US1899171A

US1899171A - Refrigerator construction

Info

Publication number: US1899171A
Application number: US328468A
Authority: US
Inventors: Virgil P Warren
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-12-26
Filing date: 1928-12-26
Publication date: 1933-02-28
Anticipated expiration: 1950-02-28

Description

V. P. WARREN Feb. 28, 1 9331.

REFRIGERATOR CONSTRUC'I' ION Filed Dec. 26, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 'gwuentoz I ll llfl l ,1? Warren Feb. 28, 1933 v P WARREN 1,899,171

REFRIGERATOR CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 26, 1928 2 SheeOs-Sheet .2

Z ,P Warzren Patented Feb. 28, 1933 UNITED STATES VIRGIL 1. WARREN, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA REFRIGERATOR CONSTRUCTION Application filed December 26, 1928. Serial No. 328,468.

The invention forming the subject matter.

of this application is a store fixture of the refrigerator type, adapted tov facilitate the storage and dispensing of perishable articles. The main object of the invention is to provide a refrigerator construction in which the goods to be dispensed therefrom may be withdrawn from'the refrigerator merely by opening the door thereof.

Afurther object of the invention is to provide a construction of this type in which the opening of the door not only withdraws the article to be dispensed, but also operates an inner closure plate which closes the opening when the door is opened to its limit.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shelf, for the article to be dispensed, between the closure plate and door, so that the article to be dispensed may be moved into and out of the refrigerator as desired.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as the detailed description thereof proceeds.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective of a part of a refrigerator embodying this invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective of a modified form of the invention shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective of a detail of construction of the form of the invention shown in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of an article supporting structure forming part of the invention shown in Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view of the parts shown in Figure 4, but moved to a different position;

Figure 6 is a vertical section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a front elevation of the parts shown in Figure 5 and with parts broken away to show details of construction; and

Flgure 8 is a perspective view of one of the details of construction shown in Figure 5.

Referring to Figure 1, there is shown part of a refrigerator 1, having a door 2 hinged to the front thereof to' close an opening 3 leading to a compartment 4 in the refrigerator. (See Figures 4 and 5.)

The side wall 5 of the refrigerator is provided with

lugs

6, 7 and 8, (see Figure 6) extending from a plate 9 which is suitably secured on the inside of the side wall 5. The plate 9 extends substantially the whole length of the opening 3 and has pivoted thereto the hinge elements 10, 1'1, 12 and 13, which are suitably secured to the back of a closure plate 14 of a size to completely close the opening 3 when swung into closing position.

The side wall 5 and the opposite side wall 15 of the compartment 4 are provided with

beads

16 and 17 which form stops for the striking and hinged edges of the closure plate 14. The top and bottom edges of the closure plate 14 strike against the top member 18 and bottom member 19 of the framework forming the refrigerator opening 3. The construction just described is such that when the closure plate 14 is in the position shown in Figure 5, the outside air is completely excluded from the chilled air in the refrigerator.

Near the lower edge of the front face of the closure plate 14, a shelf 20 is suitably secured at right angles to the closure plate. This shelf 20 is quadrant-shaped and of a radius substantially equal to the width of the door opening 3. A slotted bracket 21 is mounted on top of the shelf 20 near the straight edge thereof remote from the closure plate 14. The bracket 21 comprises

foot plates

22 and 23 connected to opposite ends of a centrally raised part 24 which is provided with a'slot 25 adapted to receive slidably a pin 26 formed on the end of a bracket 27 which is fixed to the inner face of the door 2 near the lower edge-thereof. A plate 28 is formed integral with the bracket 27 and is provided with

apertures

29 and 30 adapted to receive screws or bolts for securing the bracket to the inner face of door 2.

It will be apparent from Figures 4 and 5, that when the outer door is closed, the pin 5 26 sliding in the slot 25 causes the closure plate 14 and shelf 20 to be supported wholly within the compartment 4. When the door 2 is opened, as shown in Figure 5, the pin 26 engaging the bracket 21 holds the shelf 20 outside of the refrigerator and at the same time holds the closure plate 14 against the

beads

16 and 17 and prevents the outer air from entering the refrigerator compartment 4. l5

erably arranged on the shelf 20 and door 2 so as to form a slidable support for the free end of the shelf 20, and thereby eliminating the necessity for a brace ertending from the closure plate 14 to support this free end.

The construction described is primarily intended to support heavy circular articles, such as cheese, which must be preserved and which is ordinarily intended to be dispensed in comparatively small quantities at one time. Since articles of this type are usually very heavy, it is desirable that the manual labor of lifting them into and out of a refrigerator be eliminated as far as possible, and this construction is designed to eliminate such labor.

In order to support heavy cylindrical articles of the cheese type on the shelf 20, in position to facilitate the cutting thereof, the shelf 20 is provided with a circular supporting disk 28 pivotally mounted in any suitable manner on the shelf 20.

The bracket 21 may be mountd on top of the shelf 20 as shown in Figures 1, 4, 5, and 7, and this is a preferable form since all the 40 parts are accessible through the door opening 3 and above the bottom 19 of the framework of the opening. However, another form of the invention is contemplated and this form has a shelf 20' connected to the closure plate 14 sufiiciently far above the bottom edge thereof to accommodate a plate 29 secured to the underside of the shelf 20' and provided with a slot 30 adapted to receive slidably the pin 26 of the bracket 27 which is secured to the inside face of the door 2 near the lower edge thereof.

The 0 eration of the invention will be apparent rom inspection of the drawings and need not be further described herein.

What I claim is:

In a refrigerator having a frame work providing an opening therethrough to a compartment therein, a door for said opening pivotally mounted on the outer face of the frame work by hinges mounted on an outer side edge of the frame, a closure plate pivotally mounted by one edge within the compartment by hinge means having pivots s aced from but parallel with those of the 65 oor hinges, a quadrant shaped shelf rigidly The bracket 21 and the bracket 27 are pref- VIRGIL P. WARREN.