US719212A - Cooler. - Google Patents

Description

No. 719,212. PAT'ENTED JAN. 27, 1903. F. GUTTENBERG.

COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, 1901.

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COOLER.

SEECIFICAUDION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,212, dated January 27, 1903.

Application filed July 17, 1901. Serial No. 68,655. (No model.)

To c/,ZZ whom, t ina/y concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK GUTTEN- BERG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Cooler, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to portable coolers; and its object is to provide a new and improved cooler which is simple and durable in construction and arranged to keep the liquid cold without danger of becoming contaminated by the ice or other cooling medium employed, the construction permitting quick removal of an empty receptacle or the ready insertion of a receptacle iilled with plain water, mineral water, or other liquid to be cooled.

Theinvention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafterand then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invent-ion is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a transverse section of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 2 2 in Fig. l, and Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of the connecting-faucet.

In the bottom of a suitably-constructed compartment A for containing ice or other cooling medium is arranged a coil B, having one end B extending upward to connect with a socket O, held on the top of the compartment A and containing a gasket C', of rubber or other elastic material. On this gasket O is adapted to be seated the discharge end D' of a faucet D, having its shank D2 extending through a cork E, held in the mouth of the receptacle F, containing the water or other liquid to be cooled. The receptacle F, as shown in Fig. l, is placed in an upside-down position, so that the liquid contained therein readily [lows through the faucet D, when the valve thereof is opened, into the end B and into and through the coil B. In order to insure a proper flow of the liquid from the 1e ceptacle F through the coil B, an air-vent is provided, arranged on the faucetD and consisting of an opening D3, (see Fig. 3,) leading to a short pipe D4, arranged Within the shank D2, and in this pipe D4 is secured a pipe D5, which extends upward above the level of the liquid contained in the receptacle F. (See Fig. l.) By the arrangement described air can pass through the opening D3 and the pipes D4 D5 into the upper end of the receptacle F to insure a free Iiow of the liquid from the receptacle.

The upper end of the upside-down receptacle F is engaged by a holder G in the form of a disk having a shank G, mounted to slide in an arm H, secured by a set-screw H' on a standard or support I, screwed or otherwise fastened to the top of the compartment A. A spring G2 is coiled on the shank G and rests with one end on the under side of the arm I-l and presses with the other end on the disk forming the holder G, so that the latter is pressed in firm contact with the top of the receptacle F to hold the latter against lateral displacement and to press the end D of the faucet in firm contact with the gasket C' to avoid leakage at the joint between the gasket and the end D' of the faucet. On the upper end of the shank G is arranged a handle G3, adapted to be taken hold of by the operator to pull the shank G upward and move the holder G out of engagement with the receptacle F- to allow of removing the receptacle, with the faucet D, from the socket O in case the said receptacle is empty and a filled receptacle is to be placed ou its seatiu the cooler. By having the arm l1 adjustably secured on the support I the holder G can be raised or lowered to allow of using receptacles F of any height in the same cooler.

The liquid passing from the receptacle F the compartment A and integrally connected therewith. The Water-receptacle L forms the base of the cooler and is provided in its top with a receiving-pipe L2, which extends up in the compartment A and forms an overfiowl pipe for the melted ice accumulating in the compartmentJ A. The water-receptacle L is provided with an outlet in the form of a removable stopper' N for periodically discharging the water from the water-compartment L whenever the water rises therein and overflows in the drip-pan K.

From the foregoing it is evident that an attendant can readily see at any time when the water-compartment L is lilled and needs emptying, as the Water then stands in the drip-pan K.

When the device is in use and it is desired to draw liquid into a glass held at the spout J, then the operator opens the valve in the faucet D, so that the liquid in the receptacle F Hows through the faucet and the coil B, and as the latter has a low temperature, owing to the surrounding ice and cold water, it is evident that the liquid becomes cooled and passes in this condition from the end B2 into the outlet-spout J and from the latter into the glass held below the spout. Then the operator closes the valve in the faucet D, it is evident that a quantity of liquid remains in the coil B, as the ends B B2 extend upward from the coil, and consequently the liquid is retained in the coil and its ends, and when the valve in the faucet D is again opened the liquid in the coil and thoroughly cooled fiows into the glass held at the outlet J. The top of the compartment A is provided with a suitable lid A for introducing the ice into the compartment A. The latter is preferably provided with double walls for preventing a toorapid melting of the ice contained in the compartment.

The cooler is very simple and durable in construction, can be readily manipulated for obtaining cold drinks, and as the liquid does not come in contact with the ice it is evident that said liquid is not contaminated by the ice.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. A cooler, comprising a compartment for containing a cooling medium provided with a discharge-spout near its top, a coil in the bottom of said compartment and having one end discharging the cooled liquid into the spout of the compartment, a socket on top of the compartment and connected with the other end of the coil, a connection between the socket and the receptacle containing the water to be cooled, said socket supporting the connection and the receptacle, to allow the liquid in the receptacle to iiow by gravity through the connection into and through the coil, as set forth.

2. A cooler, comprising a compartment for containing a cooling medium provided with a discharge-spout near its top, a coil in the bottom of said compartment and having one end discharging the cooled liquid, a socket on top of the compartmentand connected with the otherend of the coil, a connection between the socket and the receptacle containing the water to be cooled, said socket supporting the connection and the receptacle, to allow the liquid in the receptacle to flow by gravity through the connection into and through the coil, said connection having a valve and an air-vent extending into the receptacle above the level of the liquid contained therein, and a holder carried by the compartment for holding a receptacle with the connection in the socket, as set forth.

3. A cooler, comprising a compartment for containing a cooling medium provided with a discharge-spout near its top, a coil in the bottom of said compartment andhaving one end discharging the cooled liquid into the spout of the compartment, asocket on top of the compartment connected with the other end of-the coil, a faucet between the socket and the receptacle containing the Water to be cooled, said socket supporting the faucet and the receptacle, to allow the liquid in the receptacle to flow by gravity through the faucet into and through the coil, and a springpressed holder for engaging the top of the receptacle and holding it against sidewise movement, and for pressing the faucetin firm engagement with said socket, as set forth.

4. A cooler, comprising a compartment for containing a cooling medium, the compartment having an outlet-spout f near its top, a coil in said compartment and having one end discharging into said outlet-spout, a socket on the top of the compartment and connected to the other end of said coil, a faucet on the receptacle containing the liquid to be cooled, the faucet having its outlet seated on said socket, and an adjustable and spring-pressed holder for engaging the receptacle at :its top, to prevent it from sidewise movement and to press the faucet in engagement with the receptacle, as set forth.

5. A cooler, comprising a compartment for containing a cooling medium, the compartment having an outlet-spout, a coil in said compartment and having one end discharging into said outlet-spout, a socket on the top of the compartment and connected to the other end of said coil, a faucet on the receptacle containing the liquid to be cooled, the faucet having its outlet seated on said socket, a spring-pressed holder for engaging the receptacle at its top, to prevent it from sidewise movement and to press the faucet in engagement with the receptacle, a horizontal arm supporting said holder, and a vertical support on the compartment on which said arm is adjustably held, as set forth.

6. A cooler, comprising a compartment for containing ice, a coil in said compartment and having one end connected with an overhead liquid-supply and its other end serving IOO partment, a discharge-spout on said ice-compartment near the top thereof and into which opens the other end said coil, anda drip-pan under said spout and discharging into said water-compartment, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two zo subscribing witnesses.

FREDERICK GUTTENBERG.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. HosTER, EVERARD B. MARSHALL.

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