for Use with same.
Year: 1885

page_text: for Use with same.
I BENJAMIN DIXON DOVE of "Cumbernauld," Feltham Hill Feltham, in the
County of Middlesex Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for AN IMPROVED HYGEINIC DUST, ASH AND CINDER BOX, AND SHOVEL FOR
USE WITH SAME, to be as follows:-
This Invention, consists of an improved Ash, Dust and Cinder Box with its
Shovel adapted for use with same, and its object being to prevent the unwholesome
spreading and distribution of dust when removing the ashes, cinders, and similar
refuse from beneath the grates stoves and fireplaces generally in use-Such opera-
tion being performed by means of this invention in a cleanly and unobjectionable
manner, the ordinary mode being productive of much inconvenence both with
regard to health and cleanliness.
And in order that this my said Invention may be clearly understood I now
proceed to specify the same, and I refer to the accompanying Drawings showing
the improved Box together with the Shovel to be used in combination with it, the
letters of reference shown upon the drawings refer to like parts in the several
figures.
The Box may be made of Wood, Metal, or other suitable material.
Fig. 1 shows a general view of the Box.
Fig. 2 the Shovel for use with the above.
Fig. 3.a section thro' the Box showing the Shovel in use.
Fig. 4 a side view of the Shovel.
The dust, ash cinders or other like refuse is taken up by the shovel which has
a lid a (Fig. 2) shut by a spring b fixed on it and in connection with the handle,
which can be readily acted on by pressure with the thumb. After the shovel is
full the lid (a) is allowed to, close, down upon its contents, before removal and.
is then slid down the inclined top of the box c Figs. 1 & 3, and pushed thro' the
opening formed by the hinged flap d-The spring on the shovel is then depressed
and the contents allowed to fall into the Box as exhibited on Fig. 3.
The flap d is attached by means of an india rubber hinge fixed the entire length,
at point Fig. 3. to prevent dust passing through.

page_text: To empty the Box, the inclined lid c which is fixed on a centre at g is lifted up
at the opposite end by thumb lift h, and the contents removed.
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Fig. 4 shows (in dotted lines) the spring b down and the lid a open-of the
shovel.
The shovel has a wood lining as shown at ee on ither side (Fig. 2) to prevent
noise in the working of the lid.
An Improved Hygienic Dust, Ash, and Cinder Box, and Shovel
for Use with same.
I BENJAMIN DIXON DOVE, Cumbernauld Feltham Hill, under Hounslow Middle-
sex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for PREVENTING
THE UNWHOLESOME SPREADING OF DUST and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:—
This Invention consists of an improved ash, dust & cinder box with its shovel
adapted for use with same & its object being to prevent the unwholesome spreading
& distribution of dust when removing the ashes cinders & similar refuse from
beneath the grates, stoves & fireplaces generally in use-Such operation being
performed by means of this Invention in a cleanly & unobjectionable manner,
the ordinary mode being of much inconvenience both with regard to health &
cleanliness.
The box may be made of wood, metal, or other suitable material. Fig. I shows
a general view of the box. Fig. II the shovel for use with the above. Fig. III a
section through the box showing the shovel in use. Fig. IV a side view of the
shovel. The dust, ash, cinders, or other like refuse is taken up by the shovel which
has a lid A, (Fig. 2) shut by a spring 6 fixed on it and in connection with the handle,
which can readily be acted on by pressure with the thumb. After the shovel is full,
the lid (A) is allowed to close down upon its contents before removal, and is then
slid down the inclined top of the box C, (Fig's. I. & III.) and pushed through the
opening formed by the hinged flap d. The spring on the shovel is then depressed
and the contents allowed to fall into the box as exhibited on Fig. III. The flap d
is attached by means of an india rubber hinge fixed the entire length at point f,
Fig. III. to prevent dust passing through. To empty the box the inclined lid, Č,
which is fixed on a centre at G, is lifted up at the opposite end by thumb lift H,

page_text: and the contents removed, Fig. IV. shows (in dotted lines) the spring 6 down and
the lid A open of the shovel. The shovel has a wood lining as shown at E, E, on
either side (Fig. II) to prevent noise in the working of the lid.
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
This Invention consists of an improved ash, dust and cinder box with its shovel
adapted for use with same and its object being to prevent the unwholesome
spreading and distribution of dust when removing the ashes cinders and similar
refuse from beneath the grates, stoves, and fireplaces generally in use.. Such opera-
tion being performed by means of this Invention in a cleanly and unobjectionable
manner, the ordinary mode being of much inconvenience both with regard to health
and cleanliness.