US902115A

US902115A - Garbage-collecting vehicle.

Info

Publication number: US902115A
Application number: US39762707A
Authority: US
Inventors: Alfred G Sharp
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1907-10-16
Filing date: 1907-10-16
Publication date: 1908-10-27
Anticipated expiration: 1925-10-27

Description

A. G. SHARP. 1 GARBAGE COLLECTING VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED OUT. 16, 1907.

- 902,115. Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

CL 1; D p ,E 4 M UNITED STATES ALFRED e. SHARP, or

BETHESDA, MARYLAND GARBAGE-COLLECTING VEHICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

Application filed October 16, 1907. Serial No. 397,527.

' T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED- G. SHARP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bethesda, in the count of Montgomery and State of Maryland, liave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garbage- Coilecting Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My present inventionrelates to improvements in garbage collecting vehicles or more articularly t0 garbage collecting vehicle :odies and has for its object to provide a means within the body for compressing the garbage as it is deposited, separating the fluids which may be discharged into any convenient sewer and increasing the carrying capacity of solids.

attain this object by the mechanism and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1, represents a vertical central section of the vehicle, Fig, 2, a plan view of same, Fig. 3, an end elevation of'same, F ig.

4, a detail of hand wheel showing square hole to take squared end of screw, Fig. 5, a detail in cross section of the sliding doors on to p of the body, F ig. 6, a detail of rear end of the compressing screw manner of securing same to the rear end of the body.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings: A represents the body which is made of sheet metal or any other suitable material, secured in any proper manner to the wheels B--B rep resents the compressing screw which passes through the front end A of the body A, then through the com ressing plate I) which is provided with a t ireaded nut l) to receive the screw thread The rear end of the screw 1 is reduced toform a shoulder which abuts against the plate E, which in turn forms the rear end of the body A. The reduced end of the screw C is provided with a hole C drilled through its body for the purpose of attaching acord or chain when it is desired to draw the contents of the body through the rear end. The reduced end of the screw C passes through the plate E and then t n'ough the washer i and is provided with a nut F which serves to keep the screw I provided with a hand wheel (l which has a in position. The front end oi the screw (J is square hole (i to receive the squared end of the screw C.' It can thus be seen that when the hand wheel G is'turned, motion is transmitted to the screw 0 and then to the compressing plate and causing it to move up or down the body A according to the direction body A is provided with a series of perforations A which communicate with a fluid chamber A fastened in any suitable manner to the bottom of the body A. This fluid chamber is provided with a cock A which serves to draw off the fluids when desired.

The top of the body A is provided with two sliding doors ll--II which slide one over the other between two rabbets H so that access can be had to the interior of the body at either end. The body is loaded by opening the rear sliding door H. and depositing the garbage or waste material in the rear end. The compressing plate D having been drawn by means of the screw C and the hand wheel way. hand wheel G is turned winch turns the screw 0 and causes the compressing plate D the fluids which pass into the fluid chamber A through the perforations A from which they are drawn off through the cock A. \Vlien desired to remove the com ircsscd contents of the body A, the hand wheel G is removed, then the nut F and-the washer F is removed, after which the nuts 15 are removcd and the back plate E is lifted off. A cord or chain is then attached to the end of the screw C, through the hole 0 and the screw and compressing )late is drawn out through the rear end bringing the comprcsscd contents with them.

llaving described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent are: 1. In a garbage collecting vehicle, a body of metal or other suitable material, running on wheels and provided with means for compressing the contents.

2. Ina garbage collecting vehicle, a-body of sheet steel running on wheels provided with. means for compressing the contents of the body, separating the fluids therefrom.

oi sheetn'ietal running on wheels adapted to b5 propelled by any suitable power and pro-. vided with longitudinal means for compressing the contents and extracting the fluids therefrom.

4. In a garbage collecting vehicle, a body the wheel is turned. The bottom of the G toward the front of the body out of the When sullicicnt has been loaded, the

to tightly compress the garbage and remove 2., In a garbage collecting vehicle, a body of sheet metal running on wheels adapted to be propelled by any suitable power, provided with longitudinal means for compressing the contents, and provided with a fluid chamber to catch and hold the fluids.

5. In a'garbage collecting vehicle, a body of sheet metal running on wheels, adapted to be propelled by any suitable power, provided with longitudinal means for compressing the contents, chamber to catch the fluids, means for drawing ed the fluids and. sliding doors on top .of the body substantially as described.

6. In a garbage collecting vehicle, a body provided with a screw, actuated by a hand wheel, screw running through threaded hole in a compression plate for the purpose of compressing the contents when wheel is turned substantially as described.

7 In a garbage collecting vehicle, a body provided with a screw, running longitudinally through the body, provided Witha hand wheel running through threaded hole in a compression plate, a compression plate and means for securing other end of screw to the end of body substantially as described.

8. In a garbage collecting vehicle, a body provided with a screw. running longitudinally through the body provided With'means for turning same, running through and operating a compression plate, a com ression plate, a back plate forming end of the body and means for securing the end of the screw to the back plate.

9. In a garbage collecting vehicle, a body carried on Wheels, adapted to be propelled by any suitable means, provided with means for compressing the contents, separating the fluids therefrom, means for retaining and drawing off same, substantially as described and for the purposes so forth.

In testimony whereoi I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' ALFRED G. SHARP. Witnesses:

i W. J. SHEETZ, A. C. GLANoY.