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US 4,406,395 AGranted
Ash receptacle
AssigneeScoggins Mfg., Inc.
InventorTommy D. Scoggins
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Abstract
The invention presented herein consists of an ash receptacle having an internal storage chamber for holding fireplace ashes or the like. A first hingeable door is provided through which ashes can be deposited and a second door is available through which the ashes are removed. An internal baffle is positioned within the housing to prevent dust from escaping through the first door as ashes are being deposited and a slanted rear wall allows the ashes to slide towards the storage chamber.
Claims10
An ash receptacle comprising:
- a housing, said housing having a slanted rear wall member, an inlet means, said inlet means located in said housing, said inlet means opposite said rear wall, an outlet means, said outlet means separate from said inlet means and located in said housing, a baffle member, said baffle member positioned in said housing above said slanted rear wall below said inlet means.
An ash receptacle comprising:
- a housing, said housing forming a storage chamber, said housing having an inlet means, said inlet means including a hingeable door means, said housing having a slanted rear wall, said inlet means opposite said rear wall, said housing having an outlet means, said outlet means separate from said inlet means and including a hingeable door means, said outlet means being positioned above said slanted rear wall, an external flange member, said flange member joined to said housing above said storage chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.