A Combined Dust-pan and Cinder-sifter.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 22nd June, 1889-Accepted. 27th July. 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Dust-pan and Cinder-sifter.
We WILLIAM HENRY SWINGLER and FREDERICK HENRY AIREY both of Exal-all
Works Stanhope Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of the following arrangement of parts forming and
constituting a dust-pan and cinder sifter.
In carrying out our invention wo form a dust-pan with the ordinary curved or flat
bottom, vertical sides and vertical back, the front of the bottom plate terminating
with a thin edge over which to sweep the dust.
A suitable handle is provided and fixed to the vertical back of the dust pan,
projections are also provided on each side of the dust pan to engage with the locking-
bar as hereinafter set forth:
The cinder sifter is made by forming a frame of suitable configuration and
dimensions to cover the dust pan; the frame is next connected to a sheet of wire
netting or other equivalent perforated material
The frame connected to the wire-netting or other equivalent, forms and constitutes
the cinder sifter.
The cinder sifter is hinged to the back part of the dust pan; a suitable handle
is secured to the cinder sifter, near the hinge-joint: the frame of the sifter may bo
so shaped as to rest on the top edges of the vertical sides, the frame may also he
made with a flange or rim to close over the outer surface of the side-walls of the
dust-pan.
The dust pan and cinder sifter put together in the manner hereinbefore described,
would form a box; to secure the siftor or cover to the dust pan we provide a locking-
bolt, at about the centre from end to end of the locking-bolt we provide a hooked
projection or we may provide several hooked projections at varying distances along
the bolt.
We secure eyes or short pieces of tube near the front edge of the cinder sifter
and pass the locking-bolt through the eyes or tubes.
In using our combined dust-pan and cinder-sifter the operator would grasp the
handle of dust pan at the same time pressing against the handle of the cinder sifter
and thereby moving the sifter on its hinge-joint, lifting it clear of the dust pan, the
dust-pan could then be used to shovel up cinders, dust and refuse and when the
pan was charged the thumb would be released from the handle of sifter, causing
the sifter to move on its hinge-joint, over the pan, thus covering the contents of
dust-pan.
The locking-bolt would then be rotated in its eyes or tube hinge-joint until the
hooked projections of the bolt clipped the front edges of the pan and sifter, pressing
them closely together, each end of the locking-bolt would also at the same time
engage with projections provided on each side of the dust pan.
The operator still holding the dust pan handle would then turn the locked box
combination upside down and riddle the dust or other refuse through the meshes of
the cinder sifter leaving the cinders in the pan.
By the adoption and use of our invention in the manner herein before described the
cinders would be caught in the dust pan together with dust and refuse and the refuse
would be riddled out leaving the cinders in the pan ready to use.
Dated this 21st day of September 1888.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Dust-pan and Cinder Sifter.
WILLIAM HENRY SWINGLER and FREDERICK HENRY AIREY, both of Excel All
Works Stanhope Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturers
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 following arrangement of parts forming and
constituting a dust-pan and cinder-sifter.
In carrying out our invention wo form a dust-pan with the ordinary curved or
flat bottom, vertical sides and vertical back, the front of the bottom plato terminating
with a thin edge over which to sweep the dust; a suitable handle is provided and
fixed to the vertical back of the dust-pan, projections are also provided on each side of
the dust-pan to engage with the locking-bar as hereinafter set forth.
The cinder sifter is made by forming a frame of suitable configuration and
dimensions to cover the dust-pan the frame is connected to a sheet of wire netting or
other equivalent perforated material.
The frame connected to the wire netting or other equivalent forms and constitutes
the cinder sifter.
The cinder-sifter is hinged to the back part of the dust-pan: a suitable handle is
screwed to the cinder-sifter near the hinge joint: the frame of the sifter may be so
shaped as to rest on the top edges of the vertical sides, the frame may also be made
with a flange or rim to close over the outer surface of the side walls of the
dust-pan.
The dust-pan and cinder-sifter put together in the manner herein before described
would form a box: to secure the sifter or cover to the dust-pan we provide a locking
bolt at about the centre from end to end of the locking bolt we provide a hooked
projection or we may provide several hooked projections at varying distances along
the bolt.
We secure eyes or short pieces of tube e near the front edge of the cinder sifter
and pass the locking bolt through the eyes or tubes.
In using our combined dust-pan and cinder sifter the operator would grasp the
handle of dust-pan at the same time pressing against the handle of the cinder-sifter
and thereby moving the sifter on its hinge-joint, lifting it clear of the dust-pan, the
dust-pan could then be used to shovel up cinders, dust and refuse, and when the
pan was charged the thumb would be released from the handle of sifter, causing
the sifter to move on its hinge-joint over the pan, thus covering the contents of
dust-pan.
The locking-bolt would then be rotated in its eye or tube hinge-joint e untill the
hooked projections of the bolt clipped the front edges of the pan and sifter pressing
them closely together, each end of the locking-bolt would also at the same time
engage with projections provided on each side of the dust-pan.
The operator still holding the dust pan handle would then turn the locked box
combination upside down and riddle the dust or other refuse through the meshes
of the cinder sifter leaving the cinders in the pan.
By the adoption and use of our invention in the manner herein before described,
the cinders would be caught in the dust-pan together with dust and refuse, and the
refuse would be riddled out leaving the cinders in the pan ready to use.
We will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings the
manner in which our invention is constructed and used.
Figure 1 represents a plan of the combined dust pan and cinder-sifter when
closed.
Figure 2 represents a side view of figure 1.
Figure 3 represents the combined dust-pan and cinder-sifter when open.
Figure 4 represents the combined dust-nan and cinder-sifter in operation.

page_text: In constructing our invention we proceed in the following manner.
We provide the dust-pan a to which is hinged the cinder sifter 6 which consists of
the frame c covered with wire netting or other equivalent, the cinder sifter is hinged
as represented at f; a lifting handle is in some cases provided as represented at
the frame c as represented is constructed to rest on the top edges of the vertical sides
of dust pan, although it may in some cases be formed with a flange to close over the
outer surface of the sides of dust-pan.
We next provide a handle socket h and secure it to the dust pan by means of rivets
or by other equivalent means.
We next provide the handle j and secure it inside the socket by means of a screw
as represented at k figure 4 or the socket may be provided with an internal screw
thread and the handle rotated into the threads of the scrow. In some cases we
could screw the handle into the threaded socket and afterwards as an additional
security provide the fastening screw k.
We next provide the locking bolt m¹ which would by preference be bent at the
centre in the manner represented at m.
We provide the hooked projections n by preference at each end of the locking bolt
(although we may in some cases provide a hooked projection in the centre in addition
to the end hooks). In some cases we secure eyes o to receive the hooked projections n
in other cases the hooked projections bear on the under side of the dust pan in the
manner dotted through at figure 1 the eyes o can then be dispensed with."
g
In using our combined pan and cinder sifter the operator would grasp the handle j
and he may at the same time exert pressure against the projection or handle
and thereby move the cinder sifter on its hinge joints f lifting it clear of the
dust pan.
In some cases we dispense with the lifting handle g the operator could then lift the
sifter frame by means of the loop projection m, the dust pan could then be used to
shovel up dust and other refuse and when charged the sifter frame c could be lowered
and closed over the pan, the locking bolt could then be rotated in its bearing-tube or
hinge-jointe untill the hooked projections n clipped the front edges of the pan and
sifter pressing them closely together, the action of the spring d bearing continuously
against the central bent part of locking bolt would secure the locking bolt against the
under side of dust pan in the position represented at the operator still holding the
dust pan handle would then turn the dust pan and sifter upside down in the manner
represented at figure 4 and riddle the dust or other refuse through the meshes of the
sifter.
The dust pan and cinder sifter combined can be used for riddling fine coal or it can
be used for gardening purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declaro that
what we claim is
The making of a combined dust pan and cinder sifter in the manner illustrated and
Dated this 21st day of June 1889.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.