Improvements in Combination Bins and Serving Chambers for the use of Tea Dealers, Grocers, and other Traders.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Oct., 1898
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Complete Specification Left, 8th Dec., 1900 Accepted, 21st Jan 1500
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Combination Bins and Serving Chambers for the
use of Tea Dealers, Grocers, and other Traders.
I, WILLIAM SUMNER, of the Firm of W. Sumner and Company Limited, of
Diana Place, Euston Road, N.W., Shop, Office, and Bank Fitters, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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My invention consists of two principal parts. The upper part or "bin" is a
rectangular receptacle made of wood, tin, sheet metal or any suitable material.
The front of this bin is hinged at the bottom and is provided with a pull handle
at the top for opening. To this front are attached spandril sides, so that when it
is opened the whole front acts as a hopper. A stop is provided to prevent the front
falling further open than is required. The bottom of the bin slopes down to an
opening at the back extending the whole width thereof and of a necessary depth.
The lower part of this invention consists of the serving chamber, which is a box
lined with tin, to fit under the bin; and having a projecting sloping front hinged
to lift up for access to same, and the whole width thereof. To use the invention,
the front of the bin is opened by being pulled forward by the handle at top, and
the bin is then charged, when the weight of contents recloses it automatically.
The hinged sloping lid of the lower portion or serving chamber may then be opened
and the contents, (being a portion of that with which the bin was charged and
which have found their way through the opening in the bottom already
described) may be removed as required.
In use it is intended to have the invention fixed at a convenient height, either
on shelves or an existing fitting, or incorporated in a fitting, there being no neces-
sity for its position being moved in order to recharge it.
Dated this 19th day of October 1898.
Improvements in Combination Bins and Serving Chambers for the
use of Tea Dealers, Grocers, and other Traders.
I, WILLIAM SUMNER, of the Firm of W. Sumner & Co. Ltd., of Diana Place,
Euston Road, N.W., Shop, Office, and Bank Fitters, 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:-
My invention consists of two parts, of which in the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section and Fig. 2 a front elevation.

page_text: The upper part or "bin" marked A is a rectangular receptacle made of tin,
sheet metal, or any suitable material. This bin is contained in a wooden case or
suitable fitting and is hinged at the bottom of the front at C, and has a pull
handle D at the top, so that it can be opened by being pulled forward. The front
of the bin may be attached to a panelled or otherwise decorated front, to match
the casing or as may be desired. When opened, as shewn by dotted lines in Fig. 1
the bin is thus converted into a hopper, and is ready to be charged with the desired
contents. A stop M is provided to prevent the bin being pulled further open than
is required. The bottom of the bin F is sloped down towards an opening G at the
back which extends across the whole width of the back, and is thus designed to
lead the contents of the bin through this opening.
The lower portion of this invention consists of the serving chamber B which is
a box lined with tin placed under the bin and having a projecting sloping front
hinged at H to lift up for access to same and the whole width thereof.
To use the invention the front E of the bin is pulled forward as far as the
stop M permits and the bin is then charged. No fastening is necessary to keep
the bin closed as the weight of the contents automatically fulfils this purpose.
The lid H of the serving chamber may then be raised and the contents (being
a portion of that with which the bin was charged, and which have found their
way through the opening G in the bottom of the bin) may be removed as required.
The complete fitting is intended to be fixed at a convenient height either on
shelves or on, or incorporated in an existing fitting there being no necessity for
its position being moved in order to recharge it.
I do not bind myself to the actual shape or relative dimensions as exemplified in
the above specification and accompanying drawings as circumstances might require
these to be varied, without departing from the spirit of the invention.
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. A combination bin and serving chamber, the former being hinged at the
bottom to fall forward, thus converting the bin into a hopper for charging same,
and which when charged keeps itself automatically closed by reason of the weight
of its contents; and having a sloping bottom to direct the contents to an opening
at the back communicating with the serving chamber; the whole substantially
as described in the above specification and exemplified in the accompanying
drawings.
2. A combination bin and serving chamber constructed and operating sub-
stantially as described in the above specification and exemplified in the accom-
panying drawings.