US1413576A - Ice-chest construction - Google Patents

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E.L.CONDON.

ICE CHEST CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6, I920- v PatntedApr. 25,1922."

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ERNEST CONDGN,-OF MEDWAY, MASSACHUSETTS, A SSIGNOR TO UNITED SODA EQUNTAIN COMPANY, 0T5 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORFORATION 0E MASSA- CHUSETTS.

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Specification of Letters Eatent. Patented A ia. 1922.

Application filed January 5, 1920. Serial No. 349,893.

To all w/wmit may cocceriz:

Be it known that I, Emu-yr l1. @orzuou, a citizen of the'United States, and resident of llled'way, in the county of Norfolk and State of bilassecbusetts, have invented new and. useful Improvements in lcc-(lliest Construotions, of which the following is a Specification.

This invention relates to ice box construction and particularly to the construction of ice boxes or chests formingpart of a soda. fountain installation.

According to thc most modern and approved practice insods fountain construc tion, the sodaf'ountain installation comprises a serving counter or shelf at the rear {considered from the point of View of the dispenser), a rowoi' sirup pumps, sods faucets etc, in front or the counter, and in front of the sir-up pumps, faucets, etc, an ice box or chest, which. stands about the heightof an ordinary table and extends along the front of the installation. This ice chest is usually provided with. openings in its'top protected by suitable covers, for inserting and removing-ra ns of ice cream, and for servingthe ice cream, also compartmentsfor various articles to be chilled, and also chambersand compartments for holding broken ice. For the best; results the wells of the ice chest must contain heatinsulation, must be tightly sealed to prevent moisture from penetrating to the iuterior'of the insulating walls and injuring the insulation and other material, and must; be made strong arid-resistant ,to the rough usage to which such chests are subjeeted hereinafter more fully indicated.

The principal object of the present invention is to improve the construction of such ice boxes to attain these ends.

The accompanying drawing, which illustrates :1 preferred embodiment of the invena rich, shows a vertical cross-section of the upper front longitudinal corner of an ice box showing the details of the invention,

The front or outer facing c-of the ice chestvsll usually extends upward from the floor to the top of the chest, and preferably consists of a slab of marble or simllar matei other .rnctzil script and between outer facing a and the ing a and covering the whole space occupied by the insulation. The slab (Z is secured in position by means of brackets e, of which there may be as manyas accessory, depend ing on the size of the structure, fastening to the slabs a and a by screws f and g.

The top of the wall structure is covered and bound with sheet metal, preferably nickel silver ii bent down-over the edge of the facing a as shown at 2', and secured by screws extending into plugs ii of wood, lead, or other suitable material, set into bores in the slab a, The rear edge of the cover sheet is also bent down to form the depending flange m.

The joint betweenv the flange and the lining Z must satisfy a. number of exactiiig conditions. It must. be moisture proof to prevent, water from melting ice and other sources from getting into the interior of the is not practicable because there is nothing" to hold the solder until it hardens. It must be very strong to resist strains on the lining due to the Weight of ice and the practice of dispensers to chop and pound the ice within the box. To these ends the upper margin of the lining is bent downwardly upon itself as shown at n, and thence upwardly as shown at o, the parts it and 0 forming a channel, open at the top, into which the edge of flange m fits. The part as is soldered to the body of the lining 5 before the lining is put in place, and the flange m is soldered within the channel between hand 0 while. the box is standing in normal. position. The upwardly facing channel member enables the latter solderiug operation to be successfully performed still soft. Thus a tight, strong joint is provided, and one which can be sealed while the chest is standing in normal position.

The upper edge of facing a is beveled or inclined rearwardly as shown at p, and the cover sheet h is correspondingly bent, to prevent Water or other mcisw 'c which may ac cumuiatc on tap Ofililfi box, from cirijppiiig down the front of the facing.

M is dcsii'aibic that the top sicb c5 be made of slate or other stone, i'afcbci' than Wood or iron, because in use it. has to withciami heavy shocks and blows from containers,

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1., Wail construction for an ice chest com prising a imxii facing, a sheet mcml inning terminating in a horizcniai cdgc bcicw the ,Eflanc of the top of the frontiacing, a pack mg of bcwb insulating maicriai between the' than icr ccigc of the linin 2. i g

all construction for gm ice chest comprismgra front facin a sheet mcmi immg .teimmating in a su siamiiiiiyiiorizonmi edge bclow tbc pianc of tile top cf the from facing, a packing of iicaic insulating material between the front facmg and the lining, a

slab of stone 2% the top of ibc wail over the.

space occupied by ihe'insuizaiing material, brackets fastened to the from facing and i0 the slab for supporting the latter in position,

and a cover 03? shack mctz l the front margin of which is bent (19W?! ovcribe from facing and the .rear margin of which is bent down I and scaled to the upper edge of the lining.

8. Wcii'ccnstruciicii f S-i" ice ci'icci; comprisin r front 'facing a siicci wciai fining" pi iwici ed with an upwm'iiiy facing cimmici, a packing 0% beat infiiiiiiiiilg'RA&iI-Oiiii between the from facing emci ihe iiiiing, sicb iii) tbc top of the wail wear the spccc occupici'i by i' bc'insuiating material, the upper surface of said slab being subsizmticliy iiOiiZi'ii'iiiiii, :mci a cover 0i shcci mctai resting upon iiic' Hyper surface cf said siab, ibc from margin in said cover being; 12cm dawn we? the *fmilt facing and the rear z'zian'giii thereof be ing bent down cmisciiiercii in iiic iipwcrdiy facing; chimnci on the lining.

i. Wail ccnsilzuciicn ici" an ice cbcsfs can prising a fmni facing, a s'ncci; mcmiiiiiingg the upper margin of which is; bczit domi- Wm'riiy upon itscii' and iiiczccc upwm'siiy in form an upwzmiiy 'izicing ciizimici, a, pccic ing of heat insuiiiiing mzaiariai bciwecn the fmnt facing and ibe fining, ii siimc sic iii; ibc to}; of the waii cvci" Mic spccc cccupicci by the imuiaiing mmci'icbmiei a sii-Fct meta-i cover (Wm-lying sciii slab, fibril [virgin of said cover being bent cicwii c rca" iiic frciii; facing and the rear: marggiai ibcmcfi bciiig bent down and amending imc ciiibbcing scldei'cd to the chzmnci mi ibc iim.

5. An ice chest ccmprisizig a side wcii having a metallic lining nicmbci gtiim icicii adjacent iis uppci edge with 9 1 aiciiy cpcning channel, a mcmiiic cc outer surface cf said wail, said cc provided with akiuwmviu'diy iiii'cciici having its lower ccigc scaitcd iii maid ci i, and a fusiblc "matcriai Wiiliiil'i said channel and connccti ig Biiii iangc and mcmber.

Signed by mm a; Boston, iviasscciiiisciic, Mi this 30 day of Dcccmbci' i91 ERNEST-L. CUNDQN,

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