US478702A - Garbage-receptacle - Google Patents

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E. B. MERRITT. GARBAGE RBGEPTAGLE.

N0. 478,702. A Patented July 12,1892.

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GARBAG E- RECEPTACLE..

SPECIFICATION forming part of -Letters Patent No.v 478,702, dated July 1.2, `1892.

Application filed March 3, 1892. Serial No. 423,622. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD B. MERRITT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garbage-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has relation to garbage-receptacles of that class which are adapted to be mounted to operate through an aperture in a wall or fence to receive and deliver garbage, and it is an embodiment of certain improvements upon my invention for which Letters Patent No. 468,046 were granted me February 2, 1892. It is found in actuall use of devices of this character that garbage-collectors are liable to scatter the garbage on the ground under the receptacle and that the same occur-v rence frequently happens through carelessness or negligence of persons depositing gan'` bage in the receptacle, so that in both cases there remains exposed to the atmosphere considerable quantities of garbage, which attracts insects, vermin, and threatens or tends to produce disease. In my previous invention set forth in the patent above mentioned I made provision for the deposition ot' a disinfectant within the garbage-receptacle, whereby itsinterior would be charged from time to time during its use with a powdered or liquid disinfectant, and provision was also made Whereby said disinfectant could escape from the receptacle to the ground. The compartment for the disinfectant was located at a point within the receptacle which had the least motion in a use of the receptacle-namely, immediately adjacent to the pivotal bearingsof the receptacle-so that whatever the quantity of the disinfectant was delivered upon the ground Was incidental and by reason of the accidental discharge thereof, so that the object attained, though substantially satisfactory, was not sufficiently under control.

I have discovered that by placing the chamber or compartment for the disinfectant at a point or points which by and during or after the necessary movements of the receptacle to deliver be put in a'condition to receiveand receiving garbage shall be givena positive eifective jarring, which shall positively and effectively ej ect a quantity of the disinfectant from its compartment. Again, it is desirable that the area -or surface of the ground at both sides of the wall or fence to be covered by the disinfectant shall be as great as that over which the garbage could naturally be carelessly scattered. This latter object is also attained by the same means as the former-l that is, by locating the compartment for the disinfectant at such a part of the garbage-receptacle as will in its use give to the coinpartnient a motion sufficient" to positively eject a portion of its contents.

Other objects and advantages of the inven tion will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specication, and in Which'- Figure l is a perspective view illustrating my improvement in position with the cover raised. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through the box and fence or wall. Fig. 3 is a like view on a smaller scale, showing a slightly-modified form. j

Like letters of reference indicate like parts .throughout the several views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a wall or fence, in which is provided a suitable opening ct, through which the garbage-box is designed to move. In applying or affixing the garbagebox a cleat or cleats a may be secured to the fence upon one or both sides of the opening therein, as shown in Fig. 2, for the purpose ot'- strengthening the same at this or these points. In afiixing the box pivotally to the fence at the said opening therein all that is necessary is two sockets or castings b to be secured to the fence and adapted to receive the trunnions b', suitably affixed to the garbage-box B at the angle thereof.

In Fig. 1 I have shown the end of the boxl as provided with a curved guide-slot b2, in which Works a projection oi" pin b3 on the fence to guide the box in its movements; but this is not essential and may be dispensed with, if desired. If desired, the garbage-box may be divided into two separate compartments by a partition B', as seen in Fig. 1. It may also be provided with some sort of a.

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handle B2, as seen in Fig. 2, to facilitate movet ment thereof to remove its contents.

The garbage-box may be provided at one or both of its extreme outer corners with a disinfectant-compartment. In Fig. 2 it is shown as provided with a compartment O at the inner corner-that is, the corner normally contain any suitabledisinfectant, andis perforated, as shown at c, to permit the discharge of the same, it being charged in any suitable 1nanne1-as, lfor instance, through a slide c', as seen in Fig. 2. In Fig. 2 the box is shown as provided with a compartment D at the other corner, likewise provided with perforations d for the same purpose as the perforations c in the compartment C. The box may be proshown in Figs. 2 and 3, to avoid a sharp angle or corner at this point, and thus facilitate the removal of` the garbage.

The box may be limited in its movements in various ways. When the slot b2 and pin b3 are employed, they willl serve' to limit the movement of the box in a manner well understood.

In Fig. 2 the box is shown as having its rear wall or side extended above the top to form a stop-flange C', which is designed to engage the rear edge of the cover or lid, as seen in said Fig. 2, and as will be-hereinafter explained.

InFig. 3l have shown the box as provided at one end with a hook E, designed to engage the fence by the side of the opening to limit themovement of the box in one direction, and another hook F to engage upon the other side to limit the movement in the opposite directions. These matters, however, are details, which may be modified to suit the circum-` stances or the desires of the user.

When the box is turned outward to remove its contents, the disinfectant will be discharged from the compartment or compartand when the box is thrown back the disinfectant will also be discharged through the perforations, as seen in the same iigure.

The box is provided with a suitable lid or cover G, which I make hollow and perforate it upon its under side, as seen at g in all the views. It may be charged with disinfectant in any suitable Inanner-as, for instance, through an opening closed by a slide G', as seen ,in Fig. 2. This lid or cover may be hinged to the fence in any suitable manner (shown with hinges g) and may be held so as to at all times assume the position in which it is shown by full lines in Fig. 2, except of course when turned on` its hinges for the removal or deposit of garbage, and is shown as provided with a chain I-I for this purpose.` Its rear edge 'or end is in such position as to be struck by the flange of the box when the latter is returned to its position within the yard, and, thus striking the cover, jars it, and the disinfectant discharged within the box; or the cover may be supported simply by its hinges, so that when the box is turned outward'to remove the contents, as seen in Fig. 3 by dotted lines, the cover will drop open while he is removing the contents of thel box. The cover may be provided with a suit able handle Hby which it may be opened.

to deposit the garbage 'into the box. The disinfectant-compartments being located at theVAI corners of the box, which have the maxi-V mum movement, the disinfectant will be distributed over as much, if not more area, than the box covers in its movements, so as to effectually deposit the disinfectant upon all garbage which can possibly be scattered either in placing garbage in the box or removing the p same therefrom.

Parts may be used without the whole. The cover constructed and arranged as above de scribed may be employed without the presd ence of the compartments at the corners, and

vice versa, although it is of course desirable, for reasons above given, to employ .both in the one structure. Y

What I claim as new isl. A garbagereceptacle provided'with acoA operating disinfectantchamber at a distance from its pivotand constructed, located, and arranged to receive fromthe ordinary move ments in the use of the receptacle, a disinfectA ant-ejecting force,as set forth.

2. A pivotally-mountedv garbage-receptacle having a hinged cover provided with a disinfectant-chamber, as set forth. V

3. A pivotally-mounted garbage-receptacle having a disinfectant-chamber locatedwith relation to the pivot of the receptacle to scata ter the disinfectantv over the area covered by the receptacle in its movements, substantially as specified. v

4. A pivotally-mounted garbage-receptacle having disinfectant compartment, combined with a cover having disinfectant-chamber, as set forth.

5. A pivotally-mounted and an independently-mounted cover having disinfectant-chamber, combined and operat ing as set forth.

6. The combination, with a pivotally` mounted garbage-receptacle, of a pivotallymounted cover having chamberfor disinfectant, said receptacle being movable independent of the cover,.substantially as specified.

7. A pivoted garbage-receptacle r provided Ici-5 lio garbage-receptacle i with a disinfectant-chamber located at a distance from the support of the receptacle, substantially as specified.

S. A pivoted garbage-receptacle provided with a cover having a disinfectant-chamber, said chamber being' mounted with relation to the receptacle so as to beshocked or jarred by the contact of one with the other, substantially as specified.

9. A pivoted garbage-receptac1e, combined with a hinged cover having disinfectant-

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