US1398769A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

G. 0. BUSH.

REFRIGERATOR. APPLlcmnN man APR. 13. 1920.

1 ,398,769. Patented Nov. 29, 1921.

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REFRIGERATOR.

various foodstus yplaced therein in an eatable state and prevent the same from being affected by the presence of other foodstuffs in the refrigerator, yas is often the case where foodstuffs are placed indiscriminately in a refrigerator, the odor from one affecting the' other to such an extent as to detract from the taste of the same, if not oftentimes spoiling it.

More specifically it is the object of my invention to provide a refrigerator having a plurality of individual or distinct compartments for receiving various foodstuffs to be preserved, each of said compartments having the cooling medium therefor circulating therethrough in a manner which will maintain the same at their lowest temperature.

The foregoing together with additional advantageous arrangements and features of construction of my improved refrigerator will be brought out more in detail in the description to follow, which for a clear un-y derstanding of the invention, should be considered in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof and Wherein a convenient and satisfactory embodiment of the invention is shown for the purpose of illustration.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through my improved refrigerator, a portion ofthe front wall thereof, being fragmentally shown; and

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section through the same, and Fig. 3'is a front elevation of my refrigerator showing the individual doors for each compartment.

Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection with which like characters of reference will designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the improved refrigerator comprises a hous.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 29, 1921.

Application filed April 13, `1920. Serial No. 373,582.

ing indicated by the numeral l, divided into a plurality of. separate air-tight compartments designated by the numerals 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively, the compartment 3 being provided with a sloping a central drain 7 having the usual cap 8 engaged over its lower end whereby to `form an air seal. a i

lt will be noted that the compartments 2 and 3 are arranged in super-posed relation, one beingseparated from the other by means of a rack 9 on whichV the ice placed in the bottom 6 formed withv compartment 2 is supported, drippings from the ice going into the compartment 3 and from the same by way of the ydrain 7.

The compartments 4 vand 5 are also arranged in superposed relation upon either side of the compartments 2 and 3 and are separated from each other by partitions l0. T ese compartments serve to receive the various foodstuffs to be preserved in 'the refrigerator.

s means for maintaining the compartments 4 and 5 at temperatures corresponding to the compartments 2 and 3, I tap into the upper end of the compartment 2 through the several side walls thereof, the ends of a plurality of sets of horizontally alined pipes ll as clearly shown in the Fig. l, said pipes extending horizontally through the upper portions of each of ments 4. and 5 to points adjacent the outer side walls of the same, whereat, they are bent at substantially right angles and passed downwardly through the other compartments 4 and 5to points adjacent the bottoms of the several lowermost compartments 4 and 5, whereupon they are again bent inwardly at substantially right angles and have their free or remaining ends tapped into the lower portion of the compartment 3 through the several side walls of the same. v v

From the foregoing it will be understood that with ice or other refrigerant in the compartment 2, the air passing therefrom in its cooled state, will be conveyed through the several sets of pipes 11 extending through the compartments 4 and 5, thus bringing they same to the approximate temperature of the compartments 2 and 3, and thereby maintain the foodstuffs therein at proper temperature to insure preservation of the same, Further by reason of the con- Election of the pipes l1 with the lower porthe uppermost compart- Ward sides of the compartments in the re frigerator, having suitable individual openings therein adjacent each of the same,

which are adapted to be closed byA doors of suitable design such as ragmentally shown and designa-ted at 13 in the drawing. Thus, access may be had to these compartments,` as may be desired.

Suitable legs 14, may

are provided the housing be and preferably l, serving to supv port the same at the height desired.

The housing l and its various doors may,

of course, be constructed of any recognized heat insulating material or it desirable, may be constructed ofdouble Wallsproviding for kdead air space therebetween, asis common practice in this art. Y

Manifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerable modification and such modiiication as is Within the scope vof my claini l. consider `Within the spirit of m invention.

What l claim is:

A refrigerator 'comprising a housing divided into a plurality of compartments, certain of Which communicate With each other, While others are distinct and'funrelated, the bottom of the loivermost of' said communicating .compartments being-2 lsloped and formed with a drain, sets of horizontal alined cooling pipes connected at their free ends to the opposite sides of the upper and lower portions of the communicating compartments andbeing ldisposed .adjacent the tops and bottoms `ot the upper and lower of said unrelated compartments, While the intermediate 'portions of the' 'pipe extend through the unrelated compartments adiacent their outer Walls and-individual doors in one ivallvof the housingr for eachV of said compartments.

ln testimony whereof- I aiiixfmy signature in presence of tivo Witnesses.

n GREEN O. BUSH. Witnesses l J. I. BROOK, JnTQ VAUN.

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