US2952434A

US2952434A - Tiltable garbage can assembly

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Publication number: US2952434A
Application number: US828561A
Authority: US
Inventors: Seward A Blanchard
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1959-07-21
Filing date: 1959-07-21
Publication date: 1960-09-13
Anticipated expiration: 1977-09-13

Description

Sept. 13, 1960 s. A. BLANCHARD 2,952,434

TILTABLE GARBAGE CAN ASSEMBLY Filed July 21, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheat 1 IN VEN TOR.

56144480 A. BLANCA/4E0 BY WW /6mm $8M S. A. BLANCHARD TILTABLE GARBAGE CAN ASSEMBLY Sept. 13, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 21. 1959 United state Pat my; 1 3 Claims. {Cl-248 137) invention relates to an improvedftiltable garbage canassemblyf morefpractical and lficient deviceof kind'which hasa simpler and more adaptable support which is ad j t'lstable'tolevel the same on une'venfground, and upon which the can component is more; simply and efficiently mounted, and capable of beinglifted oll the support, andupon which the can is tiltable, from. an ere'ct'position, only in one direction, for emptying the can, the can 'having afhinged cover which is securely; latched,

when in closed position, and jwhe reby'upon release, "of

thedatching means/is spring-pressed to and stopped in a'p'aitlyfbult ufiiciently open position, in whichf the cover is 'held by th e springmeans until the an: ually closed and relatched. 7 '1 anot er object 'ofthe inventio n isto providela device having the characteristics indicated; above; whereby wind-j tilting of the can isYavofided 'niounting the device wi-th 'the back of the can to prevailing winds, so that the can stop" means acts to preclude tilting ofthefcan sides of the standards.

inthe emptying direction, andwh'ereinbpeningof the can cbver-byanimfls or -by the action "of ;windsfi s posi-' tively prevented, and wind-banging and over" swinging ofi the-cover is prevented which 'would I otherwise er es the contents of the can I ito'being blown out of the" can infw'indy weather.

Other important objects and advantageous features of theinvention will be apparent from the following de sc r'iption and the accompanying drawings, wherein for i pecificform of the" in:

purposes of illustration onl' vention is set forth in-de'taili In the drawings: I; Figure 1 is a side elevation of adevicepf the invention showing the support adjustably "mounted dri""slanting ground, the can being in its normal erectposition on the support, and the can cover being shownglosed andlatched inlifullfline'sand in an open and stopped position; in p e i xhlin "ML T iliigure ljj s afront elevation of the evice, takenfrom th Jeft df 1 i I L3H, i 1 IEigufeT 3Iis' a side elevation, like Figure 1, showingthe can in'til ted dumping position, with its cover in unlatched and ope position;

-- :3 I igurje' tis a top plan view 'o'fthe device; i g Jiigure 5 lis jan enlarged fragmentary side, elevation-taken on the line 5-56f'Fig'u're 2;'

. igure'6 is ,a fragmentary verticalsgctipn talgen line 6 6 of Figiir 5;'en' 1 l Figure 7 is a fragmentary horizontal taken on the line 7-7 of Figure 5.

Referring in detail to the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts throughout the several views, the illustrated device comprises a stand or support 10, upon which a can 12 is tiltably mounted, with respect to a supporting surface, such as the ground G.

The support 10 comprises a pair of longitudinally elongated, horizontal side bars 14, preferably of laterally outwardly facing angle iron m nnin verticalflan ges 16 and horizontal flanges18, Fixed to, the flanges, 16 and 18, at the outward sides of the flanges 16,, at the midle'ng'th points of the bars 14 "as by welds 19 are single perpendicular uprights or standards 20, preferably of angle ironform, and having longitudinal flanges 22 and 1ate'ralflanges'24. Extending between the uprights and fixefd to'theirfianges 22 as by weldings 26, at points near to and spaced above thejside bars 1'4, is a single angle iron crossbar 28L l i i i, The support lfllfurther comprises adjustable ground engaging means, at the endear the side bars il l for levelling the side bars relative to an unevenfor an angled; ground surface, this Irieans preferably comprises, vertical sleeves 30, securedto 'the "inwardlsides offtheside bar 7 H U I, L flanges 16 near to theends' thereoffas byweldin g s 2,55 1 The primary objectj of the invention J is toprovide a screws3'4, threaded through the wand's'ide s of the sleeves 30, andperpendicular rods are held in vertically adjusted relations to related 'ohe's' of the sleeves'lby the set screws 34, with the lower ends 38 0f th'el'rods 3 6 reaching below the side. barf Hand engaging, the ground G,as seen'inFiguresl'and 1 j": i

' On the upper ends of'theisupport standards 20,"jare' open pintl e sea-ting means"whichj preferably, have, the form of upwardly opening notch 40ffor'rneclin the pper ends of the flan ges 22 and in the upper jends" of forcing plates 42', fixed tothe outward ,sides' f thejfl ziiiges' 22 to provide wider pintle bearing than a rd edfbjy the flanges'22 alone. "Asfseer'i' in' 'Figure th'ela ralfl" 24 of the standards are locatedat-t e front or;

' The can12 is v'ertic ally' e lo g drical, has e closed'bottoni lflfaniinperf" forced side-wall 46, ajiid an open 'upp er e as by rivets 48, to the 'outer-sides'of eiereetaeeu opposed pants r the side walrus,et ieeeiebeve the" r and hence thebenterof fgravit yf of the can 12 tically elongated iate'ssq, to whose cehters and rigidly "fixed, '-radial l'aterally outwardl' pint'l'es 52,-"-to rest'rotatablyfin'thef'pintl gat n tclies 40 in the "upperends of thestandards'20,with can fl e tween andfreely spa'ced fr'om' the st'andar dsjas-ind ed in Figure-2. Fixed on' the b ack ofthej aIi IZQJi its: lower end, is a bail handle 54f byfmean s of- 'which the can 12 can be easily'and contr llably"tilted1forwaFdlj; from erect position, "for: dumping and for washing nu rinsing out the ean, and release of which conditions he can to return itself gravitationally to its normal positionxi 1mm 1 '1; i it Can stop means, for positively stoppinthe ca erect position, as i it nreturns" i-tselfsfrom a forwai'dlytilted position, preferably comprises"'stop': lugs 56, fixed afi their upper ends; as'byzmeansoft weldings 5'8,' to -the='pintl'es"52 the lugs i 56-, being? forwardly and downwardlyi canted; as seen ingFigure s1, sothatp theirmloweriendsz 59lmakeistop engagements with the, rear, sides of the lateral flanges 24 of th e standands 20', in the;er.e ctrposition of the: can 312; and positively preventjthe canfrom.beingtilted; out of its-erectposition onfromga forwardly; tilted position,-;to:,:a rearward tilted pp flQI s,eithen-byjcarelesseoperationii or the actions of animals or winds.

The open upper end 47 of the can 12 is closable by a cover 60 which is composed of a rear or inner sectorshaped section 62 which is substantially permanently fixed around the rear of the upper end 47, and a major front section 64. The sections 62 and 64 have in common flat top walls 66 and 68 and depending arcuate flanges or

side walls

70 and 72, respectively, to bear against the outer side of the can side wall 46.

The sections are assembled by a pair of laterally spaced hinges 74, which have rear leaves 76 secured, as indicated at 78, upon the rear section top wall 66 and front leaves 3 1 80, similarly secured upon the top wall of the front section 64, and bridging the facing and

unflanged edges

82 and 84, respectively of the sections. Fixed on and reaching upwardly and forwardly from the rear hinge leaf 76 of each hinge 74 and over the front hinge leaves 80, are forwardly extending stop arms 86, which are positioned to 'be engaged by the front cover section 64, as by the front hinge leaves .80, when the front cover section 64 is swung upwardly and rearwardly from closed telescoped engagement in the upper end of the can 12, to a right-angular open position, as shown in full lines in Figure 3 and in phantom lines in Figure 1, to enable garbage to be placed in the can and to be dumped from the can, and for washing the can. 1 The front cover section 64 is held in positively closed position by releasable latch means which preferably is in the form of a heavy gauge, upstanding spring latch bar 88, which has a lower end portion fixed to the outer side of the front of the can side wall 46, at a level spaced below the upper end 47 of the can 12, as by means of rivets 90. The latch bar 88 has a free upper end portion which terminates at its upper end in a forwardly directed hook 92, which is formed and arranged to engage over a hook flange 94 on an L-shaped detent 96 which is fixed on the outer side of the side wall 72 of the front cover section 64, as seen in Figures 1, 2 and 3. Relatively heavy inward pressure on the upper part of the latch bar 88, such as could not be expected to be exerted by an animal, is required to release the latch hook 92 from the hook flange 94 of the detent 96, so as to free the cover section 64 to be opened.

For automatically swinging the front cover section 64 upwardly to its stopped, open position, spring means is provided, which preferably takes the form of an upstanding u'earwardly inclined anchor arm 98- which is fixed at its lower end, as indicated at 100, to a central part of the'top wall 66 of the fixed rear cover section 62, and has vertically spaced adjustment holes 102 in its upper end, in which is selectively engaged a hook 104 on the rear and elevated end of a contractile helical spring 106, which has on its forward end a hook 108 engaged through an eye 110 fixed centrally in the top wall 68 of the front cover section 64 at a forward location thereon. The spring 106 is stretched and under tension between the anchor arm 98 and the front cover section, so that when the latch bar 88 is released from the hook flange 94, the front cover section 64 is pulled open by the spring 106, into stop engagement with the stop arms 86, and is held open thereagainst, until forcibly returned to closed position against the resistance of the sp i a The construction of the above described can makes the same rat, dog and fly-proof; and enables the can to be made in different sizes appropriate for use in homes, apartments, institutions, industrial and commercial establishments, and in public areas such as public parks.

Although there has been shown and described herein a preferred form of the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not necessarily confined thereto, and that any change or changes in the structure of and in the relative arrangements of components thereof are contemplated as being within the scope of the invention as defined by the claims appended hereto.

What is claimed is: e

1. A tiltable garbage can assembly comprising a stand and a can pivotally supported on the stand, said can having a side wall and an open upper end, a cover mounted on said upper end comprising a fixed rear section and a front section, hinge means mounting said front cover section on the rear cover section, latch means on the front of the can sidewall engageable with the front cover section for holding the front cover scction in closed position, said hinge means comprising hinges having rear leaves fixed upon the rear cover section and front leaves fixed on the front cover section, and a for- I wardly inclined stop arm on a rear hinge leaf with which i and a can pivotally supported on the stand, 'said can having a side wall and an open upper end, a cover mounted on said upper end comprising a fixed rear section and a front section, hinge means mounting'said front cover section on the rear cover section, latch means on the front of the can sidewall engageable with the front cover section for holding the front cover section in closed position, said hinge means comprising hinges having rear leaves fixed upon a rear cover section and front leaves fixed on the front cover section, and a forwardly inclined stop arm on a rear hinge leaf with which the front cover section is engageable in its rearwardly and upwardly swung open position, spring means secured to the front cover section for moving the front cover section to open position upon release of the latch means, said spring means comprising an upstanding anchor arm fixed on said fixed cover section, and a con tractile spring secured at related ends to and stretched between the anchor arm and the front cover section.

3. In a garbage can comprising a can having an open upper end, a cover for said open upper end comprising a fixed section secured on said upper end, and a movable section hinged on said fixed section to swing upwardly from closed position in engagement with said upper end, an upstanding stop arm fixed on said fixed section with which the movable cover section is engageable in an up,- wardly swung open position, latch means on thecan for releasably holding the movable cover section in its closed position, and spring means connected to the movable cover section and the can for moving the movable cover section to its open position upon release of the latch means.-

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