US2053181A

US2053181A - Article disposal fixture

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Publication number: US2053181A
Application number: US15733A
Authority: US
Inventors: Fred E Clemmer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1935-04-10
Filing date: 1935-04-10
Publication date: 1936-09-01
Anticipated expiration: 1953-09-01

Description

v Sept. 1, 1936.

F. E. CLEM MER v ARTICLE DISPOSAL FIXTURE Filed A ril 10, 1935 3%4 C Zem mm:

Patented Sept. 1, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

My invention relates to the disposal of articles and materials whose useand function has been fulfilled and whose retention is no longer necessary or desirable. The invention particularly relates to the disposal of articles and materials, particularly those of comparatively small dimension such as worn razor blades, hairpins, cotton or fabric wadding and the like, into a space, such as that defined and normally existing between the plastered or finished surfaces of a building partitioning wall.

The invention has for an object to provide an article disposal fixture having a face or escutcheon plate adapted to be supported in registration'and trimming relation to an opening preformed or otherwise formed in 'a plastered or finished surface of a building partitioning wall, theface 'or escutcheon plate having means for permitting and directing the passage of articles therethrough and through the wall opening. Another object of my invention is to provide anieans for quickly and efficiently mounting the face or escutcheon plate in position with reference to the surface of the wall.

My invention has for a still further object to provide means associated with the said es'-- cutcheon'plate for effecting and maintaining a yieldable closure of the said preformed wall opening to thus permit manual insertion of articles therethrough and substantially prevent the movement of dust, intemperate air, and the like from within the wall space to the outside, as well as contributing materially to the esthetic appearance of the wallsurface andthe fixture; The

invention, therefore; permits installation of the fixture in the rooms of a building which the oc-' cupants use daily, such as the bath and kitchen rooms;

A particular object of the invention is to provide an article disposal fixture having a resilient and 'fiexible installing and maintaining means. The maintaining means is adapted to be' distorted during installation in the wall and, after installation, to extend to its normal position to engage the wall at various points in a frictional or clamping manner. A further particular object of the invention is to provide means for distorting the said resilient and flexible maintaining means and for retaining'the same in a distorted condition during installation. The means for distorting the said maintaining means is likewise actuatable to release the maintaining means progressively with the installation of the fixture in the wall opening.

A still further and more particular object is to provide an article disposal fixture of low cost and of considerable adaptability and efficiency.

The invention consists in other features and advantages which will appear from the following description and upon examination of the drawing. 6 Structures containing the invention may partake of different forms and still embody the invention. To illustrate a practical application of the invention, I have selected an article disposal fixture and one of its modified forms as 10 examples of the various structures and details thereof that contain the invention and shall describe the selected structures hereinafter, it being understood that variations may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. The particular structures selected are shown in the accompanying drawing and described hereinafter.

Fig. 1 of the drawing illustrates a front view of the article disposal fixture selected for pur- 20 poses of illustration, the fixture being shown in a wall installed position and a part of the supporting wall thereof being'shown cut away to better illustrate the fixture. Fig. 2 illustrates a view of a longitudinal section of the fixture. Fig. 25 3 illustrates a view of the fixture in a position facilitating easy installation. Fig. 4 illustrates a view of a partial longitudinal section of amodified form of structure of the fixture shown in Figs. 1 to 3.

An article disposal fixture having the features of my invention comprises a face or escutcheon plate and a mounting and maintaining means. The escutcheon plate has an opening through which articles to be disposed of may be inserted. 35 The plate is positioned so that its opening registers with a previously formed opening in the plastered or finished surface of the building partitioning wall on which the fixture is to be mounted.

The plate is adapted to be maintained in position with reference to the wall by a resilient means which engages portions of the walls and clamps the same between the plate and the resilient means. The resilient means preferably comprises a plurality of elongated extensions having resilient characteristics. The extensions are adapted during installation to be inserted through the wall opening and into the space behind the wall surface, preferably engaging the edges of the wall opening. Each extension pref- 5 erably extends from, or is connected to, a point on the plate in proximity to the edges of the plate opening and thereby functions as a guiding means and passageway to articles inserted through the plate opening. The extensions are each preferably provided with a bent portion which extends toward a correspondingly bent portion of the other extensions to form a yieldable closure of the plate opening and the passageway defined by the plate opening and to maintain the respective relation of the said plurality of extensions when installed.

The extensions have tip portions which engage the wall surface on its back or inner side. The tip portions are preferably sharpened and may, if desired, be'bifurcated to increase the points of contact with the wall. The portion of each extension intermediate its tip and above described bent portion is bent preferably to a substantial U shape so as to resiliently press the tipp'o'rtions. against the back side of the wall surface. and gen erally toward the plate. Thus, the'pl'ate will be held in position relative to itli'eiwall'by. theiricr tional and clamping engagement of the exten:

If it is desired to' further sions with the wall. hold the plate, there may be provided on the plate a wall-engaging means, such as a plurality of sharpened teats which may, by application of manual pressure on-the plate, be driven into the wall an infinitesimal distance.

-In order to distort the extensions and bring the same into a substantially parallel relation with each other to facilitate insertion thereof through the wall-opening, a slidable collar may be provided and is adapted to be slidably moved along the extensions. As the extensions are inserted through the wall opening, the collar may be drawn away from the extension tips'toward the plate, releasing the extensions so as to permit engagement'of the tips with the wall surface back side in order to draw the escutcheon plate against the finished wall surface.

In the particular construction shown inF-igs. 1 to 3' of the accompanying drawing,- an escutcheon plate I is providedan-d may be die pressed from metal to form beveled edge portions 2. The plate I has .an opening 3- of sufiicient dimension to permit the insertion of articles to be disposed of. Extending fromor connected to the. edges of the openings-3 are :34 plurality of elongated extensions-4 v Each extension:4- has-a portion 5. which preferably extends at substantiallya sixty degree angle to the plane of the plate I and parallel to the like portion 5 of the other of the extensions 4. The portions- 5 of the extensions thus-form a guiding .passageway from the opening 3 'of the plate. Each extension has a bent ridge portion 6 which extends toward-and yieldingly contacts.

, the like bent portion (iv of the other'of the extensions. If desired, the ridge bent portions 6 may divide the portion. 5 into two parts and thus form a yieldable closure of-the said passageway from the opening I to prevent undesired movement of material, dust, and intemperate air drafts outwardly through the passageway, and the opening 3.

, The extensions4each have sharpened tip por tions I Whichmay be forked or bifurcated to provide additional points of contact. The portions 8 of the extensions adjacent thetips l are bent upon-themselves into substantially a .U-shape to point the tips I away from each other and in the general direction of the plate I. Thus, in the installation of the. fixture, an opening, such as the opening 9, is formed in a plasteredor finished Wall surface I of :a building partitioning wall. The opening 9 ismore easily and therefore pref.- erably formed intermediatethe plaster supporting laths I Lofthe partitioning wall. The tips I and bent portions 8 of the extensions 4 are then distorted to locate them in approximate parallelism and inserted through the opening 9. The tips I and portions 8 are guided by the edges of the opening 9 until the tips emerge on the back side I2 of the wall III. Upon emergence, the tip portions tend to move away from said parallel relation and toward engagement with some part of the back side I2 of the wall I6, such as with the laths I I. The portions 8 of the extensions 4, acting by reason of their resiliency and directed by the contact established between their respective ;-tips I, exert a pulling effect on the plate I to draw the same against the finished surface of the WallI'O.

I It will benoted that not only is the plate I held by the portions 8 and tips I and their wall relation with the plate I, but also by the yielding frictional engagement of the portions with the edges of the opening 9. The portions 5 are maintained in suchrelation not only by their respective relation to the plate I and themselves, but also by the complementary yielding contact between the ridge-like portions 6 of the extensions 4.

If it is desired to further hold the plate. I in an established position, the plate I may be provided with a wall surface engaging means, such as a plurality of sharpened teats I4. Each of the teats I4 may be struck from the corners of the plate I and extend so as to enter into the finished surface. of the wall In when the plate I is manually pressed against the said finished surface. Thusait will be seen, having installed the fixture, that articles to be disposed of may be inserted through the opening 3 of the plate and will be guided angularly downward by the portions 5 and between the ridge portions 6 to a position behind .the wall I I);

In order to assist'in maintaining the tips I and portions 8 in a parallel relation during installation, a collar I5 may be provided and be adapted to'slidably move over the extensions 4. The collar l5 when located proximate to the tips 1 tends to hold the extensions 4 substantially parallel as shown in Fig. 3 of the accompanying drawing. As the collar I5 is drawn toward the plate I, the tips and portions 8 move by reason of their respective resiliencies from said parallel relation and spread to approach a wall engaging and clamping position, such as that illustrated in Fig. 20f the drawing." The collar I5 may, therefore, be moved toward the plate- I progressively with insertion of the extensions l through the-opening!) and finally be lodged against the back side of the plate, as shown at I8 in Fig. 2 of the drawing.

.-In themodification illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawing, the escutcheon plate I is connected to each of the extensions 4 by a suitable hinge joint I8. One part of the hinge joint I8 is formed by rolling a lip portion I9 of the plate upon itself forming a shelf 20 extending inwardly from the opening 3. In all other particulars, however, the platel and extensions 4 of the modified form maybe substantially the same as that described hereinabove.

I claim:

1. An-article disposal fixture having ,an escutcheon plate, the escutcheon plate having an opening to admit an article to be disposed of, means for supporting the plate comprising a plurality of elongated resilient extensions, each extension connected to the'plate at a point in proximity to the opening, the extensions having portions extending substantially parallel, with each other to form a passageway communicating with the said opening, and the extensions having other portions arcuately divergent from each other.

2. An article disposal fixture having an escutcheon plate, the escutcheon plate having an opening to admit an article to be disposed of, means for supporting the plate comprising a plurality of elongated resilient extensions, each extension connected to the plate at a point in proximity to the opening, the extensions having portions extending substantially parallel with each other to form a passageway communicating with the said opening, each parallel portion having a ridge formed to resiliently engage the ridge of the other parallel portion whereby said passageway may be normally maintained closed, the extensions having other portions arcuately divergent from each other, and the ends of said last named portions having sharpened tips.

3. In combination with a wall having an opening, an article disposal fixture comprising an escutcheon plate, the escutcheon plate having an opening to admit an article to be disposed of, a pair of elongated resilient extensions, each extension connected to the plate at a point in proximity to the plate opening, the extensions each having portions extending at less than a ninety degree angle to the plate and parallel to each other to form a passageway communicating with the plate opening, the said portions each having a ridge in opposition with each other whereby said passageway may be normally and yieldably maintained closed, the extensions having other portions bent so as to arcuately diverge from each other, the said other portions having bifurcated sharpened ends whereby when the extensions are inserted through the wall opening the said bifurcated sharpened ends may engage the wall to resiliently hold the plate on the wall and so that the plate opening is located in registration with the wall opening.

4. An article disposal fixture having an escutcheon plate, the escutcheon plate having an opening to admit an article to be disposed of, and means for supporting the plate including a resilient member connected to the plate and bent upon itself to form a leg portion proximate to said connection with the plate which extends away therefrom and a second leg portion integral therewith and more remote from said connection which extends toward the plate.

5. An article disposal fixture having an escutcheon plate, the escutcheon plate having an opening to admit an article to be disposed of, an elastic strip connected at one of its ends to the plate and being curvedly shaped to yieldably and normally locate the other end of the strip extending toward the plate, and means for distorting said strip to locate the said strip ends in substantial alignment with each other to facilitate mounting of the plate with respect to a wall opening.

6. An article disposal fixture having an es- I cutcheon plate, the escutcheon plate having an opening to admit an article to be disposed of, a pair of elastic strips each connected at one of its ends to the plate and being curvedly shaped to yieldably and normally locate the other end of each strip extending toward the plate, means for distorting each of the said strips to locate the ends thereof in substantial alignment with each other and for maintaining each strip in said distorted relation to facilitate insertion of said strip through an opening formed in a plate supporting wall. 7

'7. An article disposal fixture having an escutcheon plate, the escutcheon plate having an opening to admit an article to be disposed of, a plurality of resilient extensions, each extension connected to the plate at a point in proximity to the opening, the extensions having portions extending substantially parallel with each other to substantially form a passageway communicating with the said opening, one of said parallel portions having a ridge formed to resiliently engage the other parallel portion whereby said passageway may be normally and resiliently maintained closed and means adapted to maintain the plate in abutting contact with a supporting wall for the fixture.

FRED E. CLEMMER.