENT IN STREET ORDERLY EINS to be as follows:-
It consists of a Cast Iron Shell which is perfectly square on plan to recieve the
Bin and hollow at the bottom to allow for drainage the sides of the Shell are
flanged all round at the bottom to give stability of bearing to the whole.
The Shell has two lids which are flush with the pavement the larger enclosing
the Bin the smaller enclosing a plane box or receptical for sand at the back.
The Bin is made of Sheet Iron rivetted together with an angle iron round the top
on the outside, two stiffening pieces of flat bar iron fixed diagonally at the bottom to
which two handles are attached to facilitate the emptying and two handles at the
top on the inside which slide up and down vertically by which the Bin is removed
or drawn out of the Shell and replaced the upper handles working freely in sockets
attached to the sides.
The Shell has two ledges at the top inside on three of its sides the upper to
recieve the lid the lower to recieve the angle iron of the Bin which latter is
prevented from moving out of its place (so that the refuse cannot pass down
between the Bin and the Shell) by a rib cast on in front of the hinge piece.
The Lids of the Shell are raised by an iron key which works in a small slot
formed for that purpose and which is removed when the lids are closed.
The Shell has only one ledge on the inside of the sand box at the top to recieve
the lid.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, WILLIAM KEEN SIDGWICK, 2 Chestnut Terrace, Tyne Estate, Ilford, in the
County of Essex, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for "AN IMPROVEMENT IN STREET ORDERLY BINS" and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:―
With regard to the subject of my present invention reference must be had to
a former invention for which I obtained Letters Patent No. 3480 of 1883.
The aforesaid former invention consisted in so constructing street orderly bins
that they are sunk below the level of the pavement so as to be out of sight and
cause no obstruction to traffic.
The invention was also designed to facilitate the emptying and removal of the
contents of such bins.
My present invention is designed to still further increase the efficiency of such
bins.
Referring to the drawings accompanying this specification my present invention
will be fully understood. It consists in applying to or forming with the cast iron
shell A (of square section on plan to receive the bin B) a box or receptacle C for
sand, saw-dust, salt (for frosty weather) or other material to prevent persons or
animals or vehicles slipping on wet, muddy, or frosty roads or streets and which
can be readily got at when wanted.
The shell has two lids D, D¹ which are flush with the pavement or curb, the
larger lid D shutting over the bin B, the smaller D¹ over the sand or like
receptacle.
My invention further consists in applying to the said bin B handles E, E' fitted
on the bottom of the same, whereby the emptying of the bin can be facilitated, in
conjunction with the upper handles hereafter described.
As shewn, two diagonal stiffening pieces rivetted to the bottom of the bin B
carry these handles E, E¹.
My invention further consists in fitting the upper handles F, F¹ to slide vertically
in sockets G, G³ in place of using hinged handles as in my former invention.
And further my invention consists in slightly tapering the bin in place of making
it of approximate section to the shell, to facilitate the emptying of the contents of
the same.
The lids D, D¹ are raised by a key as in my former invention.
The shell has two, ledges at the top, inside, on three of its sides, the upper to
receive the lid, the lower to receive the angle iron of the bin which latter is
prevented from moving out of its place (so that the refuse cannot pass down
between the bin and the shell) by a rib cast on in front of the hinge piece The
whole can be made of any suitable material and of any required dimensions.
For house use (say) for.side entrances, courts, gardens, yards, or otherwise the
shell can be formed without the receptacle for sand or other material as before
described.

page_text: 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
I claim is
Improvements on my former invention substantially as described in this specifi-
cation and with reference to the annexed drawings.