An Improved Dust Bin and "Orderly" for Streets.
Year: 1888

page_text: "ate of Application, 8th May, 1888
Specification Accepted, 8th June, 1888
An Improved Dust Bin and "Orderly" for Streets.
We JOHN SCRIMGEOUR and JAMES SCRIMGEOUR both of Stanmore near Sydney in
the Colony of New South Wales General Contractors do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
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This invention relates to dust bins and "orderlies" for street use in which dust and
refuse after being gathered is deposited and which are emptied at stated intervals and
it has been specially devised in order to provide simple expeditious and cleanly
methods of emptying such "orderlies," and one which will minimise the annoyance
caused especially in populous and busy thoroughfares by the methods heretofore in
force for removing the contents of bins or "orderlies."
This improved dust bin and "orderly" for streets consists essentially of a box or
case hinged or pivotted about midway of its length and contained within a frame or
hollow pillar from out of which it may be raised so that it will tip or cant upon its
hinges or pivots, the hollow pillar is preferably provided with a cover which is opened
to deposit the dust &c. in the box or case. The box or case may be raised by any
means such as cords or chains round a windlass on the pillar by means of rack and
pinion or other motions which will easily suggest themselves to the mechanical mind
or it may be raised by steam compressed air or hydraulic power as a substitute for
manual power.
But in order that this invention may be clearly understood reference will now be
made to the drawings herewith in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of an improved
dust bin or "orderly" constructed according thereto in one of the simplest ways we
are now aware of and with the box or container shewn as raised out of the hollow
pillar and is tipped or canted to empty while Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same
dust din or "orderly" in its normal position. A is a hollow pillar. B main half of
hinged cover. C guide rollers. D crank spindle. E box or container. Frack.
B' is sliding half of cover. B' hinge. Care frames. C² spindles of rollers. D'are
pinions E ontside flanges. F¹ pivots.

page_text: In use the collected dust refuse &c., is deposited in the case or container E by
sliding the half B' of the cover over the other half B and if necessary opening the
then doubled cover on hinge B2, the flanges E' preventing dirt &c. entering the hollow
pillar A. To empty the box the crank spindle D is turned causing pinions D₁ to hoist
or raise racks F to which box E is pivotted at F¹ the rollers C keeping said racks
and box in position during the operation and when the box E is high enough it may
be tipped on pivots F' to discharge its contents into a cart underneath and may thon
be straightened and lowered to its normal position again. In rising the box E will
if it has not been previously done easily and without danger raise cover B B' and let
it fall a one side.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
First. An improved dust bin and "orderly" for streets consisting essentially of a
pivotted or hinged case or box within a hollow pillar and capable of being raised
from out of such pillar to be tipped upon such hinges substantially as herein described
and explained.
Second. The combination and arrangement with a pivotted or hinged case or box
within a hollow pillar of manual mechanical means or steam compressed air or
hydraulic power for raising said case or box out of said pillar so that it may be emptied
substantially as herein described and explained.
Third. The combination and arrangement of parts forming an improved dust bin
and "orderly" for streets consisting essentially of the pillar A with cover B B' the
case E pivotted at F1, the rack F and the pinions D' substantially as herein described
and explained and as illustrated in the drawings.
Dated this Twenty second day of March One thousand eight hundred and eighty