Improvements in or relating to Bins for Vegetables and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bins for Vegetables and
the like.
DAVID LLOYD 47 William Street. Ystrad, Rhondda Glamorganshire South
Wales Grocer and Draper. I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-.
A bin for the holding of potatoes, onions, apples, nuts, corn, seeds, rice and all
such articles, made of wood or any other material & provided with a sloping
bottom so as to allow the whole of the contents to glide out as 'the stuff is being
used. It is also provided with a sieve bottom to take away all dust & dirt which
falls into a tray underneath which can be drawn out & emptied without interfering
with bin. It is further provided with a shield inside the door to prevent the stuff
rushing out unduly & the outlet is a small opening in front with an inwardly
sloping platform under shield. The cover is detachable & is made to slope
frontwards or backwards & with rimmed sides makes an effective show case.
Dated this 28th day of July 1896
DAVID LLOYD. ·
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bins for Vegetables and
the like.
I DAVID LLOYD of 47 William Street, Ystrad, Rhondda, South Wales,
Grocer and Draper, 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 relates to an improved bin or store case adapted for holding in
bulk, and serving or otherwise removing therefrom in small quantities, such goods
as potatoes, onions, apples, nuts, corn, seeds, rice, and all other articles of such
formation as to be capable of being automatically led by gravity alone to any
given part or position. My invention has for its objects to construct a bin or
container adapted to exhibit a sample (and if desired the price) of the goods
therein contained, and to automatically screen or clear from dust the goods as
served.
For the purpose of facilitating a clear understanding of my invention, I have
hereunto appended a sheet of drawings in which:-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved bin showing in dotted outline how the
position of the top portion may be reversed.
Fig. 2 is a front or back elevation of Fig. 1 according to which position the top
portion of the case may be placed in.

page_text: Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 2 taken upon the line A. B, while Fig. 4 is
a like section taken upon the line C D of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is a plan of the bin with the show case or cover removed.
My invention consists of a rectangular or other shaped case or container,
constructed of wood, metal or any other suitable material and preferably composed
of three portions such as A B and C, the two top portions of which are easily and
quickly detachable from the bottom one A and from each other. The bottom
portion A forms the bin proper for holding the goods in bulk, and upon and within
the said portion A rests (with or without the aid of any suitable fastenings), the
second portion B, which consists of a framework preferably inclined upon its upper
surface, for the purpose of giving a tilt or slope to the top portion C which is
a complete case in itself, and is provided with a glass top C, and forms a
receptacle for exhibiting a sample of the contents of A, the said portion B with the
show case C, being easily reversible at will as shewn by dotted outline B¹ in Figs. 1
and 3.
The bin or store case A is provided with a false bottom the sides and ends of
which E and E¹ respectively are so formed as to slope downward and inwardly and
converge towards and are fixed by any suitable means to a perforated surface or
sieve of any desired formation such as F, which slopes towards and leads to the
month or opening d of a chamber D, fixed inside A and opening into the end of
same, whereat the said chamber is provided with a door or lid such as G hinged
at g for closing the same when not in use. The roof of the chamber D slopes
downwardly for the same purpose as that of the converging sides and ends E
and E of the false bottom namely, for conveying by gravity the contents of A
onto the screen F, the said roof having upon its under surface a slide or shutter H,
running in suitable guides for the purpose of regulating the feed of the goods in A
into the chamber D as shewn in Figs. 3 and 5.
Between the said false bottom and the floor of A is provided a tray or drawer
such as J for the purpose of catching and retaining therein the dust and dirt that
would be sifted from the said goods through the screen F, from which the same
may be easily and quickly removed at will."
The said biu or case A may have suitable wheels, castors or the like such as a
to facilitate its easy removal from place to place, which may be dispensed with
when the said bin is to be securely screwed, clamped or otherwise fixed in one
position. It may also for the purposes of ventilation have holes a' drilled in one
or all of its sides or these may be formed more advantageously in the portion Bas
will be found in practice most convenient.
The object and purpose of the reversible top B is in order that the slope of this
and the sample case C may always be towards the customer or customers, that is
to say, i the bin be of such small dimensions as to stand upon a counter the
serving aperture covered by the door or lid G would be in a position to be within.
the reach of those behind the counter, but if the bin be of such dimensions
as to be too large to stand upon a counter but upon the ground the lid G would
be towards the customer, in which case the position of B and C would be
reversed,
In the case of large stores and warehouses it may be found more convenient to
dispense with the show case C and reversible portion B and to extend the case A
to another storey for the purposes of recharging the same and so obviate the
disadvantages that would accrue from the necessity of refilling them in the serving
compartments.
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 :-
1st. The combined bin and show case having a reversible top cover, and internal
screening surface substantially as herein described and shewn."
2nd. In an improved combined bin and show case, the combination of a case or

page_text: bin A, with removable and reversible top portion B, carrying a show case C,
internal screening surface such as F supported upon a sloping false bottom E and E
with collecting chamber such as D provided with a door or lid such as G and
slide H substantially as herein described and shewn.
Dated this 9th day of January 1897.
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
1 Broad Street Buildings, Liverpool Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.