US1034650A

US1034650A - Refrigerator.

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Publication number: US1034650A
Application number: US50296109A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles R Rogers
Original assignee: Brunswick Balke Collender Co
Current assignee: Brunswick Balke Collender Co
Priority date: 1909-06-18
Filing date: 1909-06-18
Publication date: 1912-08-06
Anticipated expiration: 1929-08-06

Description

O. R. ROGERS.

REFRIGERATOR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1009.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912 Jaw/d0)"; 44

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Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

3 SHEETS- SHEET 2 O. R. ROGERS. REFRIGERATOR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE18v 1909.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 8 CHARLES R. ROGERS, OF NEW YORK, 1

NEW YORK.

Y. COLLENDER COMPANY OF NEW YGRK, OF NEW YORK, I?

, ASSIGNOR so THE BRUNSWICK-BALE; Y., A CORPORATION or REFRIGERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. c 191 2.

Application fii'ed June is, 1909. Serial No. 502,961.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES R. Rooms, a citizen of the United States. residing at New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Refrigerators, fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in refrigerators.

One of the objects of this invention i0 produce an improved construction of interior fittings for refrigerators of such a char- 'a.cter that they may be readily removed to permit th? interior of the refrigerator as well as he fittings to be thoroughly A further object. of the invention is to produce interior fittings for refrigerators which may be readily removed therefrom and which are secured in place in such a way'as to make it unnecessary to perforate the-lining of the refrigerator by screws or other devices, or by attaching to the lining supporting devices which cannot be readily cleaned, and which when attached to the walls are liable to form crevices or angles in which dirt may readily" collect.

A further .object of the invention is to produce an improved construction of inte-\ riorfittings which may be readily knocked down for'convenience in shipping.

these and otherobjects not specifi- 'cally referred to in view, t-ho invention consists in certain constructions, and in certain .parts, improvements combinations as will be hereinafter fully described a'nd then specifically-pointed out,

Referring to the accompanying drawings'Figure l-is a-perspcctive view of a refrigerator constructed in accordance with the invention, 'iertain parts being broken away to how .the interior construction.

Fig. 2'is aplanview of the construction shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on-the line 33 of Fig. t. Fig.4 is a section on; the line 4-4- of Fig. 3'. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line 5--5 of Fig. 3. Figs. 6 and 7 are detail views. Fig.

-8 is a perspective view of certain parts of the fittings removed from the refrigerator. In the accompanying drawings which illustrate one embodiment of the'invention,

the refrigerator casingis of the usual:lr ii'ockdown type, the sides, rear Wall, topfand. bottom being connected together by screws, as usual, so that by removing the screws the" structure may be knocked down and shipped flat. The. front wall of the casing is, intheifiq i'articular construction illustrated, formed by

doors

1, 2 and by sills 3, t and;,5,;a's usual in such constructions. The interior. linin yin the particular construction illusj tinted, consists of a crock 6 or a single piece structure that is open at the front, but i t is to he understood that. the invention is notcoii fined.,to refrigerators employing liningsof, the character shown. a 1 q:

Construct-ions embodying the invention" will include an interior supportjwhich detachahly connected to the interior-0f the I refrigerator. W'hile this supp-or. may be variously constructed and. erranfgedgin the form illustrated it. comprisesa piece cf (5 channel or angle iron bent to forin'ja fmnt. cross-piece 7 and side' pieces 8. One flaring or" the angle iron, in the constr-ucti onillus-. trated, is cut away along that-paiit-which" forms the front piece 7, but is left intact along the side pieces 8 so asto form rests on which a shelf or receptacle may "be. placed, if desired. If desired, furthermore, these flanges ,may be bent up toqform stops;- 10 to prevent any rearward movement of theshelf orreceptacle.

T he support will be detachablyjeonnected t0 the wall of the refrigerator and this con-f nection may be effected in various ways" v In the particular construction illustrated, the support is" detachably connected --to the sill 4 which forms a part of the front-wall by means of a. clip consisting of a pair of U-shaped pieces 11, these pieces beinglconnected to the sill by means of screws, as- 12 35:"

- necting to said support a brace. While this brace, when employed, may be variously disposed, in the construction illustrated, it

, comprises a pair of bars 13 pivoted at 14 to the vertical sides of the angle iron support, and detachably connected to the same wall of the refrigerator to which the support is connected. In the particular construction illustrated, the attachment is effected by providing the upper ends of the brace bars with perforations 1.5 which are caused to engage with hooks 16 fastened to the sill 3 of the refrigerator.

In the particular construction illustrated, the horizontal support referred. to carries the ice chamber 17, the bottom of this chamber resting upon the parts 9 of the angle iron. The usual ice support 18 is shown in connection with this ice chamber. The ice chamber may be conveniently and cheaply made of metal, such as galvanized iron, as is usual. In order to preventthe ice chamber from being tipped and thereby possibly chipping and defacing the interior lining of the refrigerator, guards, as 19. which consist of bent metal strips attached to the brace bars 13 may be provided. These guard strips will also act, if employed, as guides -so that the ice chamber may be readily slipped into place without coming in contact with the interior lining of the refr1gerator. These guards when employcd,.may be a'ttached to the brace bars by bolts 19, or'

in any other suitable manner, the attachment preferably being of such a character that the guards may be arranged parallel with the brace bars when the construction is to be knocked down.

Constructions embodying the invention may also employ a vertically disposed support extending from the horizontal. support to the floor of the refrigerator, and when this support is employed it will be detachably' connected to the floor and. horizontal support. While this support, when employed, may be varied, in the particular construction illustrated it comprises four vertical bars 20. The detachable connection with the floor and the support may be effect ed in various ways. As shown, the detachable connection with the support is effected by providing the rearwardly extending arms thereof with loops 21 which maybe conveniently and cheaply formed by striking and punching them out of the metal of the arms, and.the upper ends of the bars are shouldered, illustrated, to provide tongues As shown, the lower ends of the bars are bent at right angles to form projections 24 which are perforated to engage the dowels.

The vertical support employed may be utilized not only for sustaining the horizontal support but also as a shelf support. \Vhile this may be accomplished in various Ways, in the particular construction shown the bars are provided with struck out projections 2.5 on which the usual Wire racks, indicated at 26, rest and with which they engage. The usual drain pipe 27 is illustrated leading from the ice chamber through the bottom of the refrigerator underneath which a drip pan may be placed, as usual.

The construction of interior fitting described is readily removable from the interior of the refrigerator, so that both it and the interior may be readily cleaned. Further, it is not necessary to employ with it any brackets or lugs secured to the lining of the refrigerator, so that the lining is notperforated, and, further, no sharp angles are formed in which dirt can collect. The only attaching devices in the wall of the lining are the dowels referred to and they are of such a character that if any dirt collects 1. In a refrigerator, the combination with a horizontally disposed support including side bars, said support being detachably connected to the interior of the refrigerator, of a. support comprising a plurality of bars resting on the floor of the refrigerator and detachahly connected to the floor and to the side bais.

2. In a refrigerator, the combination with a casin g having a door in one side, of a h 6rizontally disposed support including side bars detachably connected to the'interior of the refrigerator, a vertically disposed support extending from and detachablyconnected to the refrigerator floor and to the side bars, said vertically disposed support being permanently located at the sides of the refrigerator when in position therein and being provided with shelf supporting devices.

3. In a refrigerator, the combination with a horizontally disposed support including side bars detachably connected to the interior of the refrigerator, of vertically dis- Ill , tical'bars being permanently located at the sides of the refrigerator and being provided with an exterior casing, of an interior lining 1 open at the front, a clip connected to the floor.

posed supporting bars extending from and detachably connected to the refrigerator floor and to the horizontal bars, said ver"' ,hen in osition helf sup porting devices.

4. In a refrigerator, the combination-with a casing having a door at one side, of an interior lining open at the front, a horizontally disposed support including four bars detachabl connected to the casing and extending a ong the sides of the refrigerator, and vertically disposed supporting bars detachably connected to the horizontal bars and extending from them to the r refrigerator floor, said vertically disposed bars being permanently located at the sides of the refrigerator when imposition and carrying shelf supporting devices 5. In a refrigerator, the combination with a horizontally disposed support detachably connected to the interior of the refrigerator, of sockets ,on the support, vertically disposed bars engaging the sockets on the support, and means for detachably connecting the bars to the floor of the refrigerator.

6. In a refrigerator, the combination with a casing, of an interior lining open at the front, a horizontally disposed support detachably connected to the casing at the front of the refrigerator and extending into therefrigerator, sockets in the support, vertically disposed bars engaging the sockets and extending to the'floor of the refrigerator, and means, for detachably connecting the bars to the refrigerator floor.

7. In a refrigerator, the combinationwith a casing, of an interior linin open at the front, a clip on the interior 0 the casing at the front, a horizontal support engaging the clip, and a vertical support extending from and detachably connected tothe horizontal support and the floor of the refrigerator.

8. In a refrigerator, the combination with interior of the casing at'the front, an angle iron support arranged to engage the cl1p,

sockets in the support, vertically disposed 4 supporting bars extending from the support to the floor of the refrigerator, and means for detachably connecting the bars to the 9. In a refrigerator, the combination with I a casing, of a lining open at the front,'-a- Y rtorand extending into the interior of the refrigerator, and a brace comprising two 'angularly disposed members attached to the support and detachably connected to the same wall.

10. In a refrigerator, the combination with a horizontally disposed support detachably connected to a wall of the refrigerator, of a brace attached to the support and detachably connected to the same wall of the refrigerator, and a vertically disposed support extending from-and detachably connected to the refrigerator floor and the horizontal support.

11. In a refrigerator, the combination with a refrigerator casing, of an interior lining open at the front, a horizontally disposed support connected to the front wall of the refrigerator and extending into the interior of the refrigerator, a brace comprising a pair of angularly disposed members attached to the support and detachably connected to the front wall of the refrigerator, and vertically disposed bars extending from and detachably connected to the refrigerator floor and the horizontal support.

12. In a refrigerator, the combination with an angle iron support detachably connected to the wall of the refrigerator, of a brace comprising a pair of angularly disposed bars connected to the angle iron and detachably connected to the wall of the refrigerator which supports said angle iron,

and a vertical support extending from. and

'detachably connectedto the horizontal support and the floor of the refrigerator.

13. In a refrigerator, the combination with an angle iron support detachably con-" nected to the wall of the refrigerator, of a brace comprising a pair of angularly disposed bars connected to the angle iron and detachably connected to the wall of the refrigerator which supports said angle iron, and a vertical support comprising a pluralib; of bars extending from and detachably conifected to thehorizontalsuppolt and the floor of therefrigerator.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CHARLES R. ROGERS. Witnesses JAMES Q. RICE, A. WHITE.

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