US613678A

US613678A - Soda-fountain

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Publication number: US613678A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1898-11-08
Anticipated expiration: 1915-11-08

Description

N0. 6|3,678. Patented Nov. 8, I898. J. B. HERRUN.

SODA FOUNTAIN.

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SODA FOUNTAIN.

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NITED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

JAMES B. HERRON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SODA-FOUNTAIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 613,678, dated November 8, 1898.

Application filed June 19, 1897. Serial No. 641,487. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMEs B. HERRON, a citizen of the United States, residing in Ohicago, in the county ofOook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soda-Fountains, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to soda-fountains, and has particularly to do with that part of the apparatus designed for storing and dispensing the syrups or other flavoring liquids.

It consists in certain specific improvements in the casing in which the syrup-cans are mounted, as will be hereinafter pointed out.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a part of a soda-fountain. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail showing the construction of the frame in which the syrup-cans are mounted. Fig. 5 is a side view of one of the bars of which the frame is com posed, the lock being in section.

Referring to the drawings, 6 indicates the casing designed to contain the soda-water dispensing and cooling apparatus, as well as the syrup-cans.

7 indicates the faucet for discharging the soda-water or other carbonated liquid, which faucet in the construction shown is placed above the syrup-cans.

8 indicates the syrup-cans, which are pivotally mounted in the casing 6 and are adapted to swing outward, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, or to be removed for washing or other purposes. The cans 8 are provided with faucets 0, as shown in Fig. 2.

The construction thus far described is old and is not herein claimed.

For mounting the syrup-cans 8 so that they will readily tilt and maybe easily put in place or removed I provide a frame which is fitted in the front of the casing. A part of this frame is shown in Fig. 4, and it is composed of a series of vertically-arranged bars 10 11, which at their upper ends are connected to a longitudinal bar 12 and at their lower ends are connected to a tube 13. For securing greater strength the upper ends of the bars 10 11 are made T-shaped, so that the several bars may be fitted together and when secured to the bar 12 will form a substantially continuous bar, as indicated by the parts marked let in Fig. 1.

15 indicates screws by which the bars 10 11 are secured to the bar 12. At their lower ends the bars 10 11 are provided with con cavelugs 16, which fit upon the tube 13 and through which screws 17 pass to secure said bars to said tube.

As shown in Fig. 3, the syrup-cans fit in the spaces between consecutive bars 10 11, such cans being provided with concave bearings 18 at their lower front edge's,which rest upon the tube 13, so that the cans may be swung upon said tube as upon a pivot.

An important advantage of constructing the can-carrying frame as above described is that the soda-fountain may be arranged for any desired number of cans Without requiring new castings, as the length of the sodafountain depends solely upon the number of bars 10 11 composing the frame, and consequently when it is desired to make a long frame all that it is necessary to do is to assemble a greater number of said bars, and where a shorter fountain is desired a corresponding number of bars may be omitted. The expense of the fountain is by this means greatly reduced, and the construction of the fountain is simplified to a large extent, so that a fountain of almost any capacity may be furnished on very short notice. This cancarrying frame constitutes an important feature of my present invention.

Another important feature of my invention is the means whereby the syrup-cans are protected from dust and dirt and the fountain is given an ornamental appearance. In prior constructions where tilting syrup-cans have been used, arranged to tilt out from the front of the fountain, it has been customary to attach to the front of the syrup-cans the usual ornamentation, thus making the syrup-cans heavy and increasing their cost to a great extent. Furthermore, in such constructions the syrup-cans themselves constitute part of the front of the fountain, and they are not inclosed.

My improvement consists in providing the fountain with doors arranged in front of the syrup-cans,which when shut inclose the cans, thereby protecting them from damage as well as from dirt and dust. The ornamentation, such as onyx, is carried by such doors and is entirely separate from the cans, so that the cans may be made much less expensive in construction. As the work of ornamenting the doors is much simpler than ornamenting the cans, the cost of the fountain is further reduced. This feature of my invention is fully illustrated in the drawings, wherein 19 indicates the doors. These doors in the construction herein shown are arranged in pairs, two doors being mounted upon each hinge 20, said hinges being carried by the vertical bars 11, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. The bars 10 carry spring-latches 21, havingrecesses 22 adapted to receive pins 23, carried by the doors 19, the arrangement being such that as the doors swing shut they will be automatically locked by the latches 21. A fingerpiece Bet is provided on each latch, so that the doors may be readily released when it is desired to gain access to the syrup-cans.

25 indicates the onyx or other ornamental facing which is secured upon the doors 19.

By the construction described when the doors are shut, as shown in Fig. 3, the upper portions of the syrup-cans are inclosed in the casing, and consequently the syrups are thor oughly protected from foreign matter.

That which I claim as my invention, anc desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a soda-fountain, a can-carrying frame comprising a tube 13, Vertical bars 10 11 detachably connected to said tube, a bar 12 to which said vertical bars are detachably connected, tilting syrup-cans mounted upon said tube 18, doors hinged upon said bars ll, and latches carried by said bars 10, substantially as described.

JAMES B. IIERRON.

Witnesses:

ALBERT H. ADAMS, JOHN L. JACKSON.