US540866A

US540866A - Provision-van

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Publication number: US540866A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-06-11
Anticipated expiration: 1912-06-11

Description

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' W. & THMALLY.

PROVISION VAN.

No. 540,866. 3 Patented June 11,1895.

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W. & T. MALLY.

PROVISION VAN.

No. 540,866. Patented June 11, 1895.

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' PROVISION VAN. No. 540,866. Patented June 11, 1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM MALLY ANDTADENSZ MALLY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PROVlSl-ONeVAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 540,866, dated June 11, 1895.

Application filed October 25, 1893. Serial No. 489,146. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM MALLY and TADENSZ MALLY, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook'and State-of Illinois, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Provision-Vans; and We do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a novel construction in what we term aprovision van, adapted more particularly to carry meats and the like, and the object is to provide a van with devices for carrying and preserving meats and the like, and also with devices by means of which they can be conveniently displayed and disposed of.

The invention consists of the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating our invention, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the lines 1 1 of Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 2 isa vertical transverse section Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on thelines 3 3 of Figs. 1 and 2.

Referring now to said drawings, A indicates as a whole the body of the van, and B the running gear. The said body A consists of the longitudinal beams 1 and 2, the uprights 3, 4, 5 and 6 and the cross-pieces 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. These beams, uprights and cross-pieces are connected together in a familiar manner to provide the framework of the body of the van. At the forward end of the van are the front wheels 13 of ordinary construction, while near the rear end of the van are the rear wheels 14: which support the rear end of the van, by means of the springs 15 and 16 as shown.

The above described parts are all old and of well-known construction and 'need not be further described.

The front end portion of the van, indicated by O, is constructed as a refrigerator, and the sides and top and-bottom of this refrigerator portion have double walls 17 in the usual manner. Upon one side of the van the walls of this refrigerator, indicated by 18, are made of glass so that the contents can be seen from the outside. In one corner of the refrigerator 0 is an ice box 19,the inner walls 20 of which are conveniently made of slats with openings 21 between the same to allow free access of arr. 19 is provided with a door 22 through which ice can be placed in the box, and this door has double walls as before described. The drivers seat 23 is hinged to the front wall of the van and is so located that when in ahorizontal position it stands in front of the lower edge of the'door 22-to prevent the same from being opened. The said seat 23 is held in a horizontal position by an angular bracket 2t pivoted to the lower face of the seat and, as shown in Fig. 1', when this bracket 24 stands at right angles to the seat it will hold the latter in a horizontal position, but by turning the brackets so that they are parallel with theseat, the latter can drop so that the -door 22 can be opened. Located next to the ice box 19 of the refrigerator is a compartment 25 having a plurality of shelves 26 and having also walls 27 with openings 28 therein, and a door 29. This compartment 25 is intended for the reception of meats and delicacies of a delicate nature, such as sweetbreads and the like. The remaining portion of the refrigerator is provided with the meat poles 30, as

shown. These poles are suitably supported at their ends upon brackets secured to the walls of the refrigerator. The rear end of the refrigerator is provided with two doors 31 that can be closed and fastened to a door-post 32, as shown in Fig. 3.

In the rear of the refrigerator the sides of the vanare open, while extending the entire length of the van on both sides of the same are'the movable hinged

leaves

32 and 33. The width of the said

leaves

32 and 33 is about halft'he height of the van and the upper leaf 33 is hinged at its upper edge, while the lower leaf 32 is hinged at its lower edge, so that the two leaves meet when they stand in a vertical position. The upper leaf 33 is provided with a flange 34 that overlaps the upper edge of the lower leaf 32, and the said

leaf pieces

32 and 33 are held in aclosed position by bolts 35 that pass through the upper leaf At the front end of the van the ice box 33 and through the uprights 3, 4 and 5 of the body of the van and are secured by a suitable nut 36, as shown in Fig. 3. When the lower leaf is thrown out it is held in a horizontal position by the toggle levers 37 so that it serves as a counter along the side of the van upon which the Wares of the van-keeper may be displayed and disposed of. lhe upper leaf 33 serves as a cover or roof and is held in a horizontal position by toggle levers 38. The rear end of the van is provided with doors 39 and alsoastep 40 and seat 41 for an attendant.

The floor of the body of the van in the rear of the refrigerator and indicated by 42, is smaller than the body of the van and is connected with the main body portion of the side walls 43, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, while extending from the bottom of the main portion of the body of the van are shelves 44 upon which meats and other things may be placed and operated upon, and serves as a great convenience to the clerk or butcher who acts as a shopkeeper. Meat blocks 45 may be placed within the van conveniently, with one edge resting upon the shelf 44 and supported by legs 46 at their other side. A meat chopper 47 can be carried conveniently upon one of the shelves. Upon the uprights 3, 4 and 5 eyes 48 are secured,by means of which the brackets 49 for holding the me .t poles 50 can be secured to the sides of the van. The said brackets and meat poles can be easily transferred from one side to the other of the van, as found convenient, since the uprights on both sides are provided with the said eyes 48.

poultry, such as chickens and ducks, and each compartment is provided with a door 53. At

the opposite ends of the compartment are troughs 54 for feeding the poultry, and these troughs are protected by overhanging guards 55 secured to the coop or the floor to protect said food troughs from dirt, &c.

We claim as our invention- A provision van, consisting of a body portion supported upon suitable running gear, said body portion being divided by doors 31 into two compartments, the forward compartment 0 having double Walls and transparent sides, an ice box 19 in one corner of said compartment C, and a door 22 in the ice box 19at the front end of the body portion, the rear compartment of said body portion having hinged sides, a floor 42, shelves 44 between said floor 42 and sides, rear end doors, and brackets for meat poles, substantially as lescribed.

In testimony whereof We ailix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM MALTA. TADENSZ MALLY. Witnesses:

HARRY COBB KENNEDY, RUDOLPH W. Lorz.