US1749337A - Water-cooler cabinet - Google Patents

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March 4, 1930. H. D. GEYER WATER COOLER CABINET x Filed ug. 29. 1927 i irait v Patented ,Man` 4, 1930 ,WATERQCOOLER GABINET i y411111110211101meaAugus'fza,1927. iseriaiem. 216,115.y

V- ,ThisinVeIllJiOn relates to cabinets for' water vreoolers ,f `or similar 3 refrigerating cabinets. s

.An.-:.obj,eet of this invention is to provide a :Water cooler icabinetha'ving separate; mold- 5 ed side. panels of; plastic materia-l which-can Y be produeedjinlquantity at aredueedcostland easilyassembled togethery tov form @a Acoml 'y '-7 plete boX Qf-Ileat outsideappearance, and goodV heat :insulating qualities.'

y .my -5 Other ffeat'uresof thisinventionare: 4(1),"

the joints'. between thesepara'te panels ean-v be readily ifllsed together byl means lof a .suitable hotirm pressed against the: corners `of f the cabinet; to @give `the appearance of a cabinet ,15 moldedf-in one piecerand to completely seal oit 'the jacket space containing the ground @erker Qthen heat insulating material: Where-j Y bymoistureis prevent-.ed from entering said jacket space and causing deterioration ofthe insulating provided With an interior'lining orseal' plate rWhereby .thisv bacjk panel is readilygremovableatogether'mith ,the'f heatinsulating mau terial thereinin order to obtain-access .at an tinieto the aceof thecoolingunitjfor make ingaductfconneotions thereto orfforl originally assembling the cooling unit injplace (3) theitoppanel ,on lcover is readily removable at Y anyftimefor cleaningzthe nvater tank, and v n30* restsiupon a softrubb'erfy gasket retainedfvvithy, inav grooveonv thetop` yedgeof the, sidepanels to,g' eranwairseal betweenthej interiorofthe ',*Water nk,andtheoutsidefairzv u f Further objectsandadvantages olthegpresentinvention will be' apparent :fromthev following deslfiptenareferfence,beingghad tothe `atcelnnanyug.dlawagswherein afpreferrd a. f form 'ofembo'dim'nt ,ofj'th'e present invention slnthedrawngsf i vGriglie with' the 4Wai-erbottleremoved and in L llQrizontalff section; gonl ,fline 1;,1r of l;Fig.,2 shows onftheeleftside a side, eleva,-

tion the water.eooler,fand on!I the right: side afvertalfeetien;Qnftheeenterylinefthereof.

Y Simlarteelene,Charatersrrefer't0 Similargparts throughout thegseveral views a0 tankilOf tpreferablymadeffiau :turned e outwardly at th -material;(2)g theback panel is` one another With `a neat fit and yare-rigidly secured togetherk With small diagonallydisposed 'stove bolts 14 @and :nuts 15, suitably spacedapart .TThesebolts 14 have their heads and theqnuts 15 4countersi'mk into`r the'molded materialand after the panelsaresecured together the oountersunk holes are filled with a suitable ysealing plastic material 16; to presenteaeflinished,appearance and to completely ysealzthejoint. The inner edges of the mar.-

ginalportions 12 labut thecorners of the sheet metaly tank 10as clearlyfshoivnat 17, and thus yl ythe tank 10 is rigidlyretained in place Within the moldedy cabinet. yThezvertical :Joints between the mitered` edges. 13 i,are preferablv and also thel interior heat-insulating' ajaoket is. completely sealed off whereby moisture is t prevented yfrom'condeusing-Within ,thevground cork or.l other heaty insulating material and rrottingthe same.

g The Weight of the'.tank'10=and its contents restsy uponathe, bottom panel 2O Whose. marl ginal portions 12 Avare similar to those .of .the vertical panels. Wit y thefexceptionf ,thatl small aslmul'ders, 21 are providedatherein ftof: receive the bottom sealing plate 122,. as shown in, 2., The interior jacket space23 betweenthe sealing platef22. andather bottom Wall Aoi panel 2O isiilled .with ground loork, :orothersuitableheatfinsulating material, before-rtheiplate 22is iixediinuplace. Preferably'this'plateQQ is `formed rfrom a bituminous `composition similar-.to that fromawhich theother molded Panels are formed.y ,The bottom yp'anelf20, has

and Shave thickened marginal'por# v -tions12 having mitered edges 13Whigch abut This gasket ,35 provides an air seal aroun lar to the vertical kcorner `will then be in effect a the cracks` together, as the cover. This back panel 8 ypose of easy removal.

the vertical panels simijoints between lthe vertical panels, las clearly shown in Fig. 2.

The fourvertical panels, 5, 6, 7 andy8 all have top marginal portions 25 which abut the sidewalls of tank a mitered joint with face of these portions 25 have a gasket groove 26 molded thereinjadapted tol receivey a continuous soft rubber gasket 27 The molded cover panel 30 has a flange 31 which rests upon the rubber gasket 27, thus forming an air seal for-the interior vof tank t The cover 30 has for receiving the neck of the up-turnedwater bottleBS. *l 'A soft rubber gasket A35 fitssnugly over a raised beadaround the peripheryof the aperture 32 and receives the weight of the Vp waterbottle 33, yas will be clear from Fig. 2.

the aperture 32.

Cover 30 has lanr annular jacket chamber i 36 molded therein which is filled with ground cork and-sealed upbyy the' annular innerk sealy plate 37 to form an integral cover. This seal plate 37k isprefer-V ablyv formed-from the same or tuininous compound as i provided vscrew driverthe small stove bolts 14 which are left-unse'aled'by the lugs 16 forfthe purccess isfthusfhad to v the water tank 10-V for originally assembling makingthe proper connections thereto of the refrigerant ducts 41' and 42. *This back panel iniplace therein` the cooling unitJ 40,- or for 8 is suitably cut away at-48fto clearvthe duct connections. VThe ducts 41 and42 which lead to the compressor preferably extend downwardlyy through` aj small 'hole1-44 provided therefor through the thickenedfianges" 12 of the: 'back' panel 8 andfthe bottom panelf20.

- Preferably a softlrubber gasket 45 is interposed between the sealing plate 9 of theback panel 8 and the sheet metal tank 10.

It willbe noted that thev three vertical panels 5, 6 and'7 dispensewith inner seal plates and that `the heatinsulating cork 24 is in direct Contact with the sheet metal tank 10.` This cork 24'may, if desired, be loose ground followingmanner.: vthe four vertical vpanels 10 immediately under the flanges 11Y and which are preferably re-l cessed to receive the flanges 11. The top surj a central aperture 32,

9 of molded,v material cork and insertedY in position inV the flanges abutting and 8 are rst. assembled-together by vmeans of the diagonal stove lbolts 14, the backl f panel 8 first having the cork 18 and the seal plate QXed thereto; the sheet metal tank 10 (without the cooling unit 40) is set upon a 5, 6, 7 and 8 telescopedthereupon as aunit 6, 7 and 8 by only an jacket chambers 24 by being inserted through the three narrow clearance spaces betweei theJV the `flange portions12 ofthe panelsafte r whichr Y' the tank 10 is ltelescoped to its vnormal `posi-4V tion atwhich its bottom corners abut these bottom of tank 10-andthe inner corners o fiangeportions 12 (see Fig. 2);.'the bottom 22 fixed in place,

table'in'inverted position andgthefour panels 70' Vuntilthe bottom offtank 10clears thel lower flange portions 12 ofthe vertical panels 5, linch orso; the loose:- ground cork can then-be packed into the three anel 20,with the` cork 23 andthe'seal plate is then secured inplace by d the bolts 14to complete the cabinet. 85

The front panel 5 has a boss 4 moldedin# tegrallytherewith through which thev pipeV nipple50 extends. a flange and its outwardly projecting Vend has a water Nipple 50 S threaded intoV 51 fixed tothe sheet-metal tank A10 i90' l faucet'52 threaded thereon. A drain nipple 55 isfiXed tothe bottom therefor. lower end. moulding 60 A drainv cock 56VV is :screwed 'to its A molded soft rubber flange or may be provided at the bottomy edge of the-cabinet toenh'ance its appearance Y' as well as to provide a water seal aroundtlie edge ofthe cabinet flat surface ofa table orfstand.

While the form of embodiment of the presof tank 10 and pro-k jects downwardlythrough a hole provided when it rests upon the ent invention as hereindisclosed, constitutes a'preferred form,`it is to be'understoodthat otherfforms might be adopted, all coming within the scope of v1 What is claimed is as follows:

1. In a water cooler, having an open'top, enclosing said tank surrounding and molded panels having thickenedmargins muand forming a cabinet the Claims whichV follow., im? i.

a metal water tank Y c separate molded panels ,Y

1 supporting said tank, saidk1 0 tually abutting eachother andthe corners off i said tank, heat insulating'material filling the space between the panel walls and tank walls, and a removable heat insulatingftop having j he top edges of the side Y a flange restingupon Y, panels;` "1. `1

2. In a Water` cooler, a sheet metalwater j tank having flatrwalls, separate 'molded panels khaving inwardly projectingmarginal flanges vabutting the'A corners of said metal c f' tankand firmly securedin place and therebyf forming chambers between said flat metal y panels, and heat ini;

walls and the molded sulating material f lling f said chambers.

In a Water 0001er, a sheet; man water l tank havngflat `walls,'separate molded pam Y;

els havingvinwardlyl .projecting '"marginal i thev .i corners Lof said metalV i 5 removable heat-insulating top rresting by tank and firmly secured in place and thereby forming chambers v between said flat metal walls andthe molded panels, and heat insulating material `filling said chambers, and a vgravityfupon the top edges of the vertical walls, e' y s 4. A water cooler comprising: a sheet metal c r*water tank, separate kmolded side panels of y 10 bituminous material leach having inwardly projecting marginal portions mutually abutingeach'other and the vertical corners of said 'tank and thereby forming jacket chami lbers between the metal walls andv said panels, '15 insulatingmaterial filling said chambers, and y'a molded bottom panel fixed in place upon v the bottom of said tank, saidbottom panel u having a jacket chambermolded therein, infsulating material insaid acket chamber, and A2o an inner lining covering said insulating material. l Y y f5. Ina heat-insulated cabinet, in combinav tion, a sheet metal tank having flat side walls, e separately moldedside panels of bituminous n 25 `composition having inwardly projecting marginal flanges abutting the corners of said metal side Walls and rigidly fixed-in place and thereby forming relatively shallow chambers between said'iiat walls and said panels, heat i 30 insulating Vmaterial filling said chambers, and 'a heat insulating` bottom panel fixed upon the bottom of said metal tank and abutting the vbottom edges of saidside panels. y 6. In a heat-insulatedcabinet, in combie 35Vnation, a sheet metalv tank having flat side l Walls, 'separately molded side panels of bitu- Yminous composition having inwardly projecting marginal flanges abutting the corners 'of f said'metal side walls, andv miteredtogether 40 at'their-contacting edges, bolts extending dii agonally through these mitered joints to rigidly tix `said panels together, and a heat-insulating bottom panel at the bottom of said y metal tan-k,v and held fixed in place by bolts 745 vextending into the lower edges of said side panels. Y' n, Iny testimony whereof I hereto alix my sige nature. v

e HARVEY D. GEYER.

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