Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 16th Apr., 1895-Accepted, 18th May, 1895
I HENRY EDWARD NEWTON of The Office for Patents, 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane, in the County of London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in raising the cover or lid of a coal box with a parallel
motion by means of a pedal arrangement.
In carrying out this invention, the cover or lid is pivotted, at about the centre of
its length, to a lever or levers keyed upon a rock shaft placed across the front of
the box, near the top, and carried in suitable bearings.
Steadying levers or arms are pivotted to the cover or lid, near the bottom, and to
the sides of the box.
On the rock shaft, at one end, is keyed an arm, which, through a series of links
and multiplying levers, is connected with a pedal lever placed preferably on the
outside of the box.
On depressing the pedal lever with the foot, axial motion will be given to the
rock shaft, and the lid or cover will be thrown upwards with a parallel motion,
and will completely uncover the mouth of the box, without displaying the
unsightly back of the cover.
By again depressing the pedal lever, the cover or lid can be brought down again
to close the box.
Dated this 12th day of July 1894.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.
I HENRY EDWARD NEWTON of The Office for Patents, 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane in the County of London, Patent Agent, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to open or raise the cover or lid of a coal box or
vase with the foot, in such a manner that the back of the cover, which is generally
unsightly, will not be exposed to view, and this object is effected by raising the
lid or cover with a parallel motion by means of a pedal arrangement.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown, at Fig. 1, a longitudinal section of
a coal box with one arrangement of mechanism, by way of example,-for
carrying my invention into effect ;
Fig. 2 being an outside view showing the pedal lever.
A represents the side of the box; B is the top; C is the floor, and D is the
cover or lid, which is shown in the raised position.
E is a rock shaft, which is carried in bearings in the sides A, and about level
with the top B. Keyed on this shaft E are preferably two cranked or bent
Pia

page_text: levers F.F, which are pivotted to the cover D at about the centre of its length.
GG are steadying links, which are pivotted at one end to the sides A, at about
half the depth of the box, and at the other end to the sides of the cover D, near
the bottom edge.
On one end of the rock shaft E is keyed an arm H, to which is connected by
the link 1, the bent lever J, which has its fulcrum at Ji on the side A. Near its
outer end, this lever J is connected by a link K with a straight lever L. which has
its fulcrum at L' on the side A.
The lever L is connected by the link M to the lever N, which has its fulcrum
at N¹ on the side A.
These levers J, L, and N, are multiplying levers, and they are coupled so as to
multiply the movement of the treadle before it reaches the rock shaft E, as is
well understood.
O is a pin or stud firmly secured to the lever N, and projecting through a
slot P in the side A. At the other end, this pin or stud O is firmly secured to a
treadle lever Q, which has its fulcrum at Q'on the outside of the side A of the
box. R is the pedal, which may project laterally (as shown) or forward.
By depressing this pedal with the foot about one inch, the movement will be
multiplied through the levers and links, and communicated through the arm H to
the rock shaft, which will thus be rotated in its bearings.
The rock shaft being thus rotated, will operate the bent levers F F, and the
cover will first be thrown outwards at the top, and will then be gradually raised
with a parallel motion into the position shown in the drawing the links GG
serving to steady the cover as it rises, and ensure the parallel motion.
S is a recess or slot formed in the top B, to allow the arm H to pass, and T is
an ornamental cover, which will cover the opening and hide the arm.
To close the cover, it will be necessary only to depress the pedal R slightly
with the foot; then press lightly on the top edge of the cover, to help it over the
centres, and let the cover gradually descend against the regulating pressure of the
foot.
It will be obvious that the number of links and levers may be modified, and the
foot or treadle lever may be placed inside the box; and the mechanism may be
otherwise modified, without departing from the nature of my invention, which is
raising the cover by a pedal arrangement.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I would here remark
that I make no claim to raising the cover with a parallel motion per se, but what I
claim is :-
Raising the cover or lid of a coal box or vase with a parallel motion by means
of a pedal arrangement, as shown and described.
Dated this 11th day of April 1895
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.