US1055684A - Tank-heater. - Google Patents

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D, A. TISDALBlv TANILHEATER. AP'LICTIUN ILD JUNE l, 1912,

1,055,584 Patented Mar.11,1913.

:57 Tui hmmm 7l? l E'AJ eeeional View on the plane BENISON il. TSDALE. OF HARSHALLTOVN, IGW.

Application filed June l. 1912.

.To zZ/ whom iL" may concern:

Be il, known that I, Dexisox 'fienile a citizen of the United States. residing zitY Maishalltowii, in the county of llzirfhall and Stale of lowzi. have invented eeitiiin new and useful Improvements, in Tank- Heatei's. of which the following :i speci fication, ieference being had to the :iccoinf piinying dirziwing.

This invention eonipi'ehends ceri-iin new :ind useful iiiipioveiriens in hinkhenei's and ielziles more particularly to devices of this nature for' use in healing drinking wzi tei' oi.' lii'e slacks.

'Ehe primary object of llie invenion is lo provide :i healer which will liiinisli ai iii-liximuni amount of heat willi l: small supply of fuel.,

The invention also aims to provide a tank heater of the subnieiged type which shall be of exieznely simple sliiictiiife, relatively cheap to manufacture anti very economical in use,

With thee and other objects in View, es shall become apparent as the descriplion proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel ealues of construction and eri-angeinent of parts l shall hereinzifei fully describe and claim.

AFor a complete -iindei'slzinding of i j; invennen. reference is to be had lo le iol- 511g, in Which- Figure l is a ei'speetive View my ini'entinn. Fig. 2 15j a vertical seeioniil View pei'ly in elevation and Showing; healer positionedii'ithin the tank. Fig. 3 is a line 3-3 in Fig'. 2.

lel'ez'i'ng to he di'ziii'ing numerals l designates the angular body of ine healer lie/ing elle horizontal pmiiin 2 and he npwiii'ly :incl oiitis'zidly exeniling poi-tion 3. The body l is i'ecliingula"5 in cross-eeeion :anni has one end cloSe/ny fhe wall-fl anni 'lle nher end cles/eil bynlhe cover 5 is seein-eil lo lhe body 1395i lie hinges The seelions made of sliee metal siempecl and lient lo lie pinpei' Shape. l

lenge l0 Secures the hack il of ehe seeion il le the side wall ffl'tliereo. The side walls eehe horizontal secioii 3l have their in ne? edges beveled :is at 1S anal overlap the heeleil .inner eclges of 'fixe side nella l2 and 11ithe upwardly exleneling porlon A :mange l5 eeenres ille en of ille sec- Seral No. 761,103.

lion I5 to 'ille wi; 8

unil zi siiiiilzil' flange li" Scciii'efs the booni 18 of seciion l lo elle blick ll of section 3. vertical division plate 19 extends lengthwise. of the horizonn lill section 2 and has its oiilei end spliced fifoni the'end wel l :mil its inner encl poi'- tion bent outwzirdlj und connected in the side will 9. vertical tiihiiliii` liie 2O hai'- ing the flanged enel 2l is secured to the lop 8 and communicates with he .inner end of l'he conipai'meni 22 formed by he ilii'ision plaie lll and 'rhe side ii'iill i).

A removable fiiel siippfil 23 fits within the. iipiviiirdly extending section S of lhe holly l and coiiipi'ises :i reni' wall 2l e botfoni seclien ionl will 2li aiiilai grate 2?. The 8 iinil i9 splice die iezii will Q4 and the boloiii sections oni the bottoni i8 und blick l1 respectively and the front well Zf exencls transversely lit' the horizontal :iectien This iiel support may he inlined al? si, ingle piece of sheet nietzil bent inio pmpei shi pe nel slotted as Shown 'nl 3G to forni he genie 27. The flange 3l secures he ginie lo ehe i'eiii- ,wall 26. The triangular casing 82 formeel by the hotoni section the grate 2 the from wall '2G lisis its ends npenrfo 2i piiipose to be explained later. El iii-ift pipe secured lo the reni' well incl lies ile lower enel in Commnni":ifii Willi 'lie casing eine?, iis iippei end n wiili he .riening 34 in the lid lne iioieioii of he pipe 32% which extends lieyoiiil he z'ezii' mill il provides a handle 'iifihliiiiiiiig lhe liicl. elippoift ont of l i t A @amper 35 is pivoally seeiii'eil to iie cover lo swing over the opening th 'i The operation oi' my iiiiinfoi'efi healer :is follows: The lieziei' posiioneil 'iii ii taiil; of vraie? ziiiil :i fii'e llgiigeifl in the Sec-- lion B. The burning fuel siipporlerl on tlie'giiile 2T :ind the heli unil Smoke from the siiiiie iliisSes Lipii'zii'flly over the i'ezii' will 2l then fownwaii'ly under he limito-iii se@ lion lliimigli he hoiizamilgiil see'ioii l its 'ii'iin end, 4then heck ilifcongli the ironipluimen? up ehe 'iiie 20; :il creiileil hy l e hiiiiiing fiiel (lmp lhioiigjh Lrfreie init@ iliemeting B2. `\f%'heii it is desired *o Denim-'e he hee lfie if.. support 23 is iifeei Oui of lne holly 'l hioiigigh the open 'enilanal lilled .fo as lo cause he ashes contained,- therein to dischage t rough one of is open enfle.

Freni foregoing clescipiien in con- AElli lll) lli)

l. The combination with :i nnk liezilleij of I n removable fuel Suppoit therefor, compris- A ing a. hollow bese the upper wall of which is slotted to form a grato, an upwardly extending well secured at its lowei `edge lo sziicl'lmse and n draft pipe communicating :it its lower end with the interior of thel hollow haset 2. The combination with a tink healer of e remoialile fuel euppoil', comprising a hollow hase exlending l'innsvei-sely of the tank healer and open at eeeh end, the upper wall of said base being slotted to form u gi'ate, an upwai'dly extending well Secured to the base Lend spaced from the heater, and a draft pipenornmunieuling :1t ils lower end with the interior of the base.

3. The combination Vwith a tank healer olf :i removable fuel and zieh support, comprising a hollow base iinnfgnilni in cross section and open at each end, lie bese being spaced from the bottom of the tank heater and having its upper Wall provided with slots to form e grate, an upwardly extending Wall.

carried by said bese and also spaced from f the walls of the tank heater, and a dra-ft pipe communicating with the hollow base extending parallel to said upwardly extend.

and a draft pipe communicating with the hollow hase and extending upwardly painllel to said upwardly projeoting well eari'ied by che hollow base..

In testimony whereof I hereunto alhx my 'signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

y DENSON A. TlSDLE. y l-Vitnesses l HAZEL MCGARTN m', M. --D1 Knien.

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