US1324667A

US1324667A - Pivot-hinge

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Publication number: US1324667A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1919-12-09
Anticipated expiration: 1936-12-09

Description

PIVOT HINGE.

APBUCATION man MAR. 1. |919.

1,324,667. Patent-ed Deo. 9,1919.

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PIVOT-HINGE.

Specification of Letters'Patent.

Patented Dec.v9, 1919.

Application ledMarch' 1, 1919; SerialV No. 2805114.

Be it vknown that l, JOHN Z. HA-NsoN, a citizen of thef United' States, and' a resident of Muscle Shoals, in the county of Colbert andi State of. Alabama, have inventeda new andv Improved Pivot-Hinge',V of which the following is a iuflil, clear, and exact description. v

rlhis invention relates to pivot hinges and particularly to` ani improved pivot hinge and associate parte used?V with lids and containers associated therewith. The object in view is to provide a pivot hinge which may be easily operated for normally holding the* lid of a can ina place and permitting Vthe easy movement thereof to one side so as to uncover' thetopv of. the container or can.

' Another object of the invention is to provide a pivot hinge and operating mechanism which will', when operated', first raise the lid of a can and then turn `the saine to an open osition.

A further object is to provide a pivot hinge for lids of cans which will ordinarily lock the lid in place and which will ordinarily be quickly and easily turned toene side, and upon ari upward movement of the hinge the lid may be bodily removed".

n. the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of one embodiment4 of` the invention, saine being shown applied.

ig. 2 is al sectional view through Fig. 1 on` line 2 2.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4fis a' horizontal section through Fig. 1 on line Fig. 5 is a sideview of a can with a slightly modified form or the invention shown appliedv thereto.

Fig. v6 is a plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 5, the lid being' shown in an open'p'osition.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section throughv a slightly modified form of the invention to that shown. in Fig. 5, the sainer being taken on line 7 7 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 8 is a side view of the construction shown in Fig. 7 4

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals 1 indicates the upper part of a can or container which is normally covered by' a lid 27 which may be sheet metal and which may be perfectly fiat, though preferably it is provided with a depending iange 3 as is used in garbage cans and the'like.

A supporting bracket 4 is riveted or otherthe plate 8. The plate 8 acts' as rotating means when moved upwardly for rotating the bari-el Zand also the lid 2 to which it is secured in' any desired manner. Preferably thev barrel T is made from sheet metal bent into a tubular torni,` said barrel having Arigidly secured thereto, by solder or other wise, the fiat plate 8 which extends entirely through the barrel' and is twisted at the lower end, while the upper end is preferably split and bent over so as to receive suitable' rivets extending through the cross bai" 10. Thiscross bar is not only secured to the upper end of plate 8, but is riveted or otherwise rigidly secured' te the lid 2 and is bent centrally for providinga handle 12. This handle is provided inorderthat the cover may be moved upwardly at any time and the barrel 7 and-plate Sreinoved. In order that the lid 2 may be elevated and' then rotated to a position Vfrom above the canl, the plate 8 is provided with a' straight portion 1.5 and a twisted portion 8 inerOi'iig into av pointed end 11G which rests on an outstanding ear 17 of the fiat har 18, which flat bai" e'Xtei-ids' througha suitable slot 19 in the ear 6. Bar' 1181 is pivotal'ly connected at'20 to lever 21 which leverriiil' turn is'pivotally mounted at 22 onE thebracketV e rlihe outer end of' the. lever 21 may be Yformed iii any desiredV manner, as for 4instance* with a. turned overv portion. 23 so as" to be easily operated.V By this construction and arrangement, whenever the turnedover portion 23 isv pushed.downwardly the lever 21 will move the bar 18 upwardly and consequently will act on thepoint 16 for moving the bar 8 upwardly. For a short distance the bar 8, Y

barrel 7 and lid 2 will move in a straight line vertically and then the curved part 8 will engage the side walls of the slot .521i and rotate the barrel 7 and parts connected therewith including the lid 2 until it reaches a full open position upon the extreme movement otl the lever The voight of the iid and associate parts is car d by uhe outstanding ear i7 so 'that i. ien lever 2l is released the lid will automa Uically return to a. closed position.

In large cans, as for instance what is known as a street can a slightly different arrangement ot levers is provided as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. ln this form of the invention the bracket il is similar to bracket i except that it is only slightly wider than the bar i8', which bar acts in a similar manner to the preferred structure, as well as the plate 8 ant the barrel 7 Connected to the top of he plate 8 is preferably a flat comparatively narrow plate which is also connected to the lid 2 so that when the barrel 7 is raised the lid will also be raised and turned as the barrel is turned. A pair of

encircling levers

26 and 27 are pivotally connected with the upper end of the bar 18, said levers being also pivotally connected to brackets 2S ard 29 riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the can 30. The

levers

26 and 27 extend around to the front where they are preferably pivotally connected together and to a bar 3l which has an upwardly extending section 32 containing a knob or handle 33 and a toot member 3i at the lower end, whereby the mechanism may be operated by a downward movement of the handle 33 or the Jfoot of the operator may be placed on the projection 34. it is, ot course, evident that the levers Q6 and 27 could be rigidly secured together, or formed integral at the front and the bar 3l pivotally connected therewith without departing from the spirit oit the invention.

In Figs. 7 and 8 will be seen a further modified form of the invention in which the mechanism is operated only by the foot. The bracket e and associate parts are identical with that shown in Fig. 5, whereas the lever 35 is pivotally mounted at 36 on the can 37 and pivotally connected to the bar 18 so as to move said bar upwardly when it is desired to open the lid 2. The outer or free end ot the lever 35 has a link 38 connected therewith, said link having a toot member 39 arranged at the bottom thereof which is preferably near the bottom of the can whereby when the Jfoot is placed on this toot member and pressed downwardly bar 18" will be raised and the lid 2 elevated and turned to one side as described in respect to Figs. 5 and 6 and also as indicated in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive.

lhat I claim is:

l. A pivot hinge for cans having removable lids comprising a bracket adapted to be secured to the can, said bracket being formed with outstandin,c ears, one of which has a round aperture and the other a fiat aperture, tubular elevating member fitted into said round aperture, a flat plate secured to said tubular member and extending therethrough and also through said flat aperture, the tubular member being twisted at the bottom presenting turning cams, means at the top for securing the lid of said can thereto, an elevating bar having an outstanding ear projecting between said twisted end, and means for elevating said bar whereby said cover will be elevated and turned to one side as the twisted part of said plate engages the Walls ot said dat slot.

2. A pivot hinge tor cans having lids comprising a supporting guiding member, a vertically movable rotary member held in position by said supporting guiding member, means 'for connectinc` said vertically movable member with the lid of said can` means ttor raising said vertically movable member, a lever encircling said can connected with said means, a pair of pivots for said encircling lever, and a manually operated member connected with said lever at the front for actuating the same.

3. ii pivot hinge for cans having lids comprisi g means for elevating and turning the lid ot a can, an encircling band for said can connected with said means, a pair of journal members -tor said encircling means for journaling the same on said can, and an operatmember tor said encircling means whereby the encircling means acts as al lever, said operating means comprising a bar having a handle at one end and a toot member at the opposite end.

el pivothinge for cans having lids comprising a bracket connected to said can, a longitudinally movable member carried by said bracket and connected with the lid of said can, means for rotating. the longitudinally movable member so that the lid will be turned to one side when the device is operated, a lever pivotally mounted on said can connected with said means for actuating the same, and af depending link having a foot gember thereon pivotally connected with said lever for moving the lever when actuated.

JGHN ZACIOUS HANSON.