Improvements in Combination Bins and Receivers for the Use of Tea Dealers, Grocers, and other Traders.
Year: 1895

page_text: Improvements in Combination Bins and Receivers for the Use of
Tea Dealers, Grocers, and other Traders.
We, FREDERICK MAUND and EDWARD MAUND both of 336 Old Street
London E. Shop Fitters, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
"
Our invention consists of two parts, the lower part or "receiver
being in the
form of a shallow wooden box lined with tin: about three fourths of the top of
this box is sloped like the top of a desk, and is hinged to a hanging rail extending
from side to side of the box. The remaining part of the top is open so as to
receive the contents of the "bin" which constitutes the second part of our
invention.
<< bin
either square or oblong,
The upper part of our invention consists of a
made of wood, tin or sheet metal. It has a handle for drawing it forward or
lifting it by, and the front may be plain or decorated. A portion of the top of
this bin is hinged to the front so as to form a lid, and is furnished at each end with
two circular flanges or sides which telescope one into the other, and are drawn out
of ore another when the lid is lifted. The lower portion of the flanges or sides of
this lid are made larger in circumference so as to give a slope to the lid and form
The bottom of the bin is to be kept up
a funnel or hopper for filling the bin.
about an inch to allow of wooden runners being fixed at each end, in which smaller
rollers may be fixed to facilitate the moving of the bin. The back portion of the
bottom of the bin is hinged to form a fall-down lid and furnished with a suitable
fastening which when released will allow the lid to fall down and let out the
is fastened and
contents. To use the combination, the bottom lid of the "bin "
the bin put on the floor; the hinged lid on the top is then opened and the bin
filled with the required material. The top is then closed and the bin placed on
the "receiver" so that the hinged part of the bottom comes over the opening in
the top of the receiver. The lid of the receiver is now opened, and the user
passing his hand inside releases the fastening which holds up the lid at the bottom
of the bin, whereupon the lid falls down, and lets out the contents of the bin, into
the receiver.
In use it is intended that the receiver shall be placed on a nest of drawers,
lockers or a shelf as may be deemed most convenient.
Dated this 8th day of October 1895.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23 Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Combination Bins and Receivers for the Use of
Tea Dealers, Grocers, and other Traders.
We, FREDERICK MAUND and EDWARD MAUND both of 336, Old Street,
London, E. Shop Fitters 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 consists of two parts, of which Fig. 1 in the accompanying
drawing is a longitudinal section and Fig. 2 a front view. In each figure similar
letters refer to the same parts. The lower part or "receiver" is in the form of a
shallow wooden box a lined with tin. About one-third b of this box is sloped like
the top of a desk, and is hinged at c to the hanging rail d extending from side to
side of the box. The remaining part of the top is open so as to receive the
contents of the "bin" which constitutes the second part of our invention.
The upper part of our invention consists of a bine either square, oblong or any
other suitable shape and made of tin or sheet metal. It has a handle for drawing
it forward or lifting by, and the front may be plain or decorated in any suitable
manner. A portion of the top of this bin is hinged to the front so as to form a
lid g and is furnished at each end with segmental flanges or ends h which slide into
sheaths fixed to the inside of the box, and out of which sheaths they are drawn
when the lid is lifted. These segmental flanges may be made of such size that
when the lid is opened it will with the flanges form a hopper by which the bin may
be filled. A suitable stop may be provided to prevent the lid g opening too far.
Rollers are provided for facilitating the drawing out of the bin e. The back
portion of the bottom of the bin is hinged to form a fall-down lid k and furnished
with any suitable fastening such as a button, which when released will allow the
lid to fall down as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and so let out the contents.
1 is a casing surrounding the bin e. In use it is intended that the receiver shall be
placed on a nest of drawers, lockers or on a shelf as may be most convenient. To
use the combination, the bottom lid k of the bin is fastened and the bin put on the
floor the hinged lid g is then opened as shown in dotted lines Fig. 1. and the bin
filled with the required material. The lid y is then closed and the bin placed on
the receiver, so that, the hinged part of the bottom comes over the opening in the
top of the receiver. The lid of the receiver is now to be opened and the user
passing his hand inside releases the fastening which holds up the lid at the bottom
of the bin, whercupon the lid falls down and lets out the contents of the bin into
the receiver.
We do not restrict ourselves to the precise shapes, relative dimensions or
disposition of parts as mentioned in the above specification or exemplified in the
accompanying drawing, as any or all of them may be considerably varied to meet
special requirements without departing from the spirit of our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. A combination bin and receiver, the former being furnished at the front of
the top with a hinged hopper forming lid, and with a hinged fall-down lid at the
back of the bottom, the said bin being placed and moveable on a receiver having
a hinged lid for admitting the users hand to release the said fall-down lid of the
bin and so allow the contents to escape from the bin into the receiver, the whole
substantially as described in the above specification and exemplified in the
accompanying drawings.

page_text: 2. A combination bin and receiver constructed and operating substantially as
described in the above specification and exemplified in the accompanying
drawings.
Deted this 27th day of July 1896.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicants.