GB2356192A

GB2356192A - Cover to prevent material bouncing out of a skip

Info

Publication number: GB2356192A
Application number: GB0023976A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Michael Leslie Gething
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1999-10-07
Filing date: 2000-10-02
Publication date: 2001-05-16
Anticipated expiration: 2020-10-02
Also published as: GB2356192B; GB0023976D0

Abstract

A flexible sheet material 2 which can fit round the top of a skip 6 and which can be fixed around and attached to the end of a chute 4 that passes rubble from a building is provided. The sheet prevents rubble from bouncing out of the skip into the surrounding area. Preferably, the sheet is connected to the skip via rings and shackles and is connected to the chute by a metal ring, eyelets and a rope. Preferably, the sheet is of woven or reinforced polyester.

Description

2356192 Equipment for Preventing Spillage The present invention relates to

equipment for reducing or preventing the spillage of building debris or rubble when it is loaded into a receptacle such as a skip.

When building materials and rubble such as bricks, mortar, timber, blocks etc. are to be removed from a building during building or demolition work, it is usual to have a chute which reaches from the area of work to the skip or other receptacle into which the material is collected for disposal and the material is passed down the chute into the skip. When the material is being removed at some distance above the ground e.g.

from the upper stories of a building, the material has a tendency to hit the skip and "bounce" and it can bounce out of the skip onto the surrounding ground or onto vehicles and people near by and, as the skip fills up, this tendency gets worse.

is This is very undesirable and can be dangerous and I have devised a means to prevent this.

According to the invention there is provided equipment for entraining material passing down a chute into a receptacle which equipment comprises a flexible sheet adapted to fit around and be attached to the chute adjacent to its lower end and to fit around the top of the receptacle so as to provide a conduit between the end of the chute and the receptacle.

The flexible sheet is made of a tough flexible material such as a woven polyester or reinforced polyester of the type used in building and transportation e.g. used in holding goods on building lorries etc.

Preferably there are means to attach the sheet to the chute so that it does not become detached in use. In conventional chutes used in building work, the chute is formed of a series of units joined together to provide a continuous chute of the appropriate length and each unit has a connecting means at each end to enable each unit to be connected to adjacent units. The connecting means at end of the lowest unit in the chute can be conveniently used to connect the end of the chute to the flexible sheet.

The connecting means can be in the form of connectors such as hooks or the like and these can be connected to co-operating means such as shackles etc. on the sheet. This will prevent the sheet from becoming detached in use.

Preferably there are means to enable the sheet to grip the chute so as to leave no or little gap between the sheet and the chute A preferred connector is a metal ring incorporated in the sheet, which ring is of a diameter so that it can fit closely around the chute and be fixed thereto. 10 In order to connect the sheet to a receptacle such as a skip, the sheet has eyelets or the like formed around its edge so that, when the edge of the sheet is placed around the receptacle, a cord or rope can be passed through the eyelets and tightened so that the sheet is held in position around the top of the receptacle. 15 In plan view the sheet will have eyelets around its edge and a hole in its centre which fits around the chute. The sheet can be flat of it can be shaped so as to be more convenient in use. 20 In use the chute is positioned above the receptacle in the normal way and the sheet fixed around the chute and attached to the chute near its end. The edges of the chute are placed around the top of the skip and a rope, passed through the eyelets at the edge of the sheet, is tightened so as to hold the sheet to the top of the receptacle. When material, such as building rubble, comes down the chute and bounces off the 25 bottom of the receptacle, or rubble already in the receptacle, it is trapped by the sheet and cannot bounce onto the surrounding ground or vehicles etc. The sheet can have a name, logo or other advertising material on it so that it can act as advertisement as well as serving a functional purpose. 30 The invention is illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:Fig. I is a side view of the invention in use and - 3 Fig. 2 is a plan view of the sheet Referring to fig. I a sheet (1) made of woven polyester has eyelets (2) formed around its edges. A hole (3) is formed in the sheet which has a steel ring (4) around its circumference.

Referring to fig. 2 in use a chute (7) is has its lower end (5) positioned above skip (6). The sheet (1) of fig. 1 has the ring (4) connected to the chute. The edges of the sheet is placed around the skip (6) and a rope is passed through eyelets (2) and pulled tight to grip the sheet in place.

In use rubble comes down the chute (4) and is prevented by the sheet (1) from bouncing out of the skip. The sheet (1) in position thus acts as a conduit between the end of the chute and the skip.

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Claims

1. Equipment for entraining material passing down a chute into a receptacle which equipment comprises a flexible sheet adapted to fit around and be attached to the chute adjacent to its lower end and to fit around the top of the receptacle so as to provide a conduit between the end of the chute and the receptacle.

2. Equipment as claimed in claim I in which there are means to attach the sheet to the chute so that it does not become detached in use.

3. Equipment as claimed in claim 2 in which the connecting means are hooks or the like which can be connected to shackles on the sheet.

4. Equipment as claimed in claim 2 or 3 in which there is a metal ring incorporated in the sheet, which ring is of a diameter so that it can fit closely around the chute and be fixed thereto.

5. Equipment as claimed in any one of claims I to 4 in which the sheet has eyelets or the like formed in its edge so that, when the edge of the sheet is placed around the receptacle, a cord or rope can be passed through the eyelets and tightened so that the sheet is held in position around the top of the receptacle.

6. Equipment ashereinbefore described with reference to the drawings.