US1719943A

US1719943A - John francis pbessley

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Publication number: US1719943A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1929-07-09
Anticipated expiration: 1946-07-09

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J y 1929- ,J. F. PRESSLEY BOTTLE COOLER Filed April 10, 1928 A 1 TOR Mn,

Patented July 9, 1929.

UNITED STATES JOHN FRANCIS PBESSLEY, or TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

BOTTLE COOLER.

Application fiieaa rn 10,1928. Serial No. 268,995.

My invention relates to improvements in bottle coolers, and the object of the invention is to devise a cooler of thistype which will have a maximum capacity both as to the number of bottles contained and the cooling effect thereon, and at the same time.

to devise a device all the parts of which are readily .separable so thatthey maybe readily gotten at for the purpose of cleansing and further to provide a devicewhich is strong and durable and rigid in construction, and itconsists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my cooler with the lid raised to show the interior thereof.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional View through the cooler with the lid closed.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken at right angles to Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective detail of the member forming the bottle guides.

Fig. 5 is a perspective detail of the mem- 25 ber forming the ice chamber.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective fragmentary detail of the engaging portions between the intermediate semi-cylindrical member and the outer casing.

In the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

1 is an outer casing which is preferably supported on legs 2. The upper edge of the casing 1 is provided with an inturned flange 1 extending entirely around the same. The flange 1 may be formed by an angle bar extending around the upper edge of the casing 1 so that the vertical flange thereof extends against the outer face of the casing and the horizontal flange inward so as to overhang the edge of the casing.

3 is an inner casing member which fits within the outer casing so that the walls thereof are spaced apart and provided at its upper edge with an out-turned flange 3 resting upon the horizontal flange 1".

The flange 1 is provided with notches 4 at opposite sides thereof and the flange 3 with notches 4 for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

The space between the inner casing 3 and outer casing 1 may be filled with suitable non-conducting material as indicated at 5. \Vithin the casing 3 is hung a plurality of concentric semi-cylindrical members 6 and 7, the member 7 being provided at its ends with out-turned flanges 7 adapted to rest whenthe member 7 is in position within the inner casing 1 upon the end edge of such inner casing as clearly indicated in Figure 2.

The semi-cylindrical member 6 is provided with laterally extending lug projections 6 which pass through the slits 4 and notches 4 so as torest upon the lower end of the vertical portion 4 of the slit 4 and thereby support the semi-cylindrical member in position when carrying a load of bottles.

8 is a semi-cylindrical ice chamber provided. at its upper edge with inturned flanges 8 which extend laterally to form lug projections 8 which rest upon the opposite edges of the inner casing 3 so as to support the ice chamber and aid in carrying its load.

Within the interspaces formed by the concentric semi-cylindrical members 6 and 7 and the concentric ice chamber 8 are partitions 9 and 10 extending from the wall of the member 7 to the wall of the ice chamber 8 and fitting concentrically therearound and also extending downward through the wall 7 so as to fit the inner surfaces of the walls of theinner chamber 3, the vertical and bottom edges being preferably provided with reinforcing flanges 9 and9.

By this means the whole weight of the members 6 and 7 and ice chamber 8 and the bottles contained within the interspaces therebetween are supported directly upon the bottom of the inner chamber 3 as well as on the upper edge of such inner chamber as previously described.

The inner chamber 3 is inserted within the outer chamber so that the flange 3 thereof rests upon the flange 1". The members forming the bottle guides as illustrated in Fig. 4 are then inserted as a unit within the inner casing member, the flanges 7 resting upon the end edges of the inner casing member and the lug extension 6 fits within the notches 4 as above described. The ice chamber illustrated in Fig. 5 is then sprung into position fitting the inner edges of the flanges 9 and 10, the lugs 8 thereof resting upon the front and rear edges of the inner chamber 3. The lower corners of the partitions 9 and 10 are cut away as indicated at 11 soas to permit of the free circulation of water which may drip from the ice chamber into the lower portion of the casing 3 and thereby'equalize the cooling effect thereof.

In order to load my device the central compartment formed by the semi-cylindrical member 8 is filled with ice and the bottles are set horizontally with their longi tudinal axis parallel to an end edge of the cooler and rolled into the interspaces between the members 6- and 7 and ice chamber 8 in the position indicated in Figures 2 and '3, being inserted at one end of the interupon the upperedge of the casing, and vertical partitions extending through the interspaces between the concentric members and resting at itslower end upon the bottom of the casing. H V

2. A bottle cooler comprising an outer casing formed with heat non-conducting walls, slit openings formed in the front and rear walls, a plurality of concentric semi-cylindrical members, the outer member of which is provided with horizontally extending end flanges resting upon the end edges of the casing, the intermediate member with laterally extending lug projections fitting into the aforesaid slits, and the inner member With inturned flanges having extensions at their ends resting upon the front and rear edge of the casing.

3. A bottle cooler comprising an outer casing formed with heat non-conducting Walls, slit openings formed in the front and rear Walls, a plurality of concentric semicylindrical members, the outer member of which is provided with horizontally extending end flanges resting upon the end edges of the casing, the intermediate member with laterally extending lug projections fitting into the aforesaid slits, and the inner member with inturned flanges having extensions at their ends resting upon the front and rear edge of the casing, and vertical partitions dividing the interspaces into compartments and extending downward to rest upon the bottom of the casing.

JOHN FRANCIS PRESSLEY.