Improvements in Receptacles for Holding Tobacco Ashes and the like Refuse
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 4th Dec., 1896-Accepted, 6th Feb., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Receptacles for Holding Tobacco Ashes and the
like Refuse.
FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER Mechanical Engineer 40 St. Paul's Square
Birmingham do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
My invention consists, in making a receptacle in wood, metal, or other suitable
material, in the form of a box, with an open top. Instead of a lid however, I make
a paddle wheel, or fan, having a number of blades on it, fixed to a centre rod.
This I arrange, so as to revolve, on the top of the above mentioned receptacle, the
paddle closing the opening, and revolving round, so as to, deposit any ashes, or
rubbish that is collected between them, when in use, into the bottom of the vessel,
and out of sight. These blades of the paddle, being used also for advertizments
if required, and can be formed out of metal, wood, cardboard, or any other desirable
material.
To clean, the paddle wheel can be lifted out, clear away, and the vessel
emptied, and by this invention, ashes, and refuse, always automatically fall out of
sight, and advertizments, are constantly changing.
Dated this 5th day of February 1896.
Improvements in Receptacles for Holding Tobacco Ashes and the
like Refuse.
I, FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER, of 40, Saint Paul's Square, in the City of
Birmingham, 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:-
This invention consists of the herein-described improvements in receptacles for
holding tobacco ashes and like refuse. By my invention tobacco ashes or like
refuse are taken to the bottom of the receptacle out of sight and the receptacle
also serves as an advertising medium.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawing on which
Fig. 1 is a general view of my invention; Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same;
Figs. 3 and 4 shew two parts of the same separately.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures of the drawing.
In carrying out my invention I provide a receptacle A which is by preference
made of metal, or if desired made of wood or other suitable material, and is in the
form of an open topped trough section box. Instead of a lid I provide a paddle
wheel or fan B made with any convenient number of blades say six as shewn on

page_text: my drawing and marked respectively bbbbbbe connected to the two end
-discs 67 68 through which the ends of the axle 6 protrude so as to revolve in the
slots as a which are formed in the ends a a' of the box A. The paddle thus
closes the top of the receptacle or box A and when any cigar ashes or the like are
placed on the paddle between the blades and the paddle is revolved, the said ashes
will be deposited in the bottom of the hox A out of sight. The-blades bb bb bb
of the paddle may and by preference are used as advertisements which will
constantly change as the paddle is revolved and they may be made of metal wood
cardboard or other suitable material.
When it is desired to clean out the box A the paddle wheel B can be lifted clear
-away and the receptacle be emptied. It will be evident that the shape of the open
topped box like receptacle A may be varied without departing from the nature of
'my invention.
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
-clain-is:―
The combination of the open topped box like receptacle A, for the reception of
tobacco ashes or the like, and the paddle B adapted to close the open 'top of said
box like receptacle and having its axle ends supported thereby so as to revolve and
deposit 'the tobacco ashes therein all substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 2nd day of December 1896.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.