US108616A - Improvement in driers - Google Patents

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0.11. MOFPATT, Fruit Dryer. No. 108,616. Patented Oct. 25, 1870.

UHARLES A. MGFFATT, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

Letters Patent No. 108,616, dated etober 25; 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN DRIERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part 0f the sama To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, GHAR-LESA. MOFFATT, of ludianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indi ana, have invented a new and valuabie lm provement in Heater and Drier; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the saine, reference being had to the annexed drawing making a part of this speccatiou and to the letters and iigurcs of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a representation of my heater 'and drier in longitudinal vertical section;

Figure 2 is a. horizontal section of the same;

Figure 3 is a side view oi' the revolving rack 5 and Figure 4 is a bottom view of a drying-box or sheif.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction end arrangement of a heater and drier, designed to be used as a room-heater, iron-heater, and a. drier for clothes, fruit, cigars, or other articles.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use Vthe same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation.

A represents the outer easing, which is made in hexagonal form, as shown in iig. 2, of any suitable dimensions, and provided on one side with a door, B, having a glass window.

The easing A-is provided with a metallic bottom, (l, upon which is placed a drum, l), of the 'shape shown in lig. 2, that is, at one end it is rectangular in form, then a large circular portion, and then a smaller square portion.

This drum extends entirely across the bottom (l, and in the rectangular part a furnace, E, is inserted through the side of' the easing.

The furnace E is also rectangular in form, and pro vided with door a, grate b, and ash-pan d', as shown in Iig. 1.

From the rear of the furnace E a small pipe, e, leads into a hexagonal heat-generator, G, placed within the circular portion oi' the drum D, and from said generator another pipe, j, leads out through the other side of the casing.

The generator G does not rest upon the bottom C, but is supported or suspended by means of the pipes e f, so that its top will be nearly up to the top I of the drum D.

Within the generator G are placed curved or S- shaped enges h h, as shown in tig. 2, forming a tortuons passage for the heat and smoke, so that ali the gases may be consumed before passing up the chimhey, and also retaining the heat a longer time before it passes ont.

The spaeeof the bottom C, between the furnace E and the drum D, and also between said drum and the generator G, and under the generator, is perforated with a number of holes, to aliow the cold air from be low to pass up and become heated by radiation from the sides ofthe fornace, and the bottom sides and top of the generator, said heated air then passing npward through doors l: k, in the drum-top I, into the casing A.

At the upper end of the casing A are placed, on the inside, two small blocks, p, notched or est ont at their upper ends to form a rest for the oross-bar H, in the center of which is pissed a shaft, J, extending downward through the conter of the easing.

This shaft is so attached on the under side of the cross-bar H that it can turn or revolve, and a number oi arms, on m, are attached horizontally to said shaft in a spiral form, two and two, that is, two arms always at the same height or level.

On the arms m m are placed the boxes or shelves K 1K, made in any suitable manner to contain the articles to be dried.

On the under side of each box K are placed two inclined slats, n n, as shown in iig. 4.

The box is put on in the following manner:

It is raised above the two arms upon which it is to rest until it comes close tothe shaft, when it islet down on the arms, the siate n n fitting on the outside of the arnrs. It will readily be seen that the box, cannot be drawn od' from the arms without first being raised up.

The easing A is covered by a lid, L, having a sinali tube, s, in the sent-er, with a hot-air damper, t, by which means hot air or evaporation of steam can be let ont, more or less, as may be desired.

There are also other openings, n', in the lid L, which openings are provided with sliding covers ar.

This machine may be used as a room-heater by letting the hot air escape into the room. As a' dat-iron beater, by opening the doors fr le and placing the irons on the top of the generator G. As a oiothes-drier, by hanging the clothes on the nrnis 'in on, or as a drier for any article by using the boxes K K.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The hexagonal heat-generator G, suspended by means of the pipes e f within the drum D, and provided with curved flanges h h, all snbstantialiy as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. VThe revolving rack .I in, constructed as described, and suspended from the cross-bar H, in combination with the boxes K K, provided with slats n n, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

3. The combination of the casing A with door B, perforated bottom C, drum D, furnace E, generator Gr, rack J m, boxes K, and lid L, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have herenuto subscribed :ny name in the presence of two witnessos.

GHAS. A. MOFFATT. IVituesses:

CLARK Oris, HARRY Fownnn.

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