US1503926A - Refuse receptacle - Google Patents

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1,503,926. J. sTAuBLl REFUSE RECEPTACLE Filed Sept. 19, 1922 fighi Patented ug. 5, 1924.

JOHN STUBLI, or sYRncUsnNEw YORK.

REFUSE nnonrfrncnn Application'led September 19, 1922. Serial No. 589,072.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN STUBLI, a citi- Zen of Switzerland, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have' invented certain new and useful Improvements in Refuse Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sanitary refuse receptacles, and has for one of its main objects the provision of a relatively large receptacle which can be conveniently sunken or embedded on a farm, preferably near the cattle pens, for receiving the various animal offal and storing the same in a sanitary manner until disposal thereof is made.

Another object is to provide a tank which is completely sealed when not in use thereby keeping the atmosphere clear and also preventing obnoxious odors so prevalent with the means in present day use.

Still another object is to provide a small door at the side of the receptacle which can be readily opened by the pressure of the foot, this being an important feature as the hands of the farmer are generally occupied while disposing said offal.

These and other objects will become apparent in the description below in which characters of reference refer to the likenamed parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the' drawing, Figure 1 represents a top plan View of the sanitary refuse tank.

Figure 2 is a sectional elevational view of the same, taken on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the receiving chute, showing the door in closed position.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the same but showing the door in open position.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the numeral 10 represents the side wall of a comparatively large refuse tank, and has a cover 11 and a conical shaped bottom securely riveted thereto.

A door 13 is adapted to slide in the recesses formed between the cover 11 and angle irons 14, the latter being riveted to the said cover. When it is desired to dispose of the refuse and offal in the tank, the door handle 15 is given an arcuate swing thereby exposing an opening 16 thru which working access is gained.

It is to be understood that the refuse tank is buried in the soil and exposes the cover member 11 and the upper end of a chute 17 only.- The chute 17 has an angular bottom surface 17 and is open-thruout its length on the side of the tank so that refuse will readily find itsV way into the tank chamber after being thrown down the chute.

Bearing brackets 18 secured to the opposing upper corners of the chute are adapted to pivotally engage pivot studs 2O of the trap 19. To facilitate the opening of trap 19 by the foot, a foot lever 21 is pivoted on pin 22 and has an open slot 23 at the opposite end. Depressing foot lever 21 will cause the bell crank 25' to be rotated about .the pin 28 by pin 24 at the short end of the bell crank engaged in slot 23 of the foot lever.

As bell crank 25 moves upwardly, trap 19 having the pin 26 engaged in lever slot 27 will also be rotated and the chute will thus be opened. As pressure on the foot lever is released trap 19 will immediately close to position shown in Figure 3. It is obvious that the refuse tank can always be kept in a sanitary condition as the trap thereon will always fall into the closed position.

I claim:

1. A refuse tank having cover and bottom members, and adapted to be buried in the soil, a door slidably mounted under the cover and adapted to close an opening in the same, a chute mounted adjacent the tank wall, a trap pivotally secured to the upper end of the chute, the chute having inclined side edges, and means for opening said trap, by a downward movement of the foot.

2. A refuse tank comprising a cover and bottom members, a door slidably mounted under the cover member, a chute communieating with the tank and having a trap pivotally secured to its upper end, a foot lever pivotally secured to one side of the chute, a slotted bell crank having a short arm mounted on ythe chute and having the trap door engaged in the slot of bell crank, the latter being adapted to open the trap when the footlever is depressed, and means for automatically closing the trap when pressure on the foot lever is released.

3. A refuse tank comprising side walls having a cover and a conical bottom, a chute mounted adjacent the side wall, an opening formed in the wall of the tank communicating directly with the chute, the upper edges of the chute being inclined outwardly, brackets mounted on the lower portion of the edges, a tmp pivot-ally supported by end, the slot-ted end of saidfootflever engag- 10 said brackets and adapted to normally cover ing the pin lon the bell crank, @high endlof the open end of the chute, a, pin projecting said foot lever When depressed being adaptfroin one side of the trap, e bell crank pived CO rotate the bell-renl and open the apap` oted on the chute and having a Slotted arm, 'C0 VMl lIlOllleCl' IJOSlfflOIlZ SlCl V'I'LP bglug said slotted arm engaging the pin on the adapted t0 normally ffl-111m@ ClOSed POSltlOIl V15 trap, the opposite arm of the bell crank hav- 0f lts O Wl @CCOTd- Y Y ing a pin thereon, a foot lever pivoted inter- In Wltness whereof I @mx my Slglltll l mediate its length and being slotted at one JOHN STAUBLI.

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