US1544403A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

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June 30; 1925.

W. L. HUMMEL I REFRIGERATOR Filed Jan. 4 1924 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS To (1T2 wwm it may concern." v 1mm '21- thm'; I. WELLEAH L. Hmioim .he United Simt'es, omi a resident in the countyof {5003 and State -Qiizozfio;move invented a new and useful impz'ovomsm Refrigerators, of which foiioving is $51112 slow, and exact descriptiofl. r 1

My invention aelaies to improvements in and: consists in the oomcozaoimoiiom, orrazagomems Ebsti oa cioimsd. invention is $20 provifio" 9T" the circuloiiio'n of she 1 i-so oompairhmant o? 5%: when tho fioois "from Jim food or the la oon-apartment is orozoot invenfion is an im' for stopping circusfir in o, refrigomtor when the open without the presence of or the Eike projecting; up infso the ice oozzzpzu'tmen' or down into the food com-- r-ereby obstructing onimnce'to the compori-memi.'

A zfurthor object of my inyen sion is." to provide a "im'ioo of the Wye descriheaiam W11 function. eficiemfly Whothor omP-or a pinraliiizy of the doors of filo refrigerator object of my ii wemion is to vice of the'type esm'iood that simplo in confirmation, posiome in =ction, and is thoroughly practicommercinfly. V s

Othe objects odvomago s wifi mp oemg in the 50110 specification andohe move? features of the invemion Wfliba QM'EEQHEM 1y pointed out in the apponosfi shim.

My invemion is illustrateol in the acoom ponying drowin s forming port of 'izhis opplication, in wmich Figure 1 is a sectional View of an embodiment of my invention,

Figure 2 is a sectiofia] view of a part of the mechanism illustrated in Figure 1, with one of the two doors closed, and

Figure 3 is a sectional View of the mecha- -n'sm ilhlstrzrfied in Figurefi with both of doors closed. A Zn cairyyfig 0% my invmflgm I make use '3. ho orfipoyory typo of 2:4:fri erator boxing;

simtm that tits .tion of the wolis 1 ice food imoms respectively I} through whish coo 1 oompmfzmeot above tho mom 4% the fooifi compammems This performoi floor I pcrforofiiozzs 5 them? mnces irom one o A shooter Ta'zm'i some caliber etfoe dispoood immoaiowig upon sli ewoyo 8 'fioozo the me" nor- 3 a movog'i iongz'tmoim? diameter fla ope;

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n'moiium, an permitting the camtents of thamfrigamtor m hecmne Warm. Hammer my madam; in'ventinn amir-siy we iudas Eh pessmility 01?? such misadvmatm-a.

as mm aim the flaw 2 has been left a If thisvba firm case, the shuitar meehw msm 6 W113 assumaa fine pnsm on, shown an Fifiuzfiy: 5 and ihe @pemngs f? mslmefiunugl in 5 in the 4; preventing cit Ending mmpariment 50 .sm'y other pm'imn 0f the; nafrigemmr. Th firm WM m in ma paw timii n i" I I 1 4h the ewemmsi and W5 miraarzm in (910558 engagement with vibe 1'2, ihemistmfiivn E2223 m mhm (Limit air 9 em-y in Em-(v fim-phmgger outwardly brought wuanmn alum: by H12 spring; 18. hit us ams'unm H29. both bf the (1001 's 2 and 3 me ieft 0pm in thus event, the mcha- .nism will. asaume the pnsition Shawn in igzm-e 1. iitrculation will ne stopped. If, however, lmih of the 1001's 2- and 3 are slum-d pmperiy. then the arm 15 will lie vntirviy in he g-avity 20 and M11: openings :3 and I in the H06! and shutter Grespeciiwly will be in registration with one an other and thereby permit eificient circulation ()ffiik' and cooling medium thmugh the rvi'yigerator.

' Obviously the flozpr 'i employed in my im pliH'Qd rofz'igzemto'r censtruction may be u renmvahle flour" supporked in any manner "knnwn m the art, and needpotbe fixed 1n the reimgcrator. The removable flqor greatfy facilitates tha cleaning of the re- "frigm'ator, yvt dovsnothinder the efiicient uperation of my improved shudm mechanism.

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A refrigerator constumtionv comprising hm compartments svparnted by a perfurented partition W111i, a dear for each com purtmen't separated by a cross brace, A shutnmslidubiy mounted in Contact with. and parallel t0 said partition wall, a ylunger umached to the shutter, and mtuaaing means fur said plunger, mm when the doors arse ciused; enmeiy within said crass brace,

said aci'uaiingr 'naeans being constructed so as; to move said shutter out of regis'i'mtiml. with the perforatmnsm sand .partfiglon floor when one 91' both of saiddcqorsare open.

WILLIAM L. HUMMEL.

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