GB2196111A

GB2196111A - Receptacles and method of use thereof

Info

Publication number: GB2196111A
Application number: GB08719386A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Melvin Wilde
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1986-08-22
Filing date: 1987-08-17
Publication date: 1988-04-20
Anticipated expiration: 2007-08-17
Also published as: GB8620523D0; GB8719386D0; GB2196111B

Abstract

A receptacle 39 is used for catching material falling from a wall which is being operated upon e.g. drilled and has an open-topped lower container portion 40 with front and rear walls 41, 42 and peripheral wall 43. A strip 47 is a continuation of wall 43 and has a free end 48 releasably received between the wall 43 and formations 45 on walls 41, 42. The strip 47 may be placed on a hook or a wall or other structure. In a modification the receptacle may be assembled by folding a blank and has a flat rear wall with an aperture to engage a hook and a lower peripheral channel for catching the material displaced from the wall. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Receptacles and method of use thereof This invention relates to receptacles and methods of use thereof.

According to one aspect of the invention a method of operating on a wall or the like structure comprises using a tool to operate on the structure at a location and allowing material removed from the structure to fall into a receptacle attached to the structure beneath the location.

The receptacle may have a flat surface for engaging the structure and a container for receiving the material.

The flat surface may be in a wall which includes an aperture above the container for assisting in orientating the receptacle in relation to the location.

The receptacle may comprise a support element adapted to engage on a projection on the structure.

The support element may comprise a strip releasably held in the container portion.

The container portion may have front and rear walls connected by a peripheral wall and the strip forms a continuation of one end of the peripheral wall and has a free end releasably holdable in the container portion adjacent the other end of the peripheral wall.

The front and rear walls may be provided with formations and the free end of the strip is releasably holdable by engagement between the formations and the peripheral wall.

The invention includes a receptacle for use in the method.

A receptacle for use in the above method may comprise a rear wall adapted to be held adjacent the wall or the like structure and a container portion having an upwardly open top.

The receptacle may include a support element adapted to engage on a hook or the like projection on the structure. The support elements may comprise a strip releasably held in the container portion. The container portion may have front and rear walls and the strip may form a continuation of one end of the peripheral wall and has a free end releasably holdable in the container portion adjacent the other end of the peripheral wall. The front and rear walls may be provided with formations and the free end of the strip is releasably holdable by engagement between the formations and the peripheral wall.

The receptacle may be formed by folding a flat blank.

The invention also includes a flat blank foldable into a receptacle as above.

The invention may be performed in various ways and some specific embodiments with possible modifications will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Fig. 1 is a front view of a receptacle; Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on A-A of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a plan view of a bland for forming a receptacle; Figs. 5 to 7 are front, side and rear views of a receptacle formed from the blank of Fig.

4; Fig. 8 is a front view of another receptacle; Fig. 9 is a plan view of Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a section on B-B of Fig. 8; and Fig. 11 is a front view of a moulding from which the receptacle of Fig. 8 can be formed.

Referring to Fig. 1, a receptacle 10 is moulded from plastics and has a flat rear wall 11 having a periphery 12 and a lower portion of the periphery is provided with a lip 13 which defines a channel 14 with the wall 11.

In use the receptacle is placed with the rear surface 15 of the wall 11 against a surface of a wall or the like and a tool is used to operate on the wall above the receptacle. For example a drill may be used, and pieces of the wall removed by the tool fall into the channel 14 thus reducing any mess on the floor or the like. The wall 11 may have an aperture 16 to provide a guide for the tool and to assist in orientating the receptacle in relation to the location of operation of the tool i.e. on the wall behind the aperture 16. The receptacle may be temporarily and releasably attached to the surface by a suitable adhesive or may be releasably attached thereto by for example tacks.

The channel 14 may have other shapes.

In some circumstances a support e.g. a hook attached to the wall may be received in the aperture 16 to support the receptacle on the wall.

Figs. 4 to 7 show a similar receptacle 20 formed by folding parts of a flat bland 21 moulded of plastics.

In this example the wall 11 has at its converging lower sides panels 22 connected by hinge portions 23 and at its lower edge a hinge portion 24 connected to a base 25 connected via hinge portion 26 to a front wall 27. The wall 27 on its sides has channels 28 with slots 29 in the channels. The panels 22 are bent up to lie at right angles to wall 11 and then the base 25 and front 27 are bent up so that projections 30 on the outer edges of the panels 22 enter into respective slots 29 with a snap action to hold the wall 27 releasably to the panels 22 to provide a container zone between the panels 22, base 25, wall 27 and the lower part of wall 11. The panels 22 and wall 27 can be disconnected to assist in emptying the container and then reconnected.

A preferred embodiment 39 is shown in Figs. 8 to 11 and has an open-topped container portion 40 having flat rear 41 and flat front wall 42 connected by part-circular base wall 43. The wall 41 includes a top lip 44 which can be used to hold the receptacle 39 to a support wall e.g. by adhesive strip engaging the wall and the lip 44.

The walls 41, 42 are provided with ribs 45 which define a region 46 with the base 43 and a support strip 47 has its free end 48 removably received in the region 46. Depending on the thickness of the strip 47 and the width of zone 46 the end 48 may be a push fit in the region 46.

The strip 47 can be engaged on a hook or the like secured in the support wall to support the receptacle with the wall 41 in engagement with the support wall and the container 40 can then receive debris from operations, e.g.

drilling, on the support wall above the receptacle.

The receptacle 39 is moulded of plastics and Fig. 11 shows the initial moulding before strip 47 is bent at integral hinge 50 to bring end 48 into region 46.

Claims

1. A method of operating on a wall or the like structure comprising using a tool to operate on the structure at a location and allowing material removed from the structure to fall into a receptacle attached to the structure beneath the location.

2. A method as claimed in Claim 1, in which the receptacle has a flat surface for engaging the structure and a container for receiving the material.

3. A method as claimed in Claim 2, in which the container comprises a peripheral channel.

4. A method as claimed in Claim 2 or Claim 3, in which the flat surface is in a wall which includes an aperture above the container for assisting in orientating the receptacle in relation to the location.

5. A method as claimed in Claim 1, in which the receptacle comprises a support element adapted to engage on a projection on the structure.

6. A method as claimed in Claim 5, in which the support element comprises a strip releasably held in the container portion.

7. A method as claimed in Claim 5, in which the container portion has front and rear walls connected by a peripheral wall and the strip forms a continuation of one end of the peripheral wall and has a free end releasably holdable in the container portion adjacent the other end of the peripheral wall.

8. A method as claimed in Claim 7, in which the front and rear walls are provided with formations and the free end of the strip is releasably holdable by engagement between the formations and the peripheral wall.

9. A method as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 5, in which the receptacle is formed by folding a flat blank.

10. A method of operating on a wall or the like as claimed in Claim 1 and substantially as hereinbefore described.

11. A receptacle for use in a method as claimed in Claim 1, comprising a rear wall adapted to be held adjacent the structure and a container portion having an upwardly open top.

12. A receptacle as claimed in Claim 11, in which the container portion comprises a peripheral channel.

13. A receptacle as claimed in Claim 11 or Claim 12, comprising an aperture in the rear wall above the container portion for assisting in orientating the receptacle in relation to the location.

14. A receptacle as claimed in Claim 11 comprising a support element adapted to engage on a projection on the structure.

15. A receptacle as claimed in Claim 14, in which the support element comprises a strip releasably held in the container portion.

16. A receptacle as claimed in Claim 15 in which the container portion has front and rear walls connected by a peripheral wall and the strip forms a continuation of one end of the peripheral wall and has a free end releasably holdable in the container portion adjacent the other end of the peripheral wall.

17 A receptacle as claimed in Claim 16, in which the front and rear walls are provided with formations and the free end of the strip is releasably holdable by engagement between the formations and the peripheral wall.

18. A receptacle as claimed in any of Claims 11 to 14, formed by foiding a flat blank.

19. A receptacle for use in method as claimed in Claim 1 and substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in Figs. 1 to 3, or Figs. 4 to 7, or Figs. 8 to 11, of the accompanying drawings.