Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 13th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 16th Aug., 1887.
I, JOHN RITCHIE of 244 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, in the County of Lanark,
North Britain, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This Invention, which relates to an improved street orderly bin, has for its object
not only to supersede the pillar bins at present in use which obstruct the footpath and
soil the clothes of passengers but also to supersede those bins sunk in the pavement
which, as hitherto used, contain only a small quantity of refuse.
In the improved bin the receiver is preferably as large as the ordinary pillar bins
capable of containing, for example, a cubic yard of refuse or thereabouts. The
receiver is contained in an inclined chamber formed beneath the pavement and it is
carried upon wheels so that it can traverse up and down in the inclined chamber by
these wheels running on the inclined side thereof or upon rails fixed to the inclined
side. The receiver is also provided with large handles by which the men attending
to the empting of the bins lift it up from the inclined chamber containing it, and for
facilitating this operation the men in charge are provided with a pair of guides or
rails, the lower ends of which are rested against the open inclined chamber and the
upper ends against the back of the refuse cart so that the receiver is easily run up
over these to the top of the cart and discharged thereinto. The inclined chamber in
the pavement in which the receiver is contained is provided with a lid the upper part
of which forms part of the pavement and the refuse is thrown into the receiver
through an opening in front of the lid. The bottom of the receiver is provided with
a grating through which the liquid portion of refuse flows off into the drain which is
connected to the bottom of the inclined chamber. The inclined chamber itself may
be formed of iron or concrete and it is preferably provided with a plug connected
with the water main and hose for occasionally washing out the receiver and its inclined
chamber.
J. H. JOHNSON, DAY & JOHNSON,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Petitioner's Agents.

page_text: An Improved Street Orderly Bin.
I, JOHN RITCHIE of 244 Buchanan Street Glasgow in the County of Lanark, North
Britain, Engineer 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 :-
My Invention which relates to an improved street orderly bin has for its object not
only to supersede the pillar bins at present in use which obstruct the footpath and soil
the clothes of passengers but also to supersede those bins sunk in the pavement which
as hitherto used, contain only a small quantity of refuse.
In the improved bin the receiver is preferably as large as the ordinary pillar bins
capable of containing for example a cubic yard of refuse or thereabouts-The receiver
is contained in an inclined chamber formed beneath the pavement and it is carried
upon wheels so that it can traverse up and down in the inclined chamber by these
wheels running on the inclined side thereof or upon rails fixed to the inclined side.
The receiver is also provided with large handles by which the men attending to the
emptying of the bins lift it up from the inclined chamber containing it, and for
facilitating this operation the men in charge are provided with a pair of guides or rails,
the lower ends of which are rested against the open inclined chamber and the upper
ends against the back of the refuse cart so that the receiver is easily run up over
these to the top of the cart and discharged thereinto. The inclined chamber in the
pavement in which the receiver is contained is provided with a lid the upper part of
which forms part of the pavement and the refuse is thrown into the receiver through
an opening in front of the lid. The bottom of the receiver is provided with a grating
through which the liquid portion of the refuse flows off into the drain which is
connected to the bottom of the inclined chamber-The inclined chamber itself may
be formed of iron or concrete and it is preferably provided with a plug connected
with the water main and hose for occasionally washing out the receiver and its
inclined chamber.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect I will now proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
Figure 1, is a vertical section of a street orderly bin shewing the receiver in side
elevation and constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2, is a front elevation of the lid or cover shewing the opening through
which the street or other refuse is swept or thrown.
Figure 3, is a perspective view of the same and shewing the relative position of the
cover with the pathway of the street.
Figure 4, is partly a vertical section and partly an elevation shewing the mode of
emptying the receiver.
In the improved orderly bin as shown on the two sheets of drawings hereunto
annexed and constituting my invention I construct a receiver or carriage marked A
of any suitable size shape or material (but preferably of malleable iron) having its

page_text: upper end open for receiving the street refuse or other similar substances-The lower
end being perforated or provided with a grating marked B to allow the liquid portion
of the refuse to run through into the drain beneath, the said receiver or carriage
marked A is mounted upon any suitable number of wheels C & D preference being
given to four as shown, said wheels being fitted in suitable bearings and are situated
near to each other at the rear end of the receiver or carriage the axis of the front
wheels respectively acting as a fulcrum or pivot upon which the receiver or carriage
is tilted when emptied of its contents into the street refuse cart or other receptacle as
shewn in Figure 4 of the accompanying drawings.
The handles marked E and F are made large to allow of the receiver being easily
lifted up the inclined Chamber G. A weighted catch or drag S is secured to the side
of the receiver A and is arranged to fall over the top frame G¹ thus securing the
same from backward motion.
The said Chamber G is constructed beneath the pavement R, and may be formed
of concrete, iron or any other suitable material and embedded in the inclined chamber
are suitable rails marked H which may be formed of angle iron or other similar
shaped rails arranged for the wheels C & D of the receiver marked A to travel upon.
In the lower portion of the chamber G a recess is formed upon which the receiver
rests, a trap or gulley J, shewn in Figures 1 and 4 corresponding to the grating B in
the lower part of the receiver A is formed leading to the sewer or other drain and
this arrangement also admits of the receiver A and Chamber G being washed out
when desired. A water plug beneath the cover K shewn in Figure 3, and connected
with the water main may be provided for that purpose-Or, it may be used when
desired as a means for operating a Hydraulic Lift situated in the Cart Qor other
convenient position for lifting the receiver and discharging the same.
The lid or cover marked, L, of the Chamber G forms part of the pavement R and
is constructed preferably of cast iron being hinged to the upper frame marked G₁ of
the Chamber G. In the front of the lid of the Chamber Gan opening M is formed
through which the street refuse is swept or thrown into the receiver A.
The men in charge of the refuse collecting carts Q, Figure 4, are provided with a
pair of rails or guides N, the lower ends of which rest against the upper frame G¹ of
the Chamber G and the upper ends against the back or any other desired part of the
refused Cart Q so that the receiver A, can be easily run up and emptied, as fully
shown at the said Figures 1 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.
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-
The improved street orderly bin consisting of an inclined chamber sunk beneath
the level of the street, roadway, or pathway for the purpose of containing the inclined
receiver carried on wheels for being run up on rails, guides or their equivalents leading
to the refuse cart substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described.
Dated this 12th day of July 1887.
J. H. JOHNSON, DAY & JOHNSON,
Applicant's Agents.