A New or Improved Combined Cinder Sifter and Dust Bin.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Combined Cinder Sifter and Dust Bin.
I, STEPHEN STILES ALCOCK, of 232 High Street, High Barnet, in the County of
Middlesex, Accountant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The
This invention relates to a new or improved combined cinder sifter and dust
bin for domestic use and consists of a box or receptacle preferably of rectangular
shape in plan composed of two parts, an upper having a hinged and preferably
sloping lid for preventing collection of water, and a lower part resting on battens,
castors or the like for the reception (of ashes, dust or other refuse. The upper
part contains a rectangular frame occupying approximately half the space thereof
said frame sliding on guides fixed to the interior sides of the upper part and to
the frame is attached a rod operated by a handle outside the apparatus.
said frame may be removable and have a sieve bottom, or in place of this construc-
tion within the aforesaid frame there may be fitted, so as to be easily removable
therefrom, another frame having its lower part perforated or composed of a wire
mesh sieve. In this latter frame, the cinders to be sifted are placed, the lid
closed and the two frames reciprocated along the guides by operating the before-
mentioned handle, thus sifting the cinders without allowing dust or the like to
escape from the bin. The inner frame may then be removed by handles or the
like provided for the purpose and the sifted cinders placed in any suitable
receptacle, the ashes dust and refuse having fallen through the wire sieve into the
lower part of the apparatus. When desiring to remove the refuse contained in
the said lower part the upper part is removed thus leaving the lower part ready
for emptying into a dust cart or other means of removal. Lifts or handles may
be provided on both upper and lower parts for facilitating handling of the same
and suitable stops are also provided at each end of the guides for preventing the
frames from being reciprocated too far in either direction. The apparatus may
be constructed of wood, galvanized iron or any other suitable material. By the
use of this device cinders, ashes &c. may be sifted in a clean and economical
manner thus obviating the circulation of dust so common with the sifters in
general use, the lower part at the same time forming a receptacle for general
refuse.
Dated th
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HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agent to Applicant.

page_text: A New or Improved Combined Cinder Sifter and Dust Bin.
I, STEPHEN STILES ALCOCK, formerly of 232, High Street, High Barnet, in the
County cf Middlesex, now of Church View, Woodville Road, New Barnet, in the
County of Hertfordshire, Accountant, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:
The
This invention relates to a new or improved combined cinder sifter and dust
bin for domestic use and consists of a box or receptacle preferably of rectangular
shape in plan composed of two parts, an upper having a hinged and preferably
sloping lid for preventing collection of water, and a lower part resting on battens,
castors or the like for the reception of ashes, dust or other refuse. The upper
part contains a rectangular frame occupying approximately half the space thereof
and said frame sliding on guides fixed to the interior sides of the upper part and to
the frame is attached a rod operated by a handle outside the apparatus.
said frame may be removable and have a sieve bottom, or in place of this construc-
tion within the aforesaid frame there may be fitted, so as to be easily removable
therefrom, another frame having its lower part perforated or composed of a wire
mesh sieve. In this latter frame, the cinders to be sifted are placed, the lid
closed and the two frames reciprocated along the guides by operating the before-
mentioned handle, thus sifting the cinders without allowing dust or the like to
escape from the bin
The inner frame may then be removed by handles or the
like provided for the purpose and the sifted cinders placed in any suitable
receptacle, the ashes dust and refuse having fallen through the wire sieve into the
lower part of the apparatus. When desiring to remove the refuse contained in
the said lower part the upper part is removed thus leaving the lower part ready
for emptying into a dust cart or other means of removal. Lifts or handles may
be provided on both upper and lower parts for facilitating handling of the same
and suitable stops are also provided at ench end of the guides for preventing the
frames from being reciprocated too far in either direction. The apparatus may
be constructed of wood, galvanized iron or any other suitable material. By the
use of this device cinders ashes &c. may be sifted in a clean and economical
manner thus obviating the circulation of dust so common with the sifters in
general use, the lower part at the same time forming a receptacle for general
refuse.
Referring to the accompanying drawings--Fig. 1 represents a perspective
view of the improved combined dust bin and cinder shifter constructed according
to this invention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section thereof and Fig. 3 is
a cross section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.
a is the before mentioned lower part or refuse receptacle proper and 6 the upper
removable part containing the frame e which in its turn may accommodate the
removable sieve or frame d which together with the said frame e is reciprocated
along the guides e by operating the rod f to one end of which outside the apparatus
is attached a handle g the said guides e are fixed in the position shown to the
inner sides of the upper part and act also as flanges fitting into the lower part to
keep the two parts in alignment when placed together. Additional flanges may
also be placed at the ends as shown at e¹. The sieve frame d may be supported
in the reciprocating frame c in any suitable manner, a flange d' running round
the interior lower edges of the frame being shown in the drawing for this
purpose. The sieve frame is provided with handles for easy removal of
the same for emptying out the cinders and the like when sifted. h is the pre-

page_text: ferably sloping lid attached by any suitable hinges h¹ and are battens for
keeping the bin at a distance from the ground; other means for this purpose
may however be used. Lifts or handles for removing both parts are shown at j j¹.
Stops for preventing the frame being reciprocated too far in either direction
are shown at K at each end of the guides these stops also serving to strengthen
the apparatus.
I do not confine myself to the exact form and construction shown as the same
may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is:-
1. A combined cinder sifter and dust bin composed of a lower receptacle on
which is fitted a removable upper receptacle having a lid in which latter recep-
tacle there may be reciprocated endwise by means exterior of the receptacle a
removable sieve carried in or by a frame or having its frame mounted upon guides
for the purpose of such movement, the sieve being smaller than the area of the
receptacle in order that refuse may be put into the lower receptacle when desired
without sifting and without removal of said sieve.
2. The combined cinder sifter and dust bin composed and constructed sub-
stantially as herein described and illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Dated this 19th day of December 1898.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C.