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J. M. HARNEY.

REFRIGERATOR.

No. 321,213. Patehtd June so, 1885.

N. PETERS. PhowLilhognphnr. Washington D70 m UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN M. HARNEY, OF FLORISANT, MISSOURI.

I REFRIGERATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,213, dated June 30, 1885.

Application filed November 28, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. HARNEY, of Florisant, in the county of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Refrigerators, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This has a can for holding liquid set in an open-topped vessel within an ice-chamber surrounded bya non-conducting packing.

Figure 1 is a perspective view with the lid of the box or outer case open, and with part of the wall broken out. nal section at 2 2, Fig. 3, (case and top of can in end view.) Fig. 3 is a transverse section at 3 3, Fig. 2.

This refrigerator is especially intended to be carried on a milk-wagon for the household delivery.

A is a wooden box, having a hinged lid, B, with a hole, I), therein to allow access to the mouth of the can.

0 is a metal case set inside the wooden case or box, leaving a space, D, between the metal and wood, except at the top,where the metal case is curved out in a flange, c, which is made fast to the sides and ends of the box A. The chamber D is filled with feathers or a mixture of feathers and cotton, or some other (preferably light) non-conducting material, to prevent the passage of heat from the outside into the interior, or vice versa.

E is a waste-cock extending from the interior of the case 0 to the outside of the case A, to carry off water from the interior of the case. The case 0 contains an open-topped vessl, F, of considerably smaller size, so as to leave an icechamber, G, between the walls of the case and vessel. The vessel F is held in position between one side of the case 0 and a bracket, H, extending from the other side of the case. The upper edge of the vessel extends nearly to the top of the case 0.

I is the can to contain the milk or other liquid. This can fits snugly within the vessel F, but is removable therefrom.

l are handles by which the can may be lifted. The neck I of the can extends upward through the holeb of the box-lid, and is flared out, as usual.

J is the can-lid, having a cylindrical part fitting in the neck I, and adown-turned mar- Fig. 2 is a longitudi- (No model.)

ure, so that almost the whole contents of the y can may be dipped out. Corresponding depressions to that, 'i, are made in the vessel F, case 0, and box A, lettered, respectively, f, c, and a.

lhave described the refrigerator as used when the temperature of the atmosphere is higher than the desired temperature of the liquid contents of the can. The same device is used in cold weather, the ice being removed from the chamber G to prevent the contents of the can from freezing. Thus the same device may be used by a milk-man, for instance, the year round, the chamber G being supplied with ice in summer and kept empty i winter.

I claim-- 1. A refrigerator having an ice-receptacle inclosed at sides and bottom, with a chamber containing non-conducting packing, and at top a removable cushion and acover of wood, the cover and cushion having orifices for the neck of a can contained in a vessel set in the ice-box, leaving space for ice in said box, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of an outer woodcn case, an inner metal case, non-conducting chamber between the cases, an open-topped metal vessel within the case, a can to contain liquid fitting removably the open-topped vessel, a flexible and elastic cushion stuffed with material to prevent the'entrauce of heat into the ice-chamber, and having an orifice for the neck of the can, and a cover to the outer case having an orifice for the neck of the can.

3. The combination, in a refrigerator, of a can, I, vessel F, and cases 0 and A, having the depressions t f G a therein, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN M. HARNEY.

Witnesses:

SAML. KNIGHT, GEO. H. KNIGHT.

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