US2317693A

US2317693A - Waste vault

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Publication number: US2317693A
Application number: US438496A
Authority: US
Inventors: Nyboer Stuart
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1942-04-10
Filing date: 1942-04-10
Publication date: 1943-04-27
Anticipated expiration: 1960-04-27

Description

April 1943. s. NYBOER 2,317,693

' WASTE VAULT Filed April 10, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jf i.

, S/aar/ fiaer INV EN TOR.

Patented Apr. 27, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICE WASTE VAULT Stuart Nyboer, Webster, N. Y. Application April 10, 1942, Serial No. 438,496 j 4 Claims. (01. 4-190) This invention relates to a 'waste vault,- and has for an object to provide a receptacle for garbage which may be located in the cellar within reach of a window and adapted to contain a pail with a paper bag therein closed by funnel shaped pivoted covers which deflect water away from the pail into the receptacle for disposal through a sewer trap to the sewer of the dwelling, there being a bowl on the conventional kitchen sink normally sealed tight and adapted to be unsealed to permit the garbage to be dropped into a hollow pedestal from which it gravitates through an inclined chute which separates the water from the garbage, means being provided on the sink within reach of the cook to open the doors of the receptacle so that garbage may drop into a paper bag in the pail, there also being provided a ventilating pipe extending upwardly through the wall of the building and communicating with the receptacle through which all odors escape.

A further object is to provide apparatus of this character which will be formed of a few strong, simple and durable parts, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view, with parts in elevation, of a waste vault constructed in accordance with the invention applied to a conventional kitchen sink.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the waste vault shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view of the waste vault taken on the line 33 of Figure 2, showing the covers open.

Referring now to the drawings in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, ill designates a conventional kitchen sink, H the wall of the kitchen, 12 the cellar wall underneath the sink, and 13 a conventional disposal window in the cellar wall below the floor 14 of the kitchen.

In carrying out the invention a hollow standard I is mounted within one end of the kitchen sink and communicates at the top with a bowl [6 which is built into the sink structure and is closed by a hinged cover I! having an angular extension I8 projecting from the} cover 'at the hinge adaptedto form a closure for the'bowl when the cover'is opened to permit garbage being dumped onto the extension so'that when the cover is closed the extension will be rocked to the dotted line position shown in Figure 2 to dump the garbage'into the bowl from which it escapes into the hollow standard without escape of odors into the kitchen.

The bottom of the hollow standard communi cates with an inclined tubular chute IS the bottom wall 2|] of which is formed of mesh material so that the water will be separated from the garbage travelling down the chute, and will be deflected laterally from the bottom of the'chute by a deflector plate 2 l' which inclines downwardly from the chute below the mesh 20, see Figure 2.

Acontainer or receptacle 22 is provided at the top with flanges 23 which are'bolted or otherwise secured to bars 9 carried by the beams which support the floor i l of the'kitchen which of course is provided with an opening of suitable size to receive the chute and to receive the flared bottom 24 of a ventilating pipe'25 which communicates with the top of the receptacle 22 and extends upwardly through the wall ll of the kitchen to the roof so that odors will be dissipated from the receptacle 22. The-receptacle 22 is provided with a conical bottom 26 which is connected to a sewer trap 21 so that water will be drained from the receptacle. The receptacle is provided above the conical bottom with a grating 28 to receive a garbage pail 29. The garbage pail 29 is of conventional character having a handle 3|] and within which is supported a paper, or other bag 3!, as is conventional to receive the garbage. Garbage disposal is affected through hinged Walls 32 of the receptacle which may be reached from the cellar or through the disposal window l3.

The top of the garbage pail is normally sealed odor tight through the medium of a pair of covers 33 each of which is in the shape of one-half a cone, and is provided with an arm 34 which is fixed to the lower end of a shaft 35 which is journaled in a tubular bearing 36 secured to the wall of the receptacle by a bracket 31, see Figure 2. The shaft is equipped above the sink with a knob 33. The shaft which extends upwardly through the sink is equipped with a gear 39 which meshes with a gear 40 on the shaft 35 of the companion cover, see Figure 1. Thus when the knob 38 is turned, both shafts will be rotated axially and both covers 33 will be swung to the fully open position shown in Figure 3, to unseal the top of the garbage pail and bag, or to seal the same, according to the direction of rotation tends upwardly to near the top of the sink where it is connected to a hand 45 which is pivoted on an indicating dial 46 having the letter E 41 on one side and the letter F 48 on the other side exposed to view of the cook. The springs 43 are suflicient to support the weight of the garbage pail when empty and at this time the hand 45 points to the letter E signifying that the garbage pail is empty. However, as the garbage pail fills up, the increasing weight will stretch the springs 43 and pull the rod 44 to swing the hand 45, which may be mounted on a crank shaft forming its pivot to which the rod is connected, toward the letter F to indicate how full the garbage can is at any particular time.

From the above description it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention will be fully understood without further explanation.

I claim:

1. A waste vault, comprising a hollow standard, a bowl mounted on the upper end of the standard and having an open bottom communicating therewith, a receptacle at the bottom of the standard and of an area greater than that of the standard, an inclined chute having a portion formed of mesh and connecting the standard with one side of the receptacle, a garbage pail in the receptacle underneath the chute, and a discharge for said receptacle. V

2. Awaste vault, comprising a hollow standard, a bowl mounted on the upper end of the standard and having an open bottom communicating therewith, a receptacle at the bottom of the standard and of a greater area than that of the standard, an inclined chute connected to the standard and discharging at one side of the receptacle and provided with a portion formed of mesh, a garbage pail in the receptacle under the lower end of the chute, a closure for the garbage pail, and a discharge for the receptacle.

3. A waste vault, comprising a hollow standard, a bowl mounted on the upper end of the standard and having an open bottom communicating therewith, a closure for said bowl, a receptacle at the bottom of the standard and of a greater area than that of the standard, an inclined chute connected to the lower end of V the standard and discharging at one side of the receptacle, a garbage pail in the receptacle below the lower end of the chute, a movable cover closing the garbage pail, means operated from the upper end of the bowl for opening and closing the cover, said chute having its lower face provided with a mesh portion, a deflector plate at the lower end of the mesh portion for diverting the fluid into the receptacle at one side of the garbage pail, and a discharge for the lower end of the receptacle.

4. Awaste vault, comprising a hollow standard, a bowl mounted on the upper end of the standard and having an open bottom communicating therewith, a cover closing the upper end of the bowl, an inclined chute connected to the lower end of the standard, a receptacle below the lower end of the chute, a garbage pail in the receptacle below the lower end of the-chute, the lower face of the chute having a mesh portion, a deflector plate connected to the chute at the lower end of the mesh portion to divert the fluid to one sidev of the garbage pail, a movable cover below the lower end of the inclined chute, means for moving said cover extending upwardly to the upper end of the bowl, a closure for one side of the receptacle through which the garbage pail can be removed, and a liquid discharge at the lower end of the receptacle;

STUART N YBOER.