US567506A - Frederic k - Google Patents

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l P. K. PLUMBLY. GARBAGE AND BXGRBMENT CREMATORY.

Patentedept. 8, 1896.

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FREDE'EIO K. FLUMBLiCOF BUFFALO, NEW ifoais'ASsreNoa To 'THE BUFFALO STEEL HOUSE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

AGARBAGE AND 'ExoREMENT-v CREMATORY.

SPECIFICATION forming part o'f Lettes Patent No. 567,506,01ated sptembers, 189e.

Appncatin ned August 31,1894.- Eetewedliugustt. 1896.' semina 601,802. (N6 man.)

To @ZZ whom Vit may concern: v j l Be it known that l, FREDERIC- K. PLUMBLY, a citizen of the United States,'residihgatBuf York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AGarbage and Excreinent Crematories and lI dohereby 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 and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide means'of a portable character forthe ldisposal of garbage and vencrement by cremation, the same being adapted .for use in privatev and boarding housesyhotels, factories, public parks, or other places which have no sewer connections, the idea being to effect the disposal of the garbage or excrement at the points of accumulationV in a quick and efficacious manner and without the presence of offensive odors, thus dispensing with the costly and disagreeable handling of the Same consequent upon its transportation through the streets of a city.

To this end my invention consists of a metallic casing having in its lower portion a firebox and ash-pit. An iron pot or receptacle is hung by trunnions seated in the side walls of the casing, leaving an upper space between it and the top of the casing. A draft-p`assage be' tween this upper space and the fire-box surrounds the pot or receptacle, being connected at one side by separate openings with the upper space and the ire-box and at the other side with the smoke-pipe leading to the chimney. The foul air from the decomposing or burning matter in the upper space is drawn down through its separate opening into thedraftpassage and the lproducts of combustion from the fire-box are drawn up through its separate opening into the same draft-passage,

meetingand mingling thereinv with the foul air from above and conducted through the common draft-passage to the smoke-pipe- The cover of the casing is to be suitably constructed for either of its uses, as a garbagereceptacle or a closet.'

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f l I will now proceed to minutely describe the manner in which: I-havev carried out my invention, and then claim" what I'believe to be novel. y

In the drawings, Figure l1 is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a .vertical section taken in the line x 0c of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken in the line/yy Fig. iis'a similar section taken in the line y y with the pot removed. Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken in the line ze of Fig. 2 with the pot removed. Fig. 6 is a side elevation, partly in vertical longitudinal sectiongand Fig. 7 is a vertical transverse section of a 'modified form of pot or receptacle. Y Referring to the drawings, 1 isa metallic casing, preferably of cylindrical configuraition". 1n Vthe bottom of the casing is the ashpit 2'having the door Above the ash-pit 2 is the re-bOXt with sloping side Walls and grate-bars 5, and 6 G are the doors leading therein.

7 is a partition extending over the top of the fire-box, having the central opening 8 and the side concentric Opening or passage 9.

10 is a pot or receptacle provided with side trunnions 11 12, resting loosely in sockets in the circular ledge 13 and provided with the crank 14 for turning it to dump its contents.

l5 is a concentric passage opening downwardly from thevupper space 16 into the draftpassage 17, formed by the partition 7 above the fire-box and the ledge 13 and pot or receptacle 10, which passes down centrally through this draft-passage, its bottomwresting, when in position, in the opening 8 *ofvj the partition 7. A curved partition or deilector 18 is secured'to the side wall of the casing 1 midway between the opening 9 in the partition 7 and the passage l5 just above it. The inner edge 1 9 of the deiiector 18 rests against the Outside wall of the pot or receptacle 1'0, and this deiiector serves as a partition between the passage 15 from the upper space 16 into Athe draft-passage and the opening 9 -in the partition 7 from the tire-box 4 into the saine draft-passage 17, directing both the cold air from above and the smoke from be-Y low horizontally into this passage. A iiue IOO into the draft-passage 17, and the damper 22, opening intorthe upper space 16, which has the openings 23 through its side wall.

24 is a removable cover fitting over the top of the casing 1 and provided with a central opening 25, through which garbage may be dropped into the pot or receptacle 10.

When the casing is used as a closet, a proper seat with hinged cover may be substituted for the cover 24.

The device just described operates as follows: The lid 26 (shown in dotted lines) being removed the garbage is dropped into the pot l and the lid replaced. The intense heat generated in the {ire-box comin-g' in direct contact with the bottom of the pot and passing up through opening 9 in the' parti-' tion 7 against the deflector 18 and in contact with theside Walls of the pot as Ait passes around the same through the draft-passage 17 to the smoke-pipe serves to iirst dry and then incinerate the garbage. The air forming the draft through the upper space 16 is drawn in through the openings 23 and is drawn down through the passage 15 against the deflector 18 and into thevdraft-passage 17, where it commingles with the products of combustion from the nire-box. and passes out through the smoke-pipe, the valve 29, if used, regulating its passage and hence the speed of consumption. In its passage as just described it carries with it first the offensive gases from the drying garbage and later the other gases generated by the cremation of the garbage. The valve 22,y if u-sed, may be partially opened to permit unconsumed gases passing' from the draft-passage 17 to return to the upper space 16, commingle with the incoming fresh4 air, and pass again around the pot.y VIn thismanner the garbage is com pletely consumed without the escape of any offensive odors even should the lid be removed during the cremation. After the garn` bage is completely incinerated the pot can be tipped up and the contained ashes dumped upon the fire below through the opening 8 in the partition 7.- In case the device is employed as a closet, as it may be in buildings having no sewer connections, a proper cover is removably placed upon the casing with an opening, and the pot or receptacle 10 catches the excrernent,V which can be cremated in thel same manner as the garbage, it being impossible for any offensive odors to escape either before or during the cremation.'

My improved crematory just described can be made in different sizes to meet the varied requirements as to the quantity of garbage to be consumed.

s Instead of entirely' consuming the garbage in the pot 1.0, it can, when thoroughly dried, be dumped.- into the fire-box and used as fuel, in which event a considerable saving is effected. Y s A The garbagebeing thus cremated in an in offensive manner upon thepremises the eX pense and trouble of it-s removal as now practicedY in cities are entirely eliminated, together with all danger from sickness caused by the poisonous gases generated from its decomposition.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown a modified form of pot or receptacle 27, provided with a flue or passage 28,eXtendin g through the same in the direction of the draft and open at both ends. This serves to increase the heatingsurface and thus facilitates the incineration of the garbage. The casing with its pot or receptacle may, if desired, be elongated and the cover provided with a series of closetseats, the one pot or receptacle catching the excrement to be cremated from the different seats.

1. The'herein-described garbage or excrement erematory, the same' consisting of an outer casing, two transverse partitions dividing the casin g into three chambers the lowest of which is a combustion-chamber, said partitions being provided with openings near their centers, a pot removably closing said openings and leaving a passage around it within. the central chamber, said partitions being also provided with openings near one side of the casing producing communication between the several cham-bers, the upper chamber being provided with air-inlet openings and the central chamber with an outletopening for the products of combustion, and an exit-flue communieatingwith the latter opening, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The herein-described` garbage or excrement crematory, the same consisting of an outer casing, two transverse partitions dividing the casing into three chambers the lowest of which is a combustion-chamber, said partitions being provided with openings near their centers, a hemispherical pot hung on trunnions in the upper partition and closing the opening therein and that in the lower partition, one of the trunnions having a crank-handle outside the casing, said partitions being also provided with openings near one side of the casing producing communication between the several chambers, the upper chamber beingV provided with air-inlet openings and the central chamber with an outlet-opening for the products of combustion, and an exit-fiue communicating with the latter opening, as and for the purpose set forth.l

3. The herein-described garbage or excrement crematory, the same consisting of an outer casin g, two transverse partitions dividing the casing into three chambers the lowest of which is a combustion-chamber, said partitions being provided with openings near their centers, a pot removably closing said openings and leaving ak passage around it within the central chamber, said partitions being also provided with openingsnear one side of the easing producing communication between the several chambers, a detlector eX- tending from the casing to the side of the roo 567,506 t p s;

pot and standing between these side openings in the two partitions, the upper chamber being provided with air-inlet openings and the t central chamber with an outlet-opening for the products of combustion, and an exit-flue communicating with the latter opening, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The herein-described garbage or excrement orematory, the same consisting of an outer casing, two transverse partitions divid.

ing the casing into three Chambers the lowest of which is a combustion-chamber, said partitions being provided with openings near their centers, a heinispherieal pot hung on trunnions in the upper partition and closing the opening therein and that in the lower partition, one of the trunnions having a crank-handle outside the casing, said partitions being also provided with openings near one side of the easin g producing communication between the several chambers, adeiector extending from the easing to the side of the pot and standing between these side openings in the two partitions, the upper charnber being provided with air-inlet openings and the Central Chamber with an outlet-opening for the products of combustion, and an exit-nue communicating with the latter opening, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The herein-described garbage or excrement erematory, the saine consisting of an outer easing, two transverse partitions dividing the easing into three chambers the lowest of which is a combustion-chamber, said partitions being provided with openings near their centers, a pot removably closing said openings and leaving a passage around it within the central chamber, said partitions being also provided with openings near one FREDERIC K. PLUMBLY.

Witnesses:

W. T. MILLER, J. E. BECKMAN.

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