US1706213A - Apparatus for dispensing liquids - Google Patents

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March 19, 1929. H, G CQRDLEY 1,706,213

APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING LIVQUIDS wif/WW ATTORNEY H. G. GORDLEY APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING LIQUIDS Filed Feb. 28, 1928 March 19, 1929.

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APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING LIQUIDS Filed Feb. 28, 1928 3 Sheets-sheet 3 INVENTOR AT TORNEY Patented Mar. 19, 1929.

UNITED STATES HENRY G. COBDLEY, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

APPARATUS Fon nIsrnNsrNG LIQUIDs.

Application led February 28, 1928.

The present invention has for an object to provide a water or other liquid cooler of the type used mainly in oiiice buildings, factories and the like, which is of novel and greatly improved construction and design'.

My cooler is also .of attractive appearance and will harmonize and fit in with other articles of furniture.

The cooler is so constructed that the likelihood of flooding the waste receptablc through negligence of office attendants or employees, is reduced to a minimum. I provide a waste bucket or drip pail which is eX- posed to clear view at the front of the cooler where its condition can be readily observed. The wast-e bucket is, preferably, suspended from the frame of the cooler, free of the floor, or of any shelf or bottom support. It is relatively large and serves the triple purpose of receiving the waste from the coolcr spigot, the used cups, and also the waste from the ice or other cooling medium.

A splash plate or tray is also provided and arranged at a substantial distance from the top of the receptable to permit observation of the filling of the receptable considerably before it would overiiow. The tray also serves to support a cup or cups which can be rested thereon beneath the spigot while being iilled. In the particular embodiment which I have` illustrated, the tray is provided with a rear portion extending upwardly, which closes the space between the upper front panel of the. cooler and the waste bucket. It also serves to cover up the cross bar of the waste receptable, which serves both as a handle for the receptable, and as means for' supporting the receptable from the cooler frame.

A particular feature of the invention resides in the arrangement of the waste receptable as a front panel for the cooler which is in the form of a rectangular cabinet, but which obviously may be of different form or shape. When the waste receptacle is in position it closes the opening in the l'ower part of the front of the cooler, giving thel cooler the appearance of a completely closed cabinet. The lower portion of the cooler`also provides a space in which an eXtra, or spare, bottle of i water, or other liquid, can be placed, b introducingv it through the opening in the ront panel, when the Waste receptable is removed. As shown. the eXtra-bottle rests on the Hoor and extends up into the space not occupied by the waste receptable. l

The nature and objects of the invention Serial N0. 257,592.

will be better understood from a consideration of a particular embodiment thereof for the purpose of which description, reference should be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof and in which- Figure 1 is a View in front elevation of a water cooler embodying the invention,

Figure 2 is a side view of the same showing the waste bucket partly in section,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken through the cooler from side to side thereof on the line III-III of Fig. 4,

Figure 4 is a sectional plan View taken on the line IV-IV of Fig. 3,

Figure 5 is a perspective View of a filler strip,

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line VI*VI of Fig. 2,

Figure 7 is a horizontal detail sectional view taken on the line VII-VII of Fig. 3,

Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line VIII-VIII of Fig. 1, and

Figure 9 is a detail sectional view showing the connection between the end of the crossbar 50 and the wall of the waste bucket.

The cooler shown /for the purpose of illustrating the invention comprises a frame which is generally rectangular in section providing four legs 5 which extend from the ioor to the top of the cooler, each leg comprising an outer angle member 6 and an inner angle member 7 which inner member, however, need not necessarily extend the full length of the leg.- The front and back legs are rigidly connected by, and form support for, side walls 8, 8 which are suitably bolted to the legs between the outer and inner members thereof, as best indicated in Fig. 4. The two front legs are similarly connected by and support the front wall 10 which extends from the top of the apparatus downwardly but terminates at the horizontal line indicated at 11 in Figs. 1 and 2 to provide an opening to receive the waste bucket 12. The drip pail closes the opening and constitutes a substantial part of the complete cabinet. Also it projects forward in clear view so that its filling will be readily observed. A back plate 13 similarly connects the two rear legs.

The upper portion of the apparatus is constructed to provide a central water jar 15 which conveniently may be of porcelain, stoneware or other material, surrounded by a square or circular drawn metal receptacle 16 of substanially larger size to provide a chamber for ice or other cooling medium.

The receptacle 16 is supported from a top plate 17 bolted to the legs and side walls as indicated at 18, Fig. 3. As shown, the top edge of the receptacle 16 is formed with a bead 19 which is received in a suitably formed recess 20 formed in the top plate 17. A removable cover member 22 which may be made in two parts fitted around the neck of the jar 15 is held in position by suitable lugs 23 which engage inside of the reccptaclel. A suitable rubber cushioning ring 25 fits within the central opening of the cover 22 and within the neck of the jar 15 to form proper support for an inverted water bottle 26.

An insulation chamber 27 ordinarily filled with cork or the like, is formed between the walls and bottom ot the receptacle 16 and the four outer side walls and a bottom member 28 supported on the :tour vertical legs or frame members. This bottom Inember 28 is rectangular with downwardly bent edges which are bolted at thel corners to the said vertical frame members, as indicated at 30 in Figs. 3 and 7. The downwardly extending flanges of said bottom member 28 may conveniently be straight and can be more cheaply manufactured it so made. Vhen straight and when the vertical frame members comprise the inner angle members 7 as in the structure shown, spacesare formed between said downwardly extending flanges and the four side walls. To close these spaces strips 32 are provided, as shown in detail in Fig. 5. These strips are each long enough to extend between the legs to suitably till the space. Each strip is bent transversely to provide a yieldable lip 33 which will bear against the side wall and a central rib portion 34 which will bear against the top of the plate 28 and overlie said plate to hold the strip in position. ln assembling the apparatus these strips can be readily pushed between the plate 28 and the side walls to position with the ribs engagingthe upper edge of the plate 28 whereupon they are retained firmly in position without requiring rivets or other fastening devices. It' desired, the lower edge ot' the strip may be folded up around the downwardly extending flange et the bottom plate, as indicated, at 29 in Fig. 3. Each corner et the bottom member 28 may be lormed as is usual in box manufacture by bending the projecting end of one flange around the end of a shorter adjacent lange, as indicated at 34.

A. suitable spigot is provided for drawing the water or other beverage from the central water jar. As shown, a bushing 35 entends through the front wall 10 and the front ot the container 16. Lead, rubber or other suitable packing rings 36 are positioned inside and outside of the wall or the receptacle 16 and the inner edge 37 ot' thc bushing is flanged over to clamp the packing rings and make a water tight joint. The joint between thc bushing and the front plate 'l0 is made tight by means of a suitable washer 38 and a suitable securing device 39. The spigot 40 has a shank member 41 which projects through the bushing 35 and through an aperture in the jar 15. This shank member is formed with spaced flanges 44. 45 which space the jar 15 from the receptacle 16. A nut 46 with suitable washers 47 and 48 make a water tight joint with the jar 15 and a nut 39 secures the spigot in the sleeve 35 and the sleeve in the front plate 10.

The waste bucket is generally rectangular in shape and so designed as to merge into and form a part of the design of the cooler as a whole. ln the structure shown the cooler is rectangular with an opening at the front extending nearly the full width of the cooler and the waste bucket is suspended in and closes the opening to form the front ot the cooler cabinet. Across the upper portion of the waste bucket is a transverse bar 50 cX- tending from side to side thereof and secured at the ends by screws 51. Supporting brackets or hooks 52 are secured to a bar 53 extending between and bolted to the legs 5. Braces 54 engage the pail to maintain it in position, the braces being spaced to permit a spare full or exhausted water bottle 54 to be moved to and from the space provided for this purpose beneath the cooler and behind the waste bucket. The clearances are such that when the bucket is lifted and moved Jforward it can readily be removed. As shown,

the waste bucket projects within the frame and beneath the forward portion of the ice chamber to catch not onlj: the drip from the spigot and water poured 1n but also the discharge from the ice chamber through the outlet 55 which is closed by a stopper 56 on a chain 57 extending to within reach from the top of the chamber.

Within the waste bucket the round crossbar 50 provides a convenient handle for carrying the pail when removed from the cooler.

A suitable perforated tray 5S is removably titted in the top of the waste bucket. The rear edge of the tray is bent upwardly to form an. upstanding plate 59 covering the opening in the :trent plate 10 above the waste bucket. To provide tor dropping cups into the waste bucket which serves also as a receptacle for used cups, the rear wall 59 of the tray is cut to provide an opening 60, the Jfront wall 1() being also formed with a. registering opening 61. Through this opening the water level can ordinarily be seen as the bucket fills. A. finger hole62 'facilitates lifting the tray which is thus readily removable to permit the waste bucket to be carried by the cross bar 50.

A shelr` 65 may be provided behind the waste bucket it desired to support spare cups.

The foregoing description of the particular apparatus i illustrative merely and is not intended as de .g the iiuiits of the invention.

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1. A liquid cooler comprising a rectangular frame` a liquid container -arried by said frame with a spigot projecting at the front thereof. and a generally rectangular waste bucket suspended beneath said spigot, said waste bucket having a bar extending across the middle of the top thereof and removably connected to the frame and providing a convenient hand-hold.

2. A liquid cooler comprising a frame, a. liquid container carried by said frame with a` spigot proiccting at the front there- 0f, a iwaste bucket. removably supported beneath said spigotv` said waste bucket having a. bar extending across the same from side to side near the top thereof, and hooks carried by saidframe and engageable by the bar to support said waste bucket, said bar providing a convenient hand-hold.

3. Aliquid cooler comprising a rectangular frame, a liquid container carried by said frame with av spigot projecting at the front thereof, and a generally rectangular waste bucket removably supported beneath said spigot. said waste bucket having a cross-bar by which it is supported, a perforated cover extending from the cross-bar forward and forming a tray beneath said spigot and having an opening through which used cups may be dropped into the waste bucket.

4. A liquid cooler comprising a frame, a liquid container carried by said frame with ay spigot projecting at the front thereof, a waste bucket removably supported beneath said spigot, said waste bucket having a crosshar for supporting and carrying the same, and a pair of hooks carried by said frame and extending downwardly within said waste bucket to removably support the same beneath said spigot.

5. A liquid cooler comprising a frame, a

liquid container carried by said frame with' a. spigot projecting at the front thereof, a waste bucket removably supported beneath said spigot, said waste bucket having a crossbar for supporting and carrying the samea pair of hooks carried by said frame and extending downwardly Within said waste bucket to removably support the same beneath said spigot, and a removable tray. fitting within said waste bucket above said cross-bar and having an upstanding back portion closing an opening in said frame.

6. A liquid cooler having a cooling chamber and an insulating chamber surrounding said cooling chamber comprising a frame providingcorner supports, side walls secured to said frame, a bottom member for said insulating chamber secured to said corner members and having its edges extending alongv said side walls, and a sheet metal strip bent transversely to serve as a wedge filling the space between said bottom member and each side wall.

7. A liquid cooler having a cooling chamber and an insulating chamber surrounding said cooling chamber comprising a frame providing corner supports, side walls secured to said frame, a bottom member for said insulating chamber secured to said corner members and having its edges extending along said side walls, and a sheetvmetal strip forming a stop to close the space between said bottom member and cach wall, said member being bent transversely to provide an upper spring lip pressing against the side wall and a stop engaging the edge of the bottom niember to hold the same in place.

8. A liquid cooler comprising a frame provided With an opening at the front thereof, a liquid container carried by said frame, a spigotat the front of said frame'and connected to said liquid container, and a waste receptacle removably supported on said frame in the said opening adapted to receive the waste from said spigot.

9. A liquid cooler comprising a4 frame, a compartment for a cooling medium, a water container within said compartment, a drain for said cooling medium compartment, a spigot connected to said water container at the front of the cooler and a waste receptacle removably supported on said frame beneath said spigot and drain to receive the waste from said spigot and from said cooling medium compartment.

l0.- A liquid cooler comprising a substantially rectangular frame, a Water container with a spigot carried by said frame, said frame being formed with an opening at the front beneath said spigot extending substantially the full width of the frame, a waste bucket removably supported in and closing said opening, said waste bucket extending forward of said frame and clearly in view whereby an observer may readily notice when the waste bucket is full.

11. A liquid cooler comprisinga frame, a liquid container with a spigot carried by said frame, a waste bucket suspended at the front of said frame and directly beneath the spigot to catch the waste therefrom, and a tray in the top of said waste bucket beneath said spigot, said tray having an opening through which used cups may be dropped into the waste bucket.

12. A liquid cooler comprising a frame, a liquid container with a spigot carriedby said frame, said frame being formed with an opening at the front beneath said spigot, and a waste bucket suspended in and closing said opening and projecting forwardly at the front of the frame whereby an observer may readily notice when the waste bucket is full.

13. A liquid cooler comprising a frame, a liquid container with a spigot and a cooling chamber carried by said frame, said frame having an open front and closed sides, a waste bucket closing the opening in the front and exposed to view whereby its filling will be readily observable, said liquid container and cooling chamber having respectively a spigot and an outlet above said waste bucket.

14. A liquid cooler comprising a frame, a liquid container with aspigot carried by said frame, a cooling chamber with an outlet, a waste bucket suspended at the front of said frame beneath the spigot and outlet to catch the waste therefrom, said waste bucket projecting in clear view whereby an observer may readily notice when it is full.

15. A liquid cooler comprising a frame, a liquid container with a spigot, a waste bucket removably suspended at the front of said frame and projecting forward clearly in view where an observer may readily notice when the bucket is full, a tray removably positioned in said bucket a short distance below the top thereof. A

16. A liquid cooler comprising a frame, a liquid container wit-h a spigot carried by said frame, a waste bucket removably suspended at the front of the frame beneath said spigot, a cross-bar in the top of said waste bucket forming a handle for said bucket, a tray set into the waste bucket and spaced from the top thereof but concealing said cross-bar.

17. A liquid cooler comprising a cabinet having a liquid container with a spigot and a waste bucket supported beneath the spigot to catch the waste therefrom, said Waste bucket constituting a front panel of said cabinet.

y 18. A liquid cooler comprising a substantially rectangular frame, a water container with a spigot carried by said frame, said frame being formed with an opening at the front beneath said spigot extending substantially the full width of the frame, a Waste bucket removably supported in and closing said opening, a tray in the top of said Waste bucket beneath said spigot, said waste bucket extending forward of said frame and clearly in view whereby an observer may readily notice when the waste bucket is full and an opening through which used cups may be dropped into the waste bucket.

19. A liquid cooler comprising a frame having an open front and closed sides, a liquid container carried by said frame, a spigot at the front of said frame and connected to said liquid container, and a waste receptacle removably supported on said frame and closing the open front thereof, a space for a spare liquid container being provided in said frame behind said waste receptacle and accessible through the opening when the waste receptacle is removed.

1n testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 21st day of February, 1928. y

' HENRY G. CORDLEY.

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