US1474634A

US1474634A - Dustless ash remover

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Publication number: US1474634A
Application number: US601588A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henry N Johanns
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-11-17
Filing date: 1922-11-17
Publication date: 1923-11-20
Anticipated expiration: 1940-11-20

Description

, Nov. 20,11923.

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Patented Nov. ZQ,l 1923.

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Be it known that I, HENRY N. JOHAN-NS,

a -citizen of the United States, residingin the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in* Dustless Ash Removers: and I do declare the following toV be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference' being` had to the V accomp'anying drawings and to the characters of reference marked thereon, whichv in an ash can or pail, that a large quantity v [so as to better show the of dust will be liberated which causes considerable annoyance.

It is the object of this invention to provide a device that shall be so designed and constructed thatthe ashes can conveniently be removed from the furnace and carried' to the outside ash pit without liberating any dust, fumes or heat.

My invention briefly described, consists of a container having a flat bottom and having all sides and one end closed, a hinged member being provided at the open end for clos- `ing the container after it has been filled with ashes in the manner hereinafter described.

In order to more fully and clearly describe my invention I shall have reference to the accompanying drawing which shows the preferred embodiment thereof; and in which Fig'. 1 shows the base portion of a furnace with part of the `ash pit sides'broken away manner of'using my device. v V Y Fig. 2 shows my improved ash remover in closed position, which position it occupies while carrying the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of-my device. Fig. 4 is an end view of the same looking in the direction of arrow 4 in Fi'g. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a section taken on 'line 5--5,

'Fign v The same reference characters will be employed to indicate the same Numerall indicates the ashpit of alffurnace -and 2 the ashes therein, while- 3 ,in-` dicates the opening-into the ashpit.V I; have shown-my ash removerfl/'inithe positionv which it ocoupies in removing the ashesfrom vto the pit. My ash remove'r'consists vof a con- 'tainer having a bottom member 5 which is flat' and substantially rectangular in Shape. To the sides of the bottom member I secure a cover member 6 which is centrally curved. and forms with the'bottom a semior sub-L stantially semi-circular housin'g, one yend of which isclosed by azmember 7 lto which I Secure a handle 8. The other end of the housing is preferably open and cut on an upwardly and rearwardly extending angle with respect to the plane of'the bottom., as l clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. To the front edge of bottom 5, I hinge a cover member 9 which can be rotated into the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3 Vor into the closed position shown in Fg.l '2. An eyelet 10 is t secured to the inner surface of cover 10 and secured tothis is. a rod 11 which extends rearwardly through the housing and terminates in a Vhandle 12. A metal washer 13 is secured to end plate 7 and hasia central tubular huby14 through which the rod 11 extends. It' is evident that if the rod 11 is moved to the right, or rearwardly, the cover 9 will be moved to the closed position shown in Fig. 2',`whereas if it` is'moved towards the.` left the cover will vbe movedto open position. V 1

In using mv ash remover I open the coverV 9 to ,the-position shown in Fig. 3, and insert the same through the'ash pit door in the manner shown in Fig. 1.l When the removerhousing is partly filled with ashes,

' I pull the handle 12 rearwardly, This closes' the cover and forces' the ashes into the housmg. The cover-is then opened and the ash remover she-vedV fartheriinto the ashes and the operation repeated if necessary ``until the housing isl full. The cover 9 is then closed and held in closed position while the V ashes are carried to the outside ash pit Vwhere f top, it is evident thatit may be made 'off ,v

rectangular cross section or of any cross section desired. It is considered quite essential, however, to have the bottom flat as,

otherwise it Will be inore difliCult to fill the same With ashes. i V

Having now described my invention, What I claim as new is:

1. An'ash remover Consisting of a housing having one substantially flat side formng the bottom thereof, one end of said housing being open and the other Closed, a Cover hingedly ConneCted to the flat side at thev open end and means Xtending through the housing for opening and Closing said Cover.

2. An ash remover consisting of tnbniar housing having one substantially fiat side forming the bottom thereof, having one end Closed, a cover hnged tothe flat side adapted to open and Close the open end of the housing and a rod passing through the housing and hingedljy Conneoted to the Cover Whereby the latter may be opened and Closed by re oiprocating the rod.

3. An ash remover Comprising in combination a holloW housing having one fiat side forming the bot-tom thereof, one Closed end, means hinged to the fiat side for Closing the other end and for assisting in filling the housing With ashes.

In testimony Whereof I aflix my signature.

HENR-Y N. JOHANNS.