US599105A - David lloyd - Google Patents

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DAVID LLOYD, OF RHONDDA, ENGLAND.

BIN AND SHOW-CASE FOR sEEDs,'vEeETABLEs, sbo.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 599,105, dated February 15, 1898. Application led June 18, 1897. Serial No. 641,395. (No model.) Patented in England May 4| 1897.l NO- 16,809-

' T0 all whom t may concern:

Seeds, Vegetables, and the Like, (for which I` have obtained Letters Patent in Great Britain, No. 16,809, dated May 4, 1897,) of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved bin or store-case adapted for 'holding in bulk and serving or otherwise removing therefrom in small quantities such goods as potatoes, onions, apples, nuts, corn, seeds, rice, and all other articles of such formation as to be capable of being automatically led by gravity alone to any given part or position.

My invention has for its objects to construct a bin or container adapted to exhibit 'a sample (and, if desired, the price) of the goods therein contained and to automatically screen or clear from dust the goods as served.

For the purpose of facilitating a clear understanding of my invention I have hereunto appended a sheet of drawings, in which'- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved bin, showing in dotted outline how the position of the top portion may be reversed. Fig. 2 is a front or back elevation of Fig. 1, ace cording to which position the top portion of the case may be placed in. Fig. 3 is a sectional' elevation of Fig. ,2, taken upon the line A B, while Fig. 4 is a like section taken upon the line C D of Fig. 3. bin with the show-case vor cover removed.

My invention consists of arectangular or other-shaped case or container constructed of Wood, metal, or any other suitable material and preferablycomposed of three portionssuch as A, B, and C-the two top port-ions of which are easily and quickly detachable from the bottom one A and from each other. The bottom portion A forms the bin properA for holding the goods in bulk,and upon and within 'the said portion A rests (with or without the aid of anysuit'able fastenings) the second portion B, which consists of a framework preferably inclined upon its upper surface for the purpose of giving a tilt or slope to the top portion C, which is a complete case in itself Fig. 5 is a plan of the and is provided with a glass top C and forms a receptacle for exhibiting a sample of the contents of A, the `said portion B, with the show-case C, being easily reversible at will,

as shown by'dotted outline B in Figs. 1 and 3.

The bin or store-case A is provided with a false bottom', the sides and ends of which, E and E', respectively, are so formed as to slope downwardly and inwardly and converge toward and are fixed by any suitable means to a 'perforated surface or sieve of any desired formation, such asF, which slopes toward and leads to the mouthor opening d of a chamber regulating the feed of the goods in A into the chamber D, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5. 'Between the said false bottom and the floor of A is provided a tray or drawer, such as J, for the purpose of catching and retaining therein the dust and dirt that would be sifted from the said goods through the screen F, from which the same may be easily and quickly removed at will. l f

The said bin or case A may have suitable wheels, casters, or the like, such as a, to facilitate its easy removal from place to place, which may be dispensed with when the said bin is to be securely screwed, clamped, or otherwise fixed in one position. It may also for the'purposesof ventilation have holes a' drilled in one or all of its sides, or these may be formed more advantageously in the portion B, as will be found in practice most convenient.

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but if the bin be of such dimensions as to be too large to'stand upon a counter, but upon the ground, the lid G would be toward the customer, in which case the position of B and C would be reversed.

In the case of large stores and Warehouses it may be found more convenient to dispense with the show-case C and reversible portion B and to extend the case A to another story for the purpose of recharging the same, and so obviate the disadvantages that would accrue from the necessity of reiilling them in the serving-compartments.

Having nonr particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is` l. In combination in a combined bin and show-case, the bin having a discharge-opening at one end, and a showcase comprising a frame B above the bin having an inclined upper edge and adapted to be reversed so that said incline will slope downwardly toward the said discharge-opening or away therefrom, said show-case having a glass top, substantially as described. l

2. In an improved combined bin and showcase, the combination of a case or bin A,with removable and reversible top portion B, oarrying a show-case C, internal screening-surface F supported upon a sloping false bottom E and E With collecting-chamber D provided With a door or lid G and slide I-I substantially as herein described and shown.

In Witness whereof 'I have hereunto set my hand. a

. DAVID LLOYD. lVitnesses:

ALBERT GEORGE BARNES, HENRY CONRAD I'IEIDL.

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