Improvements in Bins for Tea and other such Articles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Sept., 1891-Accepted, 3rd Oct., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bins for Tea and other such Articles.
I, JOSHUA JUDGE of 5 Pride Hill, Shrewsbury, in the County of Salop,
Grocers' Manager, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
My invention has for its object improvements in bins for tea and other such
articles, by which means the greater bulk of the tea or other article in the bin is
contained in a separate chamber from the one to which access has to be made for
the withdrawal of the article. In this way the chamber containing the greater
portion of the article may be made practically air-tight while at the same time
by my improvement the article is removed from the bottom of the bulk instead of
from the top as formerly which in the case of such an article as tea is of con-
siderable importance, inasmuch as the first and last customer obtains the tea of
equal quality; whereas, when taken from the top the movement in removing the
tea causes a gradual residium of tea dust to fall to the bottom and consequently
the last customer has to receive this or it becomes an article of reduced value.
In the case of my bin this cannot occur as the tea from first to last is removed
from the bottom of the bin and further than this provision is made so that should
any scented article fall into the bin only a small portion of the contents would be
spoiled and this small portion can readily be shut off from the other part and
removed without affecting the bulk of the article in the bin.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1 is a general exterior view of one of my bins.
Figure 2., is a general sectional interior elevation of the same bin.
Figure 3., is a view of the top with the whole of the lid removed.
In carrying my invention into effect I form the bin A as shewn or with a
rounded front as shewn by dotted lines in Figure or other suitable exterior shape.
and within this bin the division B is placed to form the compartments D and E.
This division extends down sufficiently far to leave the opening at the bottom
between the two compartments D and E. The compartment E is covered by the
lid F which slides into the grooves" and 2 and has the flap H hinged to it at h¹
and h² to form a hinged lid to the compartment D. A sloping bottom a¹ is formed
to the compartment E so that any article such as the tea K placed in that com-
partment will pass through from the bottom into the compartment D at K' from
whence it may be scooped out for sale. A metal slide 2 is formed to slide in
grooves at each side so that in case of damage to the contents of compartment D
that portion of the tea can be shut off from the bulk and removed. The lid H is
sloped, thereby preventing any articles being placed upon the part requiring to be
frequently opened.
I may vary the shape of my bin or form it in metal or any suitable material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improvements in bins for tea and other such articles: substantially as and

page_text: for the purpose, and such as herein set forth and shewn upon the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of September 1891.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.