US2650786A - Garbage can holder - Google Patents

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Sept. 1, 1953 Y G. s. PLATT 2,650,735

' GARBAGE CAN HOLDER Filed May 4, 1951 2 Sheets-,Sheet l 4' 48 V 45 'INVENTOR 5 f FIG-I3: GEORGE s. PLATT- 4 |-46 52 32 I al y I I BYwM/nmmommm 52 5| 4o 47 ATTO NEYs Sept. 1, 1953 G. s. PLATT f GARBAGE CAN HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 4, 1951 INVENTQR GE'ORGE S. PLATT ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. l, 1953 fUIITlE-.D STATES PATEN T F F l'fCfE .GARBAGE CAN .HGLDER George S. Platt, Baton Rouge, fLa. Application-Mayall, 1951, fSerial.No..224,528

3 Claims. l

The :present invention Vrelates `to improvements in garbage can .holders and is .a .continuation-in- -part of my co-pending .application Serial No. .27,547 led .May 1-7, 1948, now Patent No. 2,555,455, June .5, 1951, and entitled Concrete .Mold

An-object of the presentinventionfis to lprovide an improved device .of .this ycharacter .of such form and .constructionas Ito prevent .the garbage cans from Abeing overturnedas'by dogs .or other animals.

Another .object of the .present invention is .to provide -an improved garbage can 'holder which comprises few parts, `isisturdy, 4is economical to manufacture V`and simple `to operate so .that the vmanufacturing costof 4the .device will be low.

.A further object of the present invention 'is to `provide an rimproved device .of ltliis kind wherein .a frame .or stand .may Abe mounted `on the block described in .myabove mentioned izo-,pending application and..c.ooperates therewith .to Vmaintain a .garbage can .in .upright .position .and to retain thecover in its closed position against ,accidental displacement.

Astill further object of thepresent invention `is to provide an .improved .garbage can 'holder which may .quickly .and easilybe converted from ,the substantially ,permanent installation on the vblock-mentioned aboveinto `a portable unit.

The present invention contemplates the .provision of an improved structure having a can vholding member which `may "be adjusted to accommodatecans of various diameters.

The present 'invention further 'contemplates the provision of an improved garbage Vcan holder wherein -a top `hold-down and support member nis vprovided which may -be adjusted to -lit cans of `various heights and diameters.

the invention will be hereinafter more Afully described and more particularly pointed-outin the appended claims.

`In the drawings, in which .the .-same .parts .are denoted by the same referenceinumeralsthroughout ithe several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view .of :the improved device constructed in accordance `withthe present invention with parts Ibrokenaway Vand -in sectionand showing in phantom lines a garbage -can supported thereby,

Figure 2 is afront elevational View of the improved device with partsbroken away and illustrating aigarbage can supported thereby,

:Figure 3 is a perspective view ofthe lower portion of 'the improved device,

Figure 4 Lis a ,perspective view of the `garbage .can top'hold-,downand support member,

Figure '5 iis a sectional view taken on the line .5-5 `of Figure '4,

"Figure 6 is a sectional View taken on 'the line .6-6 ofFigure 5 Figure 7 is .a perspective view of one of the brackets for supporting .the can Lholding member,

`Figure 8 is asectional view taken on the line 'i3-43 of Figure'.,

.Figure 9 is a perspectiveiview of a base block .and illustrating `the manner of mounting 'the Vframe thereon with parts -broken away and in section,

Figure `10 is a sectional .view .taken on the line t0- T8 of 'Figure 2,

Figure 11 is a sectional view taken on the line Il-Il of Figure 2,

Figure '1'2 is a sectional view taken on 'the line v,i12-42 of .Figure J3, and

Figure '13 `is asectional view taken on the line l.3-l3 of Figure'3.

.Referring more particularly .to 'the drawings, t0 indicates avpair of `supporting wheels 'which aremounted .on lthe opposite end portions of van Vaxle l I `for rotationtherewith. Asleeve :l2 loosely vsurrounds the 'axle "l1 inwardly of the wheels 10. Abase generally indicated as 13 and a main frame generally indicated as |"4 are supported by the wheels 10.

The 4base .I3 comprises a base plate l5 and a substantially '.U-shaped base frame having 'legs "I6 and `aclosedencl portion H which'maybe of tubular formation. l'hebaseplate l5 may be Yof .any suitable material, such as steel 'or Athe like andmay be secured to the upper faces of the closed lend piortion I1 and the forward end por- .tions ofz'the'legs i6 .by welding or theilike. 'At the rear edge ofthe base plate .t5 the legs 16 have intermediateportions "IS which arebent'upwardly atan angle of fthe order .of 45 degrees vto the 'forward .endportions of the legs 16. The free endportions t9 ofthelegs 'i6 extend rearwardly `from "the upper rear ends of 'the intermediate .and its .forward iedge .corners .may '.be 4rounded to Ktwn'forrnzto the :rounded formation of sthe :legs .l`6 and .the portion ill vwl1'e1ef-tl1ey merge tto plimi- 3 nate any sharp corners which might inflict damage or injury to persons clothing or to the person.

The main frame I4 is substantially U-shaped and comprises a pair of spaced apart substantially parallel standards the upper ends of which are connected by a handle 2| which may be longitudinally arcuate, an upper brace 22 having its opposite ends secured to the inner faces of the opposite end portions of the handle and a lower brace 23 having its opposite ends secured to the inner faces of the standards 20 intermediate their ends. The upper end portions of the standards 20 may be curved rearwardly and upwardly as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. The standards, the handle and the braces may be of tubular formation and may be made of steel or any other suitable material.

An elongated foot 24`is secured to the lower end of each standard 20 by welding or the like and may be substantially arcuate in cross section to conform to the contour of the upper surface of its tubular rear end portions I9 of each leg I6 on which it rests and to which it is attached. Threaded bolts 25 extend through suitable aligned openings in each foot 24 and each rear end portion I9 of the legs I6 and nuts 26 'are threaded upon the extended threaded portions of the bolts 25 to clamp the feet 24 and the portions I9 firmly together.

A clamping plate 21 is associated with each rear end portion I6 of the legs I6 and each foot 24 and has a substantially centrally disposed recess 28 for receiving one end portion of the sleeve I2. Each clamping plate 21 has openings through which extend the threaded extended portions of the bolts 25. Nuts 29 are threaded upon the portions of the bolts which protrude downwardly beyond the clamping plates 21 so that the plates 21 will iirmly clamp the sleeves A outer contour of a garbage can or the like. The bands have intermediate portions 33 which ex- Y n tend inwardly and rearwardly from the rear` ends of the forward portions of the bands in converging relation to one another for engaging the outer surface of the can to prevent rearward movement of the can when positioned upon the base plate I5.

Each band has a rear end portion 34 which extends outwardly and rearwardly at an angle to the intermediate portions 33 and terminates yat its free end in a knuckle 35 which receives the upwardly bent free end portion 36 of bracket arms 31. The opposite end of each bracket arm is secured as by welding or the like to a split ring clamp 38 which has apertured ears 39. Each of the split ring clamps 38 encircles one of the standards 20 and is vertically adjustable thereon. Each clamp 38 may be held in the desired adjusted position by a threaded bolt 40 and nut 4|. Each rear end portion 34 of the bands 3| and 32 are prevented from escaping from the portions 36 of the bracket arms 31 by cotter pins 42 or the like which are received by suitable openings 43 formed in the portions 36.

The forward end portions of the bands 3| and 32 are disposed in overlapping engaging relation to one another as illustrated in Figure 3 of the 4 drawings and are provided with aligned slots 44. The overlapping slotted end portions of the bands are adapted to have relative horizontal movement for changing the size of the can receiving space deiined by the bands 3| and 32 for accommodating cans of different diameters.

A guide 45 is secured to the band 32 inwardly of the inner end of the slot 44 of the band 32 by a rivet 46 or the like. As shown in Figure 13 of the drawings the rivet extends through the guide 45 and the band 32 and has its inner head rec'eived by the slot 44 of the other band 3|. The guide 45 is substantially U-shaped and has its legs 41 extending across and in engagement with the upper and lower edges of the bands 3| and 32. Each leg 41 has its free end portion turned inwardly as indicated at 48 to overlie and engage the inner face of the band 3|.

A similarly U-shaped guide 49 is secured to the band 3| inwardly of the inner end of the slot 44 of the band 3| by a rivet 50 or the like. As shown in Figure 12 of the drawings the rivet 50 extends through the guide 49 and the band 3| and has its inner head received by the slot 44 of the other band 32. The legs 5| extend outwardly across and in engagement with the upper and lower edges of the bands 3| and 32. Each leg 5| has its free end portion turned inwardly as indicated at 52 to overlie and engage the outer face of the band 32.

A threaded stud 53 is carried by the base plate I5 adjacent the forward edge thereof and intermediate the side edges of the plate. The stud 53 extends upwardly through and above an elongated slot 54 formed in a foot 55 of an upstanding adjusting bar 56 which has a plurality of vertically aligned spaced apart openings 51. A thumb nut 53a is received by the stud 53 to clamp the foot 55 and the bar 5'6 rigidly in place on the base plate I5. A threaded bolt 58 extends through the slots 44 of the bands 3| and 32 and is adapted to be selectively received by one of the openings 51 of the bar 56. A wing nut 59 is threaded upon the extended threaded end of the bolt 58 for clamping the bands 3| and 32 and the bar 56 tightly together to hold the bands in their desired vertical adjusted position. This clamping action will also serve to hold the bands 3| and 32 in their desired relatively overlapped positions.

Upstanding adjusting arms 60 and 60a have their lower edges secured to a base plate 60D which is secured by welding or the like to the upper surface of the lower brace 23. The arms 60 and 60u. have a plurality of vertically aligned spaced apart screw threaded holes 6| adapted to selectively receive a screw threaded pivot 62 which extends through a suitable aperture in the rear end portion of a link 63. A nut 64 is received by the extended threaded end of the pivot 62 to retain the link 63 in pivotal relation to the arms 60 and 60a. An upper strap 65 is twisted adjacent its rear end as indicated at 66 to provide an attaching portion 61 by which the strap 65 is pivotally connected to the forward end portion of the link 63. A pivot 68 which may be in the form of a rivet or the like extends through aligned openings in the link 63 and the attaching portion 61 of the strap 65.

A substantially U-shaped bracket 69 has the free edges of its legs secured as by welding or the like to the under face of the upper strap 65 forwardly of the twisted portion 66. A lower strap 10 has the under face of its rear end portion secured as by welding or the like to the upper face of the connecting portion of the bracket'!) soi-that theilower strap 'I0 is supported in spaced apart parallel relation to the upper strap L65 with -the free ends of the straps substanti.ally-flush with one another.

A-keeper 'li which may bein theform of a. substantially rectangular `open frame embraces the free endportion of the upper strap 65 and is pivotally mounted thereon adjacent the free end thereof. For-'this purpose the strap IE5 has a pair of apertured lugs 12 'depending from its lower face at opposite edges'thereof and a rivet I3 or the like extends through each lug 72 and lthe adjacent side of the keeper -'iI. The keeper `-II -is of such a height that, when-in its operative position as Vshown Vin Figures 4. 5 and 6 of the -drawingsfthe top ofthe keeper will be substantially parallel to and spaced from the upper face of the upper strap E5, the bottom of the keeper will-bein engagement with the under face of the lower strap li) and the sides of the keeper will engagethe opposite side edges of the straps 65 anali).

A leaf spring 'i4 has its rear end portion attached to the upper `face of the strap by a vrivet l5, or the like and the free end portion of the spring bears` against the top of the keeper jl'I to retain the keeper in its operative or inoperative position. A substantially U-shaped spring catch 76 is secured by welding or the like to the upper-brace 22 intermediatethe ends thereof and has a pair of resilient arms which extend forwardly and normally iieX towards one another and are adapted to receive therebetween the strap 65 when in'its raised position.

`In the use of the device, assuming that the straps i5 and 10 are in their raised positions and that the strap 65 is disposed between the resilient arms of the catch T6 and that the wing nut 5d is loosened, a garbage can 'l1 or the like will `be placed on the base plate l5 between the bands 3l and 32. r{"ne bands 3| and 32 will be moved towards one another to tightly grip `the outer surface of the can 'I1 to prevent horizontal and vertical movementof the can with respect to the base plate.

'Whenthe bands have been properly adjusted the wing nut 53 will be screwed home to bind the bands between the head of the bolt 58 and the adjusting bar 56 to prevent horizontal and vertical movement of the bands. The bands 3I and 32 may be adjusted vertically with respect to the base plate I5 to accommodate cans of various heights by removing the wing nut 59 from the bolt 5B and inserting the bolt in another of the openings 5 1. of the bar 56 and replacing the wing nutr on the bolt to clamp the bands in the new position. In order .to coordinate the height of the rear portions of the bands 3| and 32 to the newly selected vertical position of the forward portions the nuts 4I on the bolts 40 will be loosened and the split ring clamps 38 will be slid inthe proper direction and distance in accordance with the newly selected position of the for- Wrd end porti-ons of the bands. The nuts 4I will then be tightened to hold the clamps 3S in the desired adjusted position.

The straps and 'I0 will then be lowered to the level of the hand grip 18 of the cover i9 of the canl 'H and the straps 65 and '1.0 will be moved rearwardly until the free ends thereof are positioned rearwardly of the rhand grip 18. The top portion of the keeper 'II will be swung Arearwardly againstthe bearingdown action ofthe spring 'i4 6 unto the tcpof thekeeper engagsthe upper strap '65 at which time the'lower portion ofthe keeper -will have swung forwardly and upwardly to clear the-space between the straps B5 and 10.

The straps will then be moved forwardly so that the handengaging portion of the hand grip is received bythespace between 'the straps and the lower strap engages the under face-of the portion 80 of the hand grip. The keeper '-lvI .will -then be -moved to the position shown in Figures 4. 5 and 6 ofthe drawings Vto confine 'the hand grip within the space between the straps. The bearing down tension of the spring -14 will -retain the keeper in its operative position. The bracket @9 will prevent the escape of the hand grip i8 from between -the straps at the rear end thereof.

In order to accommodate Vcovers of various diameters and cans of different heights the link' 63 may be selectively connected to the arms BD and eil/L at the different holes 6I. By virtue of the flexible construction and arrangement of the adjusting arms 69 and avthe link 63 and the straps 55 and 70, the strapscan move in subiv stantially vertical plane so that they can lift .a iianged type of cover as illustrated in Figures '1 and 2 of the drawings or any other conventional type of can cover. The straps 65 and '10, the link 33 and the arms 60 and '60u will not only cooper ate in the lifting of the can cover k:'19 but comprise a can hold-down member which Willretain he cover in its closed position on the can and will also assist in maintaining the can in its' proper upright position. The bands 3| and. 32 may be removed for repair or replacement by removing the cotter pins 42and the bolt 58. l

In Figure l of thedrawings the device is shown in-its position of rest with the `forward edge Iportion of the base I3 engaging the ground A or other supporting surface. The device with the can il positioned thereon may be moved from one location to another by the operato1 'grasping the handle 2i and pulling towards himself so that the forward edge portion of the base I3 will be swung upwardly on the wheels I0 out o f engage-` ment with the ground A and pushed on its wheels to thenew location. YThe device may also be used inthe same manner as a conventional type hand truck for transporting other articles, such as sacks of grain and the like, by moving the straps d5' and ill to their raised position and if desired the bands 3I and A32 may be removed as above described. l

If desired the device may be converted into a permanent installation by the removal ofy the wheels lil and the base I3 and the substitution of a block 8l of the kind disclosed in my above mentioned co-pending application.

The block may be of stepped formation to pro-I vide an upwardly facing ledge d2 which extends around the entire circumference of the block. 'l'fhe ledge S2 is provided with horizontally aligned bolt holes 83 on opposite sides of the block. The block has an interior annular upwardly facing shoulder S4 which forms the bottom of a can receiving recess 85. The block k3| may be posi-v tioned upon the ground at any desiredlocation and the base I3 and the bands. 3l and 32 are' removed from the standards 20.

The bands are removed by withdrawing the cotter vpins 42 and the wing nut 5.9 and bolt 58 and the base I3 is removed by removal ofthe nuts Zie-and 26 and the withdrawal of thebolts25 from the clamping plate 21 and the portions I9 ofthe legs lil of the base I3. The feet 24 of the standards will then be positioned upon the ledge 82 at opposite sides of the block 8| with one of the openings in each foot in alignment with one of the bolt holes 83 to receive one of the bolts 25 which extends upwardly through the hole 83 in the block and through the aperture in the foot 24. The nuts 29 are threaded upon the upper ends of the bolts 25 and into frictional engagement with the feet 24.

The garbage can 11 will be positioned with its lower end portion disposed within the rec-ess 85 of the block 8| and the bottom of the can resting upon the shoulder 84. The straps 65 and 10 will `be applied to the hand grip 1B of the can cover 19 in the manner described above. If desired additional bolt holes 83 may be provided in the ledge 82 for the reception of additional bolts 25.

In order to permit the bands 3| and 32 to be disengaged from the guides 45 and 49,'the bands 3| and 32 are provided adjacent their free ends with notches 3 Ia and 32a, respectively, which are of greater depth than that of the portions 48 and 52. When it is desired to separate the bands they will be slid upon one another until the notches 3 Ia are brought into registry with the portions 48 of the guide 45 and the notches 32a are brought into registry with the portions 52 of the guide 49. The bands will then be moved away from one another to effect the separation.

When the forward overlapped ends of the bands 3|, 32 are moved together, the circle of such bands will be constricted or reduced in diameter for a smaller sized can; and when the overlapped forward ends of the bands 3|, 32 are shifted outwardly relatively to one another, the diameter of the circle of the bands 3|. 32 will be expanded or enlarged for cans of greater diameter. Incident to this constriction or expansion, the rear ends 34 of the bands are obliged to partake of a small angular movement about the pivots 36. Assuming that the forward overlapped ends of the bands 3|, 32 are anchored fixedly to the vertical adjusting bar 56, when the bands are constricted, the knuckle ends 35 must move forwardly, which action is permitted by the angular adjustment of the brackets 31 about the standards 20. This is accomplished by loosening the nuts 4I which are tightened after the adjustment is effected. Consequently, the pivots 36 about which the rear ends 34, 35 of the bands 3 I, 32 are carried, can partake of a bodily movement forwardly and rearwardly by reason of the fact that the clamps 3B are rotatably mounted about the vertical standards 20. These clamps 3-8 also have a vertical movement up and down posts 20 to accord with the vertical adjustment provided by the apertures 51 in the vertical clamping bar 56 at the forward portion of the bands 3|, 32.

In case the circle of the bands 3|, 32 is expanded or enlarged in diameter, the rear ends 34', 35 will be forced to some extent backwardly and the brackets 31 and clamps 38 may be angularly adjusted in a rearward direction about the standards to compensate for this expansion without causing undue outward bulging of the side portions of the bands 3|, 32.

Cooperating to this same end is the forward and rear adjustment of the vertical adjusting bar 56 provided by the slot 54 in foot 55. In other words, when the circle of the bands 3|, 32 is enlarged, the vertical adjusting bar 56 may be adjusted forwardly and when the circle of the bands 3|, 32 is narrowed, the vertical adjusting bar 56 may be moved rearwardly to a desired extent. To secure extremely accurate and fine adjustment of the bands 3|, 32 to the sides of cans of widely varying diameter, the vertical adjusting bar 56 will be adjusted accordingly either forwardly or rearwardly and simultaneously the bracket arms 31 will be angularly adjusted rearwardly or forwardly about the vertical standards 20. Due to the fact that the pivots 36 are carried by the brackets 31 in offset relation to the axis of rotary adjustment of the brackets 31, such pivots 36 may be moved bodily or through movement of translation forwardly or rearwardly individually or in accompaniment with similar forward and rear adjusting movements of the vertical adjusting bar 56 at the front of the device.

Both of these concurrent adjustments are related to the xed frame which carries the base I5 on which the can rests in its proper relation to the bands 3|, 32, and to the frame of which the vertical standards 20 are part. This frame carries the base I5. The base I5 carries in a specied relation, namely, at its forward portion, the vertical adjusting bar 56. Thus the frame parts 20, the can support I5, which incidently is also the support for the vertical adjusting bar 56, all cooperate together to orient the can in proper position between the bands 3|, 32. Moreover, as the bands are constricted for smaller diameter cans, the vertical adjusting bar 56 may be moved rearwardly on the supporting base |5 and the brackets 31 may be swung rearwardly so that small diameter cans are not left on the outer portion of the platform or base I5 but are brought to a closer position with respect to the axle II whereby in a truck of this character, the load may be more readily lifted for wheeled transportation than if the can were held at a point on the base |5 outwardly or remote from the axle I I.

It is obvious that various changes and modications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modiiications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is:

l. A can holding device comprising a wheeled frame including upright standards, a base carried by said frame forwardly of the wheels for receiving a can, part-circular bands extending above said platform and having their forward ends overlapped and movable relatively to contract or enlarge the diameter of the circle of the bands to accommodate cans of varying sizes, an adjusting bar at the forward portions of said base, means for clamping the overlapped forward ends of the bands to fixed vertical positions on said adjusting bar, means for adjusting said adjusting bar forwardly and rearwardly upon said base to agree with various degrees of overlapping of the forward ends of said bands, said bands having separated rear ends, pivots for the rear ends of said bands, and brackets vertically and angularly adj ustable on said standards carrying said pivots for vertical and forward and rearward bodily adjusting movement.

2. A can holding device comprising a wheeled frame including upright standards, a can-supporting platform on the frame extending forwardly from the wheels, an adjusting bar mounted for forward and rearward adjusting movement on the outer portion of said base, part-circular bands having their forward ends overlapped and relatively slidable for altering the diameter of the circle of the bands, means for securing said overlapped ends of the bands in adjusted position to said adjusting bar, the rear ends of said bands being separated, brackets angularly adjustable about said standards, said brackets and rear ends of said bands being pivoted together on axes displaced irom the axes of angular adjustment of the brackets about said standards to provide bodily movement of the pivoted rear ends of said bands forwardly and rearwardly to compensate for adjustment of the diameter of the circle of the bands.

3. A can holding device comprising can-embracing bands slidable on one another at their front end portions to t cans of varying sizes and having separated rear ends, pivots for the rear ends of the bands, angularly adjustable rear supports for the pivots to permit bodily movement of the pivots forwardly and rearwardly in ac- 10 companiment to the contracting and expanding adjusting of said bands, and a front support for the front portions of the bands.

GEORGE S. PLAT'I.

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