US1499919A

US1499919A - Can

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Publication number: US1499919A
Application number: US590574A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thomas S Friend
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-09-26
Filing date: 1922-09-26
Publication date: 1924-07-01
Anticipated expiration: 1941-07-01

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THOMAS S. FRIEND, OF CHICAGO. ILLINOIS.

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Application filed September as, 1922. serial Nb. 590,574.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, THOMIAS S. FRIEND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates more particularly to vessels or receptacles adapted to receive waste material such as used paper towels, rags, oily waste and also for laundry and other similar purposes.

The objects of this invention are, to pro vide a can or receptacle of thischaracter which will be of simple construction and practical in operation; to provide a can having a self-closing door which will be substantially water tight and which will not be apt to be affected by the air; to provide a receptacle for oily waste which will be ventilated and which will'tend to confine any combustion in the can; to provide a can of this character into which the waste material may be easily deposited; and in general to provide such improvements and novel features as will be described more fully hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating this invention;

Figure 1 is a front view with parts broken away to show the interior construction;

and

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure l. A

The can or receptacle3 is preferably made rectangular or square in cross section and of any suitable size. The can may also be made of any suitable material but prefer ably of sheet steel, galvanized iron or the like. The can may set directly on the floor or may he provided with legs 4 for supporting the same above the floor which is desirable in case it is to be used for oily waste or material which may be apt to get on fire.

The can is provided with a top or cover 5 having a depending flange 6 which extends well down over the upper end of the can. The can cover may be held in position by any suitable means such as ears 7 which extend up through slots or holes 8 in the top and are provided with holes 9 for receiving the fasteners 10. These fasteners may be conveniently held by chains 11 to prevent their being lost. It will also be noted that padlocks may be substituted for the fasteners if it is desired to lock'the cover in position. 7

The cover 5 has an opening 12 for receiving the material and this opening is covered by a cap or housing 13 having a'selfclosing door 1 at the front thereof. In the particular arrangement shown the housing has triangular ends 15 anda sloping roof 16. The door :14 is carried on a rod 17 which passes througha bead 18 along the upper edge of the door and is mounted in bearings 19 in the sides 15. The ends of this red are preferably provided with nuts 20 for holding the same in position. The lower end of the door strikes against an abutment 21 along the front edge of the opening 12 and the sides overlap flanges 22 which extend inwardly from the sides 15, thus making a substantially tight closure and permitting the door to be made sufficiently short so that it will not bind on the sides. It will be noted that thebearing or hinge for the door is in advance of the stop at the bottom, so that the door will swing to closed position by gravity and the lower edge of the door maybe provided with an additional weight 23 to make the closing more positive.

It is desirable to ventilate cans which are intended to be used for oily waste or ma terial which may be subject to spontaneous combustion and heretofore this has commonly been done by providing holes in the top of thecen. This, however, is objectionable as these holes may become clogged when the can is filled and also furnish passageways for the flames in the event of fire in the can. In the present instance I provide such ventilation in the housing 13 by making one or more holes at in the sides 15. When additional protection is desired, these holes may be covered with fine screens 25 which will prevent the egress of the flames. These screens may be conveniently held in frames 26 which are riveted to the sides by means of rivets 27 so that they will not be apt to be affected by the heat as would be the case if they were soldered in position.

From this description it will be seen that I provide a can for collecting waste which is adapted for either inside or outside use and which will positively retain the material placed therein as well as protect it from the elements. Furthermore, the material to be deposited in the cans may be very readily insertedand the door will always return to closed position. Furthermore, on account of the door swinging back over the ventilating holes it will not be possible to cover the holes with the material placed in the can.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangement of the parts in order to adapt the receptacle to different conditions or uses, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction herein shown and described, except as pointed outin the followng c ai 'I claim: j v

l. A receptacle of the character set forth having a removable cover with an inlet housing extending upwardly from the cover said housin having triangular ends, both of the upwar ly extending sides of the triangles beingpitched backwardly in the same directi nfr m a vertical plane whereby the roof and the front portion of the housing will be sloped in the same direction, said front portion having an inlet opening and a self-closing door in said housing for covering said opening, the arrangement being such that the door when in normally closed position ill be t an cute; ang to t p pe e ular.

2. can for waste material or the like ha ng n nl t ou ing e ndins p r 1y from h top r o i a s ng ng door in one side, said door being mounted so that it closes by gravity and when closed will have its upper pivoted end extending outwardly from the lower edge,

3. The combination with a receptacle, of

a cover having an opening therein, a housing over said opening, said housing havin triangular sides, and a sloping roof, 0. rod pivotally mounted in the upper portions of the sides, a door mounted on said rod and adapted to engage with the edge of the cover along the forward side of the opening, flanges for engagement with the sides of the door, the door being mounted so that the pivot is in advance of the stop at the bottom whereby the door is normally in a slanting position.

4. The combination of a rectangular can having ears projecting upwardly from the sides thereof, a cover for said can having slots for receiving the ears, fasteners for en'- gaging with said ears, a housing projecting upwardly from said cover, and a swinging door in front of the housing, said door being mounted so that it will close by gravity.

5. The combination with a can for waste material, of a cover, and having a sloping front with a door opening therein, a flat door for said opening pivoted at the top with the pivot in advance of the stop in the bottom of the front whereby the door will close tightly under the action of gravity, an inlet housing projecting upwardly from the cover and Ventilating openings in the sides of said housing.

6. A can for waste or the like having a cover with an upwardly projecting housing with a flat door in the front thereof adapted to close against a sloping frame in the housing, openings in the sides of said housing and screens covering said openings,

THOMAS 1s FRIEND