US1301371A - Garbage and rubbish incinerator. - Google Patents

Description

I. S. BRENNAN'.

GARBAGE AND RUBBISH INCINERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I0. ISIS.

Patented Apr. 22, 1919.

'JOHN s. rammen; or MILWAUKEE, wIscoNsIn.

GARBAGE AND BUBBISH INCINERTOB..

Specification of Letters Patent. Pattentd Api'. 22, llgllg.

Application filed April 10, 1918. Serial No. 227,695.

' declare that the'following is a Jrull, clear,

and exact description thereof.

This invention refers to garbage and rubbish incineratorsand has primarily for its object to provide a simple economical and sanitary device for the disposition of garbage, rubbish and the like.

A more particular object of the invention is to provide a device of this character separate from the chimney which can be placed at any convenient location in the basement and is connected with the kitchen or wherever desired by a receiving chute provided. V

with connected means at its receiving and discharge ends to prevent odors and gases from escaping from the chute.

The inventionl in one practical form in which i-t may be embodied is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

A single view is an elevational view with parts broken away and in section to more clearly illustrate the details of the invention.

At the present time the most common forms of incinerators in use are of that type built into the chimney. This makes it im# possible to install them in old residences as the chimney must be used as the receiving chute for theJ refuse and, in most instances, is not in a convenient place or of suiiicient size to permit such use.

Furthermore where it 1s possible to install this type of incinerator it requires consid! erable alterations in the chimney together with the accompanying great expense. To overcome these disadvantages the present invention has been designed in which 1 designates a cylindrical receptacle preferably made up in three sections and' provided with a top 2 which has centrally thereof an aperture 3, mounted in which is a receiving chute 4 which extends upwardly through the floor 5 and communicates with the kitchen or other convenient place desired. The. re

- ceiving end of the chute 4 hashingedly connected thereto a 'cover 6 provided with side walls and a bottom extending downwardly into 'ghe chute'whieh form a receiving hopper l d .the top member 2 and I yadapted to closethe aperture 3 is agate 8 that is connected to the lower part of the` hopper 7 by means of a chain 9. y

`It will be seen that upon swinging. the

cover 6 outward to place refuse in the hopf per the gate 8 by means of the chain 9 connecting it to the hopper will be pulled up-g ward thus closing the aperture 3 and venting odors or gases which might arise VJfrom the contents of the receptacle to pass up throughy the chute and into the roomabove.

The top 2 of the receptacle is further provided with a Hue opening which is connected to the chimney or outer air by means of a pipe l0.v Adapted to fit inv and cover the flue opening is a screen 11 that prevents pa per or other light particles from passing through the aperture.

The central portlon of the receptacle 1' forms thesides of the lire pot and is preferably cast with air passages formed in its sides to supply a large amount of air thus insuring perfect combustion of its contents, Positioned Ibelowthe re pot l2 and pivotally connected to the sides of the receptacle is a grate 13 -which is in linked connection lwith the lever 14 situated at the out/er side of the receptacle. When the lever is in its upright position it will be seen that the links connecting it with the 'grate are passed slightly over center and -abut against the stop 15 thus locking the grate in its upward position. The lower section or dump pit is provided with the customary door 16 having a slide therein to permit air for combustion.

. In operation all rubbish and garbage is placed into the receptacle either through the receiving chute or the door.17 in the upper portionl of the receptacle. Afterbeing al. lowed to accumulate for a short period of time any .excess amount of moisture contained in the refuse will be evaporated and i carried out through .the flue opening thus leaving a combustible mass which can be readily ignited -in any suitable manner.

After the contents of the receptacle has been consumed, any incombustible materialv such as tin cans, china-ware and so on which is not consumed will remain upon the grate.'

From there it can vbe dumped intothe pit by Ico tilting the grate and removed through the p door 16. l What is claimed is In an incinerator of the clase-described, a

` combustion chamber havinga; top provided with a cen'tral circular opening,` a vertical receiving chute having its lower open end coincident with said circular opening, thel upper end being disposed laterally and haw ingits inlet opening positioned vertica11ya i'ue pipe communicating'. 4with said top be1 tween said central opening and the wall o fthe combustion cham-ber, a cover hinged on the inlet end of the said chute at the lower edge of the opening vthereof, a receiving hopper formed of a bottom and side walls and carried by said cover, said hopper bot tom closing the chutV upon the opening vof .15

valvel and the hopper bottom whereby said. 20 l valve and hopper "bottom will simultane' ously close the chute upon the opening of said cover. f 1 I f In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto'set my'handat Milwaukee, 25 in the countyof Milwaukee, and State of Wisconsin. l

' JOHN S. BR]3}NN. I.N.l

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