US1621846A - Soda fountain - Google Patents

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'March 22 1927. H. J. MCCUE som FOUNTAIN Filed March 25. 1921 4 Sheets-Sheet l @woe/14126@ SNN March 22 1927.

H. J. MCCUE SODA FOUNTAIN Filed March 25. 1921 4 Sheets--Shee'J 2 March 22 1927.

' 1,621,846 H. J. MCCUE soDA FOUNTAIN.

Filed March 25. 1921 4 sheet-sheet s March 22 ,41927. 1,621,846

H. J. MCCUE soDA FOUNTAIN v Filed March 25. 1921 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 WWW Patented Mai'. 22, 192.7.

HARRY J. MCCUE, OF CLEVELA PATENT OFFICE.

ND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 THE H. J'. MCCUE COMPANY, A

CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

SODA FOUNTAIN.

.application filed March 25, 1921. Serial No. 455,379.

The present invention relating, as indicated, to soda fountains, is particularly directed to certain improvements in the construction of a soda fountain casing or cabi- 5 net and to certain improvements 'in the arrangement of the apparatus and contents therein.

As heretofore constructed, soda fountain installations have been built in place or assembled place of use, and have at some point convenient to the been made of separate parts fastened together and guarded against leakage cementing orV r more, a plurality of by various expediente, such as filling the ]oiiits. Furtherdrain connections have been used and the cooling effect of the drain water and brine has not of. Likewise, eral compartments most effective manner been fully availed the arrangement of the sevhas not been made in the to secure a maximum cooling effect throughout the apparatus.

Among the objects of my invention are the provision of a construction obviating the disadvantages incident to the practice above noted, simplifying the installation of a soda fountain apparatus use, and

ing many novel features at the place of supplying a construction embodyfor the most effective carrying out of its proper functions. To this endy I provide an integral monolithic casing having insulated walls particularly arranged with respect to divisions of the casing,

the sev-eral suband provide for a circulation of the brine and drainage water so as to secure a maximum of cooling effect from the minimum amount of refrigerating mixture,

and in place of a plurality of drainage connections provide a single drainage outlet with adequate facilities for keeping all the parts free of obstruction and in pei'- fectly sanitary condition. plishment of the the said invention,

means h ticularly To the accomforegoing and related ends, then, consists of the ereinafter fully described and parpointed out in the claims.

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth ture embodying the invention, means constituting,

various principle of the invention may In sai Fig. 1 cabinet iii detail certain strucsucli disclosed however, but one of in which the be used.

mechanical forms d annexed drawing is a front elevation of my improved Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same;

Vcounter or top 5 on the line 7-7 in Fig. 3; Fig. 8 is a front elevation of the series of syrup containers;

Fig.. 9 is a bottom plan view of the same; and Fig. 10 is a section on the line 10-10 in Fig. 8, through one of such containers.

Referring nowV to Figs. 1 and 2, my improved fountain consists of a central casing or cabinet 1, mounted upon adjustable supports or legs 2 preferably telescopic screwthreaded sections as shown and provided on either side with the usual dra-in boards 3 and t which have the drain connections 6 and 7. Extending partially over the central cabinet 1 and the drain boards 3'and 4:, is a of the usual type. Mounted upon this counter at substantially the center are a series of draft arms 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.

The centrally disposed casing or cabinet 1 is provided with a numberA of compartments which are shown in Figs. 3 and 7 and consist of the compartments 13 and 14, in which are usually carried the cans for ice cream and a central compartment 15 which is provided with a bottom portion of somewhat decreased area 16, in which there may be held bottles of various beverages, this compartment being provided with means for cooling it from the two adjacent compartments 13 and 14. Before describing the arrangement of the various parts of the lapparatus, the construction of this central cabinet or casing will be taken up.`

As at present constructed, soda fountains or that portion of the yfountainwhich includes the central box-like cabinet are extremely expensive, not only to build but to assemble in a store. One of the principal objects of the invention, as has been stated, is the provision of a cabinet or casing for this purpose which may be constructed in a simple and inexpensive manner. I therefore construct my casing for this purpose of a single piece of concrete. The bottom walls and intermediate partitions may be formed integral with each other and iii a single monolithic structure. Suitable reinforcing elements may be employed or an embedded steel frame may be used. The construction of this cabinet is best shown in 7 is a longitudinal section.

V Upon the upper surface oit the bottoni "25 Figsp, 5,'6'and 7. In "Figfythe/' end walls 18 and 19, and the intermediate partition Walls 2() and 21,213 Well asY the front and rea-r Walls 22 andQl, the lengthwise par-tition Wall 24, and the bottom 25, are formed of concrete and are constructed integral with each other. rlhe rear Wall 23 and the central portion of the Wall 24, l preferably make of greater height than the remaining lWalls for, aepurpose to be later disclosed.

n Aroel; there is Aa relatively thick layer Vc28 of cfo'rk, which is, in tnrn, covered by 'a layer 2`9of sheet metal, preferablyor" copper. The "end Walls, together With the `frdntfand back Wdllgconsist of aflayer 30 of cori; niotnit'cd againstftlieinner fece of these Walls covered, inlturn, by iirstaflay'eil'lof sheet rock and a second layer 326i cork, and then'a surface layer 33 'of inetal. The ltransverse 'partition "ivalls eonsist of ,acenti'al layer 35 of v4concrete, 'uponne side of `Whi'clr'is i'mounted a Cil ' shofwn such a. layer@ in Figs.

' contain ice creano, and xbl'ken 'ice usna with a, inlxture'of coarse salt'in'ay be packed sheet Inetal,vvhile on the other'side of -the concrete partition'irall there Vis mounted ^nixrely a layer 1$38 foi' ysheet metal.

This lconcretefmonolithic 'cabinet In'ay be Ina-de at relatively lsmall expense and when built up of the successive layers o'fithe material described labove, is ane'xtrel'nely good insulator and requi'res no 'assembly after it is ,brought to y thestore vvher'e it is to *be installed. t Will be understood, `of I`course, that yany 'desired :surface in'ateri'ah such 'as rnarble,oiq thelike, may be mounted against the outerstir'face ofthe conerete, and sIhave y r 5 and 6,"toge'ther with drop iboards' 4l of the saine niatiial toV cve'rtthe 'legs '2 from the f'rontof t th'elfount'ain. The ttvocolnpartrnents A13 -and lllf'are designed tohold cans 4:5 which -Wlill 1y "around these 1cans to maintain lthe er'eain in 'frozen condition. Conduite l47 are provided pprximfaeiy 'Centrally/@rehab .df the 'side Walls df the 'compartments 13 jand 11i.

line Water Vdrain ing iioin'these two' conip'artments is a. very cold brinea'n'd isperinitted ltodrain throuhtthosaid oondiitst into a chamber 46, formedaround the inner yWalls of the fcham'h'er l5, after ithe brine has Vreachedfthe level ofthe said connecting Conduits. This chamber has side 'arms v`'and is ofna'rro'yv 'i'v'idth and approximately half'the height' of the 'chamber l5. Its upper 'portion is 'provided with loose @over 58 and it 'has a connecting section 46"1nidivay of the side arms 'tv'hioh Will serve to I-stibdi'vide'the Chamber i5 im@ 'a fre-1a ana back/compartment. Within the .front compartment botsuitable cover `57. Sliding tied beverages may be stored. The rear coin- -partin'ent of the chamber vl5 is designed to hold the carbonated Water tanks or soda -coolers 55. The upper portion of the chainber Vl5 is partially closed 'by 'a series olf crushed fruit containers 56 seated labout its yside Aand back upper margins. The central portion of the chamber is then closed by a doors 4-8 are provided to cover suitableopenings in the bottono of this Surrounding ohainber 46 1to1' the purpose of draining all of the brine from the 'ico cream Chambers when desired. The brine flowing around lin -the chamber 46 1maintains the chamber 4at 'a temperature which will "enable `it "to cool'earbonated Water and bottle beverages and other contents 'of tlie'chan'iber. The brine from theeha'inber 46 over-Hows through the conduit .'SOin lthe partition 'Wall Y24 lher into a. chamber 5l fornied at A"the back, 'that Eis, 'on the counter side of the Vfountain. This chamber entends longitudinally,theen- Itire length of the casing and lis 'pro-vided :at its baseivith a inain ivater drain 6l, which Ereceives l'all fthe water used in vthe Yvarious 'appliances'upon the feabinelt. This drai`neX- tends llon'git'udin'allythe"entirelength of the 'Casin-'g and projects tlierefro'rn Yat one Vend. Itis set atan angle 'to cause fliqui'dre'ceived therein to `loiv stovvard fthe projecting Aend Itheredf "Which, ulpon "this extension 62, is provided on its under side with a `connection with 'thelln'ai'nontletdrain'63 and on its upper side, diainetrieally opposite thereto, KAWith an opening 64 havin-'g 1a plate 65 clamped thfereover to perinit fof 'cleaning operations. Theiend's'of 'the i'n-ain Water dr-ain *receive the respective -l'oiive'r ends yor', 'the drains and A2' heretofore-referredto. :Beflow the jloWerendof thef drain pipe 7, Where it'e'nters ytht'adno're elevated end ofthe main Water drain, is provided'a cleanout plug 66. Above the inain Water drain @is fpr 'videdta partition 67*extendingFlongitudin'ally 11across tlie bottom 'of 'the flongi'tud'inalohainber 51 land separating it from 'the main "Water drain. I Above 'the partition fis placed 1'a heavy cork Einsulation'68 covered With 11neytti-llie sheeting '69. The upper 'surface bf this insiilated partition 47is inclined 'a't the saine angle and in thesainedireltion as Ethe main "water drain and 'near 'its loiver ond Ais provided with va. brine overflow `'trap 7l ihnfvi'ng a drainag'efoi'itlet 72 cei'i'trfall-f thereoivliich is thus kept 'surrounded continually with cold brine. Above the inore'elevatedfen'dot "the main Vbrine drain npo'n the upper rside of the partitionGspa'eedtheiefromfand inclined in the reverse direction thereto,=isfpro vided va vlpartition fto Vserve I"as "a brine 'e'onveyor 73 and fprovideforth'e 'circulation of the -brineidis-'charged through the Conduit 50 into the longitudinal "chainber'l The lower end of the brine conveyor is spaced from in 'the rear of this chanithe end wall of the casing so as to permit the brine flowing thereon to drop onto the inclined main brine drain before mentioned.

Within the upper portion of the longitudinal chamber 51 adjacent the respective ends thereof are positioned a. plurality of syrup jars 52 illustrated in detail in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, provided with draft arm connections S1 upon their base portions and having clean-cut plugs 82 adjacent thereto. The syrup ars 52 are air tight and have a pressure connection 53 and cooperating cut-off valve 53', held in open position against the action of a closing spring 53, by an elongated valve stem 53', against which the front cover plate 54, of the jar bears when in seated position.

Centrally of the longitudinal chamber 51 are provided the various draft arm connections with the several syrup ljars and soda coolers, as well as the drain pipes 83 from the drip plate 84 beneath the draft arms 85. Directly beneath the drip plate centrally of the casing, is provided a chipped ice basin 86 serving as an auxiliary cooler box comprising a rectangular receptacle within the central portion of said chamber and provided with an opening 87 and an appropriate closure 90 therefor in an upward eX- tension of the partition wall 24. This upward extension 88 of the said partition wall is positioned centrally of the casing and its upper edge provides a support for the drip plate heretofore referred to. Immediately beneath the drip plate which has an inward inclination is provided a transversepartition 89 which closes the upper end of the longitudinal chamber 51 and supports a heavy cork layer upon its upper side.

From the preceding description, it will be obvious that an arrangement has been provided whereby the maximum cooling effect may be obtained from the cooling mixture utilized. Thus, the brine and salt packed about the ice cream cans provide a high de gree of frigidity within the compartments 13 and 14, the upper portions of which are closed by the insulated covers 91. The brine resulting from the action of the freezing mixture is then conveyed into the co1npartment within the central chamber and there exerts a cooling effect upon. the contents of said chamber. From the central chamber the brine then Hows upon the special brine conveyors, the upper one carrying it to the extreme end of a longitudinal chamber and the lower one carrying it to the opposite end of said chamber. During its passage over the full extent of these conveyors, all the cold producing capacity of the brine will be very fully utilized prior to its discharge into the main water drain below the main brine conveyor. The positioning of the soda coolers, syrup jars and their connectlons, are most favorable for producing the proper temperature of the liquid to be served. The arrangement of the crushed fruit containers serves the double purpose of closing a portion of the central receptacle, as well as favorably disposing these containers to receive the right amount of cooling temperature.

It will thus'be noted that, through the use of my improved construction, the most effective disposition is made of the various appurtenances of a soda fountain installation, together with the most advantageous placing of. the insulating means therefor, and that a unitary structure is thus provided which may be installed at the place of use with the least amount of labor and be maintained in sanitary and operative condition without difliculty.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employed instead of the one explained, change being madeas regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the following claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention z- 1. A soda fountain cabinet comprising a housing for fluid dispensing apparatus and a cold storage supply space open at its top, said cabinet being provided with interior partition walls, dividing the same into a plurality of chambers, and passage ways for cooling fluids connecting said chambers, said passage ways being spaced above the floor of such chambers to retain predetermined amounts of said cooling fluids in contact with the walls of said compartments, said partition walls and the other walls of said cabinet being formed integral with each other in one monolithic block.

2. A soda fountain casing comprising a monolithic structure having a plurality of integral partition walls providing compartments within said casing, and a heavy insulation supported upon said outer walls and fitted within floor sections of said compartments, one of said compartments having means adjacent its side walls for holding a cooling medium, said means communicating with adjacent compartments.

3. A. soda fountain casing comprising a monolithic structure having'a plurality of integral partition walls providing compartments within said casing, a heavy insulation supported upon said outer walls and fitted within floor sections of said compart ments, one of said compartments having means adjacent its side walls for holding a cooling medium, said means communicating with adjacent compartments, and insulating means applied to the opposite face of each of said side walls.

4. A soda fountain casing comprising amonolithic structure having a plurality of Y Mmmm f iiitegl'afl vertical pafrtition Walls, one =oaf ysaid fpa'ti'tions providing a Ilongitudinal service kippafratus 5compart'l'neifit, iother m. said gpm'- ptments, a Sheet rock insulation snippoitedv Within fthe 'outer -`Walls 0f saiclwomp artments und@ copper lliningrgf oversnid insulating materia/'1. l

*6. In ksoda fountain casing-the icon'bi.- nation -O'f -un integral mQnQlitllic :Ser'ies'oif compartments, n sheet vrok vinsulation sup- -poi-'ted within the puter Walls of said compartments, Jnyei's -of c ok u po'neach .side of sa-.id sheet srock insulation, land L copper lining over sind insulating material.

Signed by me,

this 17th day off March, 1921.

HARRY J. VMGC/UE.

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