US783657A - Dust-pan. - Google Patents

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PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

J. W. WALTER.

DUST PAN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1904.

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DUST-"PAN,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. "783,657, dated February 28, 190".

Application filed July 20, 1904. Serial No. 217,301.

To all whom zit petty concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. WALTER, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Battlecreek, in the county of Calhoun and State of lvlichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dust-Pans; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make the same.

M y invention relates to improvements in a sanitary combination dust-pan, broom-holder, and broom-rest.

The object of my invention is to construct a dust-pan having a large receptacle formed therewith into which the sweepings from a floor will be readily confined, whereby the same can be moved from place to place without stooping to pick the same up, whereby the special contour of its body will prevent the dust or litter from escaping should the same be accidentally tipped over, whereby the same can be changed in position about the floor with the broom Without lifting it by the handle, whereby a broom may be held in an inverted position on the same when not in use, whereby a broom may rest or incline on the scoop thereof at any time during its usage without layingthe same across a chair or other piece of furniture, whereby a dust cloth or brush may be readily hung from the same, whereby the handle thereof will be free from the wall or any article against which it may he stood, and hereby the same will be neat in design, simple in construction, convenient to use, and cheap to manufacture.

in the (.lrawings forming a part of this speci lication, Figure 1 represents my improved sanitary combination dust-pan, broom-holder, and broom-rest with the broom as it will appear when not in use. Fig. 2 isa perspective view with a broom as it will appear when rcelining on the broom-rest. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on the line mof .Fig. 2. Fig. A is a cross-section of the handle at a point where the broom holding and supporting rest is secured. Fig. 5 is a cross-section of ahandle in modification at a point where the broom holdlng and supporting rest is secured; and

broom.

In the preferred :form the dust-pan comprises three (3) pieces of mat 'n'ial --viz., a top, a bottom and scoop, and a side band. in the construction of the scoop l and bottom 2 the former has a widened transverse edge 3, the metal comprising its ends L being cut tapering, shown, and uniting at their rear ends 5 with the side band 6 by soldering or other wise, as shown in Fig. 3, the aforesaid bottom and the scoop diverging from one an other on an incline, the former trending back and downward, the latter down and. forward. as shown, the bottom forming an arc of a circle, its rear edge and the pointof the scoop being on a plane, or nearly so, as shown in Fig. 3. lilncompassing the bottom portion 2 and connecting the rear edges 5 of the scoop sides t a side band 6 is secured. This band is formed of sheet metal cut with parallel edges, the lower edge of which is turned up and forms a hem 7, and terminating the upper edge, at either end thereof, ears 8 are formed, through which nails or screws may be d riren into the wooden top 9. ln proridinga woodim top the dust-pan is rendered very rigid, and by the provision of theears b the side band if) cannot sprerul and become loosened from the top covering to the dust-receptacle.

The aforesaid top is formed in outline coincident with the bottom aforesaid, and where it received by the side band (3 it is chamifered around its semicircular under edge. The side band is thence placed within said chamfer and nailed, the upper edge of the semicircular portion to the afm'esaid top extending over .said side band and forming an ornamental bead.

The lower edge of the side band and the forward edge of the scoop are so constructed that they will present the same horizontal plane when resting upon the floor.

In providing a large annular-shaped base for the dust-receptacle and bringing its forward edges to a point where the scoop of the pan is united to the forward ends of the side bands there is no tendency whatever of springing the scoop and throwing the same out of line when a broom is brought to bear against the same when sweeping thereinto, and by the construction of the bottom of the dustreceptacle having no acute angles litter is very easily removed therefrom.

ithin the top 9 and near the, forward center edge thereof a hole is provided, and a handle B is thrust and secured thereto by a screw 10, inserted within the forward edge of said top, and to one side of the handle a recess 11 is formed within the aforesaid top for receiving the inverted end of a broom-handle, as shown in Fig. 1.

The handle B makes it very convenient for shifting the dust-pan from place to place and does not necessitate the user to bend or stoop to pick the same from the floor. It also provides a ready means for inverting the pan to remove the litter accumulated within the dustreceptacle without soiling the hands.

By the peculiar rounded construction of the dust-receptacle the lower edge thereof adapts itself to the floor in-such manner that it will not lift when sweeping into, and should the same be accidentally overturned the peculiar contour of said receptacle is so balanced that it will roll into a position whereby the sweepings will be retained without littering the floor.

At a point near the upper end of the handle to the dust-pan a hole is bored, and within this hole a wire is introduced and bent to form a broom-holder and a broom-rest O. In the preferred form a loop 12 is made at one end of the wire for the reception of a broom, as shown in Fig. 1. Its opposite end is thrust through a hole in the handle B and thence bent about said handle and curved upward, as in Fig. 6, and forms a hook 01' rest 13, within the open curve of which a broom-handle may be lodged during the operation of sweeping, as shown in Fig. 2, thereby avoiding the laying of the same against furniture or stepping aside to stand the same against the wall. In curving the end of the open loop or broom-rest 13 upward, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6, a provision is made for hanging a dusting cloth or brush thereon without their sliding off. In a modified form, Fig. 4, a wire is thrust through a hole in the handle B, so that it will protrude from both sides thereof. One end of the wire is bent to form a loop 12 and its remaining portion curved about the handle and twisted about the wire protruding from the opposite side of the handle. Its opposite end is bent to form a hook or broomrest 13.

I am aware that the principle of a covered dust-pan is old and also that upright handles have been provided in their construction; but I am not aware of the principle involving a covered pan having a semicircular dust-receptacle with a large floor area and a rigid cover provided with a centrally-disposed handle having been employed, nor that a broom-holder and broom-rest has been embodied with a dustpan in combination.

Having therefore described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a dust-pan, the combination with a scoop, of a semicircular, downwardly-trendingbottom formed at the rear thereof, a semicircular side encompassing said bottom and secured at its forward ends to the rear side edges of said scoop, a semicircular, rigid, wooden top secured within the upper end of said semicircular side, the lower edge of said scoop and the bottom edge of said semicircular side presenting the same horizontal plane, and a vertical handle concentrically disposed from said wooden top, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a dust-pan, the combination with a scoop, of a semicircular downwardly-trending bottom formed at the rear thereof, a semicircular wood en top arranged above said bottom, a semicircular side encompassing the arc of said bottom and top and adapted to engage at its ends with the rear side edges of said scoop, the lower edge of said scoop and the bottom edge of said semicircular side presenting the same horizontal plane, said top piece being chamfered about its lower semicircular edge and adapted to receive the upper edge of said semicircular side, ears formed at the upper edge ends of said semicircular side, means for fastening said ears to the forward edge of said top, means for securing said bottom and top to said semicircular side, and a'vertical handle centrally disposed from said wooden top, substantially as, and for the purpose set forth. 3. The combination with a dust-pan having a dust-receptacle, of a wooden top to said receptacle, a vertical handle centrally disposed with said top, a concavity formed within said top near said handle, a wire passing through said handle near the top thereof, a loop formed of one end of said wire and alined with said concavity to form a broom-support, the opposite end of said wire curving backward and about said handle and terminating in an upwardly-inclined hook opposite to said loop and forming a broom-rest, dust-cloth, and brushsupport, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN IV. \VAL'FR.

\Vitnesses:

H. F. IVINGATE, F. H. IVINGATE.

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