FR2673610A1 - SECURITY BIN FOR VARIOUS PRODUCTS. - Google Patents

Abstract

This safety bin is remarkable in that it has a surface with a single introduction opening (P5b) for all products and two separate receptacles, namely: a receptacle (R1) for flammable products and a receptacle (R2) for products. inflamed; said receptacles being arranged so that the flammable products can only be introduced into the receptacles (R1) by a voluntary action on a member (V) for closing this receptacle and that the ignited products and thrown onto the surface of introduction (P5b) cannot actuate the shutter member and are automatically directed into the receptacle (R2).

Description

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  Safety bin for various products.

  The object of the invention relates mainly to receptacles arranged in public or semi-private places to receive paper, cardboard, newspapers and other easily flammable products. In public places such as streets, squares, gardens, station or administration halls, supermarkets, shopping malls, schools, it is common to find bins intended for collecting all kinds of products, mainly paper and other combustible materials Similarly, in some halls of buildings, there are sometimes these types of receptacles intended for the use of the occupants of the building, but also accessible to other people, The main drawback of these trash cans lies in the fact that the papers they contain can be easily ignited by incandescent cigarettes thrown willingly or not, with all the consequences that this implies especially when the main body of the trash cans is not made of non-combustible material, To solve this problem, we have proposed trash cans equipped with an ashtray, but generally the opening for the passage of papers is

  always accessible to ignited products.

  The bin according to the invention was therefore created to avoid as much as possible any risk of intentional or involuntary fire caused by cigarette butts

  glowing or other flaming products.

  For this, and according to a first characteristic, the bin according to the invention consists of a surface with a single orifice for introducing the products and two separate receptacles, namely: a receptacle for products 2 - flammable and a receptacle for products ignited: said receptacles being arranged in such a way that flammable products can only be introduced into a first receptacle by a voluntary action on a shutter member of this receptacle and that ignited products thrown onto the introduction surface cannot actuate the shutter member and are automatically directed into the

second receptacle.

  According to another characteristic, the shutter member of the receptacle A for flammable products, the surface for introducing various products and the receptacle for ignited products, at least, are

  made of non-combustible material.

  These and other features

  will emerge from the following description.

  To fix the object of the invention without however limiting it, in the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view with partial section illustrating a first embodiment of the trash can according to the invention in the open position with receptacle for ignited products separate. Figure 2 is a sectional view of the salt bin Figure 1 in the closed position and equipped with a plastic bag for receiving flammable products. Figure 3 is a partial sectional view on a larger scale seen along line 3-3 of Figure 2 and showing an example of bag retention

made of plastic.

  Figure 4 is a perspective view illustrating another embodiment of the bin with the receptacles of flammable and ignited products in the out position, Figure 5 is a plan view illustrating an alternative embodiment of the insertion surface

some products.

  Figure 6 is a sectional view illustrating another embodiment of the trash shown

in closed position.

  Figure 7 is a sectional view of the trash can according to Figure 6 shown in the open position with the product receptacles removed or in progress

of abduction.

  Figures 8 and 9 are views illustrating respectively in section and in plan another form of

creation of the trash can.

  In order to make the object of the invention more concrete, it is now described in nonlimiting embodiments illustrated in the figures

drawings.

  According to an important characteristic, the bin designated as a whole by the dreamer (P), 2 is constituted by a first receptacle (RI) intended to receive flammable products (papers, newspapers, advertising leaflets, packaging) and a second receptacle (R 2) independent of the first and intended to receive inflamed or incandescent products (cigarettes, matches) which can be voluntarily or involuntarily thrown in the trash. According to a first embodiment illustrated in Figures I and 5 in particular, the receptacle (R 1) is directly formed by the bin <P) which for this purpose comprises a rear panel (Pi), a bottom panel CP 2), two side panels (P 3), CP 4) and a front panel CPS) hinged at its lower part (P Sa) to the side panels to constitute

an unloading door.

  4- The bottom panel (Pl) is extended & its upper part by a flap (Pla) at the end of which is freely articulated a shutter member or flap CV) intended to come into abutment when the front panel (PB) is closed against a inclined extension (P Sb) of said panel thus constituting a surface for introducing flammable products into the CRI receptacle) by simple pushing on the flap (V) &

pendulum movement.

  After the products introduced into the receptacle (Rl D) have fallen, the flap (V) or obturator member comes to bear against the extension (P 5 b) by simple gravity or by means of a return spring. If a person throws a flaming product such as an incandescent cigarette butt, on the insertion surface (P Sb), this rolls on the inclined surface, abuts against the shutter member (V) but cannot rotate it because of of its low weight, The butt then passes through one of the multiple openings (P 5 c) made at the end of the extension, immediately behind the flap (V) and then falls into the receptacle CR 2) which is suitably suspended under the extension of the door, for example sliding between an internal cleat (P Sd) and a folding (P Se) of the door, in order to be extracted for emptying when the door is open (lines

interrupted figure 2).

  Note that to force cigarette butts or matches to pass systematically through the openings (P Sc), these are separated by

  fabrics inclined in the transverse direction.

  The door CPS) is preferably retained in the open position by means of the chain type (C) and can be equipped with appropriate closing means S - such as lock (S), cleat & spring, latches,

magnets, padlocks).

  As illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, the receptacle (RI) for flammable products can consist of a plastic bag (SM) secured in the internal volume of the bin by any means such as clips (CR) retaining the edges of the bag on profile cleats (TP) attached to the

  minus the two side panels (P 3) (P 4).

  According to another variant, illustrated & the figure, the product introduction surface, or extension (P Sb) can be produced in the form of a chute with at least in its middle part

  an opening (P Sf) for the passage of cigarette butts.

  Other embodiments of the trash can be introduced without departing from the scope of the invention For example, as can be seen & FIG. 4, the receptacles CRI) and CR 2) can be extracted from the envelope of the bin by lateral or frontal openings CP 6) (P 7) established

  to the sectional profile of said receptacles.

  The body of the bin can also be made in two nestable parts, one forming the

  receptacle (RI) and the other carrying the receptacle (R 2).

  According to another alternative embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 6 and 7, the door (PS) hinged to the side panels near the mid-height, has a chute (P Sb) for collecting cigarette butts and is hooked & closed by a return ( P Sg) of 301 'free end of the extension against stop pads (PB) fixed on the side panels, The receptacle CR 2) is simply placed in abutment by its edges (R 2 a) against fingers-supports (DS) also fixed on the side panels The receptacle (RI) can be established in the form of a -6 - handle bin easily removed from the envelope when

the door (PS) is open.

  It can also be noted that the trash can be with or without a base or with suspended fixing (against a wall, a post, a barrier), that it can have other general shapes such as cylindrical. According to other embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 9, the insertion surface (P 5 b) and shorter to leave between its end and the shutter flap (V) bearing against the receptacle CR 2) or ashtray, a space (e) intended for the passage of flammable products Con thus eliminates multiple openings) In this variant, we also see that the ashtray CR 2) rests in the bin body on lateral supports in Và (P Sh) Other on the other hand, if the number of sheets of paper balanced on the insertion surface (P 5 b) is small, their weight is insufficient to rotate the shutter member To still allow them to fall into the receptacle (RI), we plans to provide a corresponding space between said shutter member and the receptacle CR 2), a space which does not allow the passage of cigarette butts This space can be achieved by a step (R 2 b) of the ashtray or by bosses

(Figure 9).

  Of course, the elements which may be in contact with the ignited products are made of mat. Non-combustible material In practice, only the insertion surface (P 5 b), the shutter member (V) and the receptacle (R 2) must be fireproof, which makes it possible to lighten the trash can therefore make it easy to handle by the use of materials

plastics in particular.

  Before Eages and possibilities of use

emerge well from the description.

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Claims (4)

CLAIMS -_____________ -1 Safety bin for various products characterized in that it has a surface with a single orifice for the introduction (P Sb) of all products and two separate receptacles, namely: a receptacle (RI) for flammable products and a receptacle (R 2) for ignited products; said receptacles being arranged so that flammable products can be introduced into the receptacle CRI) only by a voluntary action on a member (V) for closing this receptacle and that the ignited products and thrown on the introduction surface (P Sb) cannot actuate the obturating member and are automatically directed into the receptacle (R 2), -2 Trash can according to claim 7, comprising an envelope with rear panel (Pl), bottom panel (P 2), panels side (P 3) (P 4) and front panel (PS), characterized in that it has a front door (P 5) hinged to the side panels (P 3) (P 4) and retained in position closing and in the opening position by any appropriate means. -3 trash can according to claim l characterized in that the envelope consists of at least two nestable parts, one of the parts forming the receptacle (RI) and the other carrying the receptacle (R 2), -4 trash can according to claim 1, characterized in that the receptacle (RI) is formed directly by the envelope (P). -S trash can according to claim 1, characterized in that the receptacle CRI) is constituted by a plastic bag suitably secured to the interior of the envelope (P), -6 trash can according to claim 1, characterized in that the receptacle (RI) is constituted by a removable tray housed in the envelope, extractable laterally, frontally, by openings of   1011 envelope or above after opening the door.   -7 trash can according to any one of claims   1 and 2, characterized in that the receptacle CR 2) is placed, retained or fixed by any means inside the front panel or the CPU door), immediately above the insertion surface CP Sb) communicating   with it through at least one opening.   -8 trash can according to any one of claims   201 and 2, characterized in that the receptacle CR 2) is placed, retained or fixed by any means between the side panels CP 3) <P 4) immediately below the insertion surface (P Sb) communicating with it by at least one opening,   -9 Trash can according to claims 1, 7, and 8   assembly characterized in that the product introduction surface (P Sb) is constituted by an inclined plane extending from the front panel or the door (PS), with at the end against which the shutter or shutter member bears CV), multiple openings (P Sc) with inclined partitions ensuring by gravity the passage through the receptacle CR 2) ignited or incandescent products thrown on 351 at the surface (P Sb). -10-   -10 Trash can according to claims 1, 7 and 8   set, characterized in that the product introduction surface (P Sb) consists of an inclined plane extending from the front panel or the door (PS) and the end of which is located at a distance (e) from l shutter member (V) allowing the passage of ignited products in the receptacle CR 2)   -11 Trash can according to claims 1, 7 and 8   the assembly, characterized in that the product introduction surface CP Sb) is constituted by a chute extending from the front panel or the door (PS), with at the lowest point an opening (P Sf) ensuring passage through the receptacle CR 2) ignited or incandescent products thrown on the surface, -12 Trash can according to claim 1, characterized in that the shutter or shutter member (V) is held in abutment against the end of the surface   CP Sb) by its own weight.   -13 Trash can according to claim 1, characterized in that the shutter or shutter member (VY) is held in abutment against the end of the surface   introduction (P Sb) by an elastic return means.   -14 Trash can according to claim 1, characterized in that the insertion surface (P Sb), the shutter or shutter member (Y) and the receptacle CR 2) at least   are made of non-combustible material.   -15 Trash can according to claim 1 characterized in that it is placed on the ground, provided with a   base or designed to be fixed in suspension.   -11- -16 Trash can according to any one of   claims 1 and 2, character Clisle in that the   receptacle (R 2) has a bearing face against the shutter or shutter member V) with an offset urn (R 2 b) allowing only the passage through the receptacle (C Rl I) of a limited number of sheets of paper.