Improvements relating to the Collection and Removal of House Refuse.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to the Collection and Removal of House
Refuse.
I, JOHN ALEXANDER BRODIE, a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers,
and City Engineer of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the collection and removal of house refuse, and has
for its object the provision of an improved bin adapted to be fixed in, say, the
yard wall of a house, where it forms a receptacle for the refuse, and which, when
full, is adapted to be removed from without for conveyance to the collecting
cart; the bin being so constructed and held in position that whilst it can be
conveniently removed by those duly authorised without the necessity of their
entering the premises, it is only with difficulty that it can be removed by un-
authorised persons.
The bin, which in the main is of rectangular configuration, is adapted to be
held in such position that one vertical side is flush with the outer or passage side
of, say, the yard wall in which it is placed; when in this position, the said vertical
side effectually closes the opening in the wall and the body of the bin projects
into the yard of the house, the top of the bin being covered by a hinged lid which
may be carried from the wall.
The hole in the wall to receive the bin is framed with a cast iron frame work,
and in this frame on each side two inverted L shaped slots are formed. The
bin, which is a fairly close fit in the frame, is provided with four studs, two on
each side, which studs fit in the slots mentioned and so secure the bin in position.
The bin is removed by the dust men by means of special sheet metal hooks
adapted to be inserted in the narrow side spaces between the bin and the frame,
and to engage with the studs and so enable the men to lift the bin out of the
wall and place it on a suitable truck adapted to carry, say, three or four bins to
the collecting cart.
As it is necessary to lift the bin before withdrawing it laterally it is necessary
to shape the body of the bin to allow for this lift, and also to
permit the necessary tilting of the bin as it is withdrawn: the vertical
side which is flush with the wall is, however, carried sufficiently high
to completely close the opening in the wall, and the end plates may be prolonged
to support the said side, and suitable slots provided into which the said pro-
longations enter as the bin is lifted.
The bins may be secured in position by locks, or the inverted L shaped slots
may be so shaped at the bottom as to render the removal of the bin a matter of
considerable difficulty to the uninitiated, or to those unprovided with the special
hooks.
In addition to the facility of collection which results from the reduced amount
of handling necessary when this form of bin is adopted, there is a further advan-
tage due to the fact that it is impossible to pick the contents of these bins from
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page_text: the entry or passage side of the yard wall as is the common practice in the case
of ordinary ashpits.
In some cases the studs by which the bin is lifted may be made rotatable about
their axes and be provided with an engaging edge which is adapted, when in
normal position, to lock the bin in position, and the metal hooks may be so
formed as to act as keys by which the studs are turned into the disengaging
position preparatorily to lifting the bin; in this construction I prefer to join the
two hooks by a common handle which, in conjunction with a fixed handle at the
opposite side of the bin, may be used in carrying the bin.
In some cases I also modify the frame work in the wall by forming an upwardly
projecting edge inside which the outer vertical side of the bin fits; this edge
serves to guide the bin into position and also prevents the bin being levered up
by a lever inserted between the bin bottom and the frame work.
The bottom of the bin, the outer vertical side, and the portions to which the
studs are attached may be made integral and of stronger construction than the
rest of the bin.
T101
1000
SLOAN & LLOYD BARNES,
Castle Chambers, 26, Castle Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements relating to the Collection and Removal of House
Refuse.
I, JOHN ALEXANDER BRODIE, a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers,
and City Engineer of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, 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 relates to the collection and removal of house refuse, and has
for its object the provision of an improved bin adapted to be fixed in, say, the
yard wall of a house, where it forms a receptacle for the refuse, and which, when
full, is adapted to be removed from without for conveyance to the collecting
cart; the bin being so constructed and held in position that whilst it can be
conveniently removed by those duly authorised without the necessity of their
entering the premises, it is only with difficulty that it can be removed by un-
authorised persons.
I have illustrated my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. I
is an elevation viewed from the inside, and Figs. II, III, and IV are sectional
elevations on the line A, A, of Fig. I; in Fig. If the bin is in position, in Fig. III
it is removed and in Fig. IV it is in the tilted position it occupies just before
removal; Fig. V is a plan in section on the line B, B, of Figs. II and III;
Figs. VI and VII are detail views of the hook handle used to remove the bin,
Fig. VII being in section on the line C, C, of Fig. VI; and Fig. VIII is an
isometric view of the apparatus when provided with a protecting roof and door.
Throughout the drawings, the same parts are indicated by the same reference
figures, and in the case of sections, the direction in which they are viewed is indi-
cated by the small arrows placed adjacent to the letters denoting the plane of
section.
1 is the yard wall in which the bin 2 is fitted, and in which a rectangular
opening is formed as shown; a rectangular frame, composed of two side cheeks 3,
a top stretcher 4 and a bottom stretcher 5 is fitted within the opening and is

page_text: adapted to carry the bin and to be practically closed by the vertical side 6 of
the bin when the latter is in position.
Each side cheek is provided with two slots 7 and 8, into which the studs 9
and 10, attached to the bin, fit when the latter is in position.
The bin is removed by means of a hook handle 11, the hooked portions being
sufficiently thin laterally to enter the narrow space at each side between the
bin and the frame, so that the hooks engage with a pair of the studs 9 or a
pair 10, or, by using two handles, with both pairs of studs. Fig. IV shows the
hook handle in engagement with the pair of studs 9, and the bin partly lifted out.
The bottom stretcher is shaped so as to form an upwardly projecting edge 51
which serves to guide the bin into position and to prevent the bin from being
levered up by a lever inserted between the bottom of the bin and the frame work;
the top stretcher has a depending beading 4' against which the top edge of the
side 6 abuts when the bin is in position.
The bin has a fixed handle 12 at the front, and side hand holes 13 may also
be formed to facilitate the carrying of the bin.
The side pieces 3 of the frame may be lightened by coring as shown at 14.
In some cases roof is fitted to keep out the rain; this may be carried from
the wall, without further addition, or from the bin itself, or a brick support 15
for the roof 16 may be built as shown in Fig. VIII, in which case a recess for
the bin is formed and a door 17 may be fitted; in the latter case the shape of
the body of the bin would preferably be modified so as to leave no space between
the bin and the door when the latter is closed.
The bin is removed by the dust men by means of the hook handles 11 and
placed on a truck adapted to carry, say, three or four bins to the collecting cart.
The bins may be secured in position by locks, or the slots 7 and 8 may be so
shaped at the bottom as to render the removal of the bin a matter of considerable
difficulty to the uninitiated, or to those unprovided with the special hooks.
In addition to the facility of collection which results from the reduced amount
of handling necessary when this form of bin is adopted, there is a further advan-
tage due to the fact that it is impossible to pick the contents of these bins from
the entry or passage side of the yard wall, as is the common practice in the
case of ordinary ash pits.
In some cases the studs by which the bin is lifted may be made rotatable about
their axes and be provided with an engaging edge which is adapted, when in
normal position, to lock the bin in position, and the hooks may be so formed as
to act as keys by which the studs are turned into the disengaging position pre-
paratorily to lifting the bin. It is found in practice, however, that in most cases
the locking devices may be dispensed with, since from the nature of the invention
it is necessary to expend considerable effort to lift the bin vertically before obtain-
ing access to it from without, even when provided with the proper handles, and
as the value of articles collected from bins of this kind is very small, the enforced
labour of lifting each bin in succession acts as a deterrent to ash pit picking.
The bottom of the bin, the outer vertical side, and the portions to which
the studs are attached may be made integral and of stronger construction than
the rest of the bin.
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:-
:-
1. The improvement relating to the collection and removal of house refuse,
which consists in providing a portable bin which fits in and closes an opening in
the yard wall, so that whilst access may be obtained to the bin from the yard
side of the wall only, it is adapted to be removed with its contents from the
passage side of the wall when lifted by specially shaped hooks so as to withdraw
the supporting studs of the bin from the slots, with which they engage; sub-
stantially as described and illustrated.

page_text: 2. The improvement relating to the collection and removal of house refuse,
which consists in providing a bin adapted to be supported in an opening in the
yard wall by means of studs which engage in slots formed in the sides of the
opening, the side of the bin nearest the passage being adapted to completely close
the said opening with the exception of a narrow space at each side into which
spaces specially shaped hooks may be inserted which engage with the studs, and
by means of which the bin with its contents may be removed from outside; sub-
stantially as described and illustrated.
3. In apparatus for the collection and removal of house refuse, in combination
with a bin, an opening in the wall formed by side cheeks and top and bottom
stretchers, the side cheeks being provided with slots with which the studs on the
bin engage, and the bottom stretcher having an upwardly projecting edge adapted
to guide the bin into position and to prevent its being levered up from underneath,
and the top stretcher having a depending beading against which the top of the
bin abuts substantially as described and illustrated.
4. In apparatus for the collection and removal of house refuse, in combination,
an opening in the wall the sides of which are provided with slots, a bin slightly
narrower than the said opening and provided with studs to engage with said slots,
and a handle with hooks adapted to be inserted between the sides of the bin and
the sides of the opening and to lift the bin by engaging with the said studs;
substantially as described and illustrated.
5. In apparatus for the collection and removal of house refuse, in combination,
a bin adapted to be supported in an opening in the yard wall by means of studs
which engage with slots formed in the sides of the said opening, the vertical side 6
of the bin being adapted to close the said opening and the body of the bin being
so shaped as to permit the bin, as it is raised, to be tilted, and slots in the sides
of the opening adapted to tilt the bin as it is raised; substantially as described
and illustrated.
6. The combination and arrangement of parts forming the improved apparatus
for the collection and removal of house refuse; substantially as described and
illustrated.
Dated this 11th dow of Wahman 1000
SLOAN & LLOYD BARNES,
Chartered Patent Agents, 34, Castle Street, Liverpool.