US762384A - Well-refrigerator. - Google Patents

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No. 762,384. PATENTED JUNE 14, 1904. G. P. GHARLESWDRTH.

WELL REFRIGERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, 1903.

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PATENT OFFICE.

WELL-REFRIGERATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 762,384, dated June 14, 1904. Application filed "June 23, 1903. Serial No. 162,733- lNo model.)

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Be it known that I, GEORGE F. GHARLEswon'rrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newton, in the county of Jasper and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Well-Refrigerator, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of my invention are to provide a well-refrigerator of simple, durable, and inexpensive construction which will accomplish all the'objeets of the ordinary refrigerator and at the same time be strong and durable.

A further object is to provide a refrigerator which can be easily attached above a well and in which the refrigerator portion can be lowered into the well so as to remain a slight distance above the water in the well.

A further object is to provide means for easily raising and lowering the refrigeratorbox down into and up out of the well.

A further object is to provide means for preventing the refrigerator-box from swaying in any direction while being lowered or raised. 7 i

A further object is to provide hollow galvanized-iron pipes which are attached to the upper portion of my device and which are attached. together at the bottom by means of a connecting-pipe, said pipe being a slight distance above the water to limit the downward movement of the refrigeratorbox.

A further object" is to provide a protector for the top of the well and for the refrigerators having doors in their sides for allowing the refrigerator-box and the substances in the box to be taken out from it.

A further object is to provide a wheel attached to the top of the protector for raising and lowering the refrigerator-box.

A further object is to provide means for controlling the rotary movement of the wheel.

A further object is to provide a device which will not only hold the refrigerator-box in position on the galvanized-iron pipes, but will also allow the refrigerator-box to be taken out from between these pipes at the pleasure of the operator or placed between these pipes and held there firmly when desired.

A furtherobject is to provide adoor in the front of the refrigerator-box, so that substances can be easily placed on the interior of the box or taken out from it.

A further object is to provide a refrigerator which can be used in connection with the ordinary well and will thus avoid the expense of procuring ice for refrigerating purposes.

A further object is to provide a top for the refrigerator which will be of compact construction, which can be easily attached to the cover of the well near the pump, so that the pump can be easily operated without any inconvenience on account of the top of my refrigerator.

My invention consists in certain details in the construction, arrangemenu'and combination of the various parts of the device whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the top portion of my device and the refrigerator-box and shows in side elevation the retaining-pipes for guiding the refrigeratorbox. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the top portion of my device and the refrigeratorbox. This View also shows the retainingpipes which extend into the well. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of my refrigerator-box cut through the line 1 1 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference-numeral 10 to indicate the top portion of my refrigerator, which is designed to be firmly fixed to the cover of a well and comprises the sides ll, the roof 12, and the front andrear portions 13. Hinged to the front portion 13 are the doors 1 1 and 15, designed to swing toward and away from each other and designed to be held in a closed position by means of the latch 16, as shown clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

I have used the referen ce-numeral 17 to designate the cover of the well, upon which the top portion of my device rests. To each side 11 of the top portion I have firmly attached the pipes 18 and 19 by the brackets 20. The pipes 18 and 19 extend from. the upper top portion of my device downwardly substanits other end. On the screw-threaded portion I have mounted the thumb-screw 29. This bolt 26, having a thumb-screw29 on its screwthreaded portion, is so arranged that when the thumb-screw is turned up the prongs in the support 25 will be drawn together, and the rotatable movement of the wheel can be controlled easily by means of this thumb-screw. Placed over the wheel 24 is the rope 30, having the weight 31 firmly attached at one end thereof and having a refrigerator box 32 mounted at the other end thereof, so that when the weight 31 is lowered the Wheel will be drawn in a direction toward the weight and the refrigerator-box 32 will be raised correspondingly.

The refrigerator-box 32 comprises the back portion 33, the front portion 3 1, and the side portions 35. Hinged to the front portion 34 is the door 35, having the latch 36 at the opposite side from the hinges, said latch being designed to hold the door in its closed position and be easily released when the operator desires to open the door. The entire refrigerator-box 32 is made of galvanized iron, so that it will not rust when lowered into thewell. It has a series of shelves 36 on its interior portion,upon which the food can be readily placed. I have provided a number of depressions 37 in each of the sides 35. Attached near each depression is the leafspring 38 having its rear end firmly attached to the sides 35 and having the outer end portion made substantially semicircular in shape, so that when the refrigerator-box 32 is placed between the galvanized- metal pipes 18 and 19 the curved portion of the leaf-spring 38 will fit partially around these pipes 18 and 19, and on account of the refrigerator-box 37 being constructed of such a Width that it will fit conveniently between these two pipes 18 and 19 the leaf-springs will retain this box firmly between these metal pipes 18 and 19. Then on account of these leaf-springs being attached outside of the depressions 37 in the sides of the box when it is desired to move the box from between the metal pipes 18 and 19 the operator simply has to take hold of the box and draw it forwardly, and the leaf-springs 38 will be forced into the depressions 37 of the box, and the refrigerator-box in that way can be easily taken out from between the metal pipes. The operator can also easily place the box between the pipes 18 and 19 when he desires to do so, and on account of the leaf-spring coming in engagement with the metal pipes they will be forced inwardly toward the box and into the depressions 37 in the sides of the box, and when the curved portion of the leaf-spring 38 is reached the spring will be forced outwardly and against the pipes 18 and 19.

In practical use and assuming that the person desires to attach one of these refrigerators to his well all he has to do is simply to cut an opening through the cover of the well at the back of his pump and place the top portion 10 over the opening, which is of the same size as the dimensions of the interior of the box. He then adjusts the wheel in the desired place at the top of the device and on the inside thereof and attaches the refrigeratorbox to one end of the top portion of the device. He then pushes the refrigerator-box between the pipes 18 and 19 in such a way that the curved portions of the springs 38 on the sides will come firmly in contact with the pipes. Then he can easily raise and lower the refrigerator-box by grasping the rope 30 and adjusts the thumb-screw attached to the support 25 to assist in controlling the upward and downward movement of the refrigeratorbox and the weight 31. Nevertheless, on account of the sides of the wheel being engaged by the prongs of the support 25, when the operator desires to gain access to the interior of the top he simply has to open the doors 14 and 15 and swing them outwardly, then swing the door 35outwardly, said door being made behind the doors 14: and 15. Then after he has placed his provisions in the box he can easily lower this refrigerator 35 in the way designated above after closing the door 35. He can then close the doors 1 1 and 15, and the refrigerator-box, which is immediately above the water-surface in the well, will be kept at a uniform temperature, owing to the coolness of the water in the well.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States therefor, is

1. In a device of the class described, a box having depressions in each side of it, leafsprings attached to the sides and adjacent to the depressions, having the outer end thereof semicircular in shape, pipes supported in a vertical position designed to enter the semicircular portion of said leaf-springs and means for raising and lowering the refrigerator-box.

2. In a device of the class described, a top portion designed to be placed above a well, metal pipes attached to said top portion'and extending downwardly into the well, said pipes being substantially parallel with each other, a connecting-pipe detachably securing the lower ends of said pipes together, a refrigerator-box designed to fit between said pipes, having depressions in each side of it, leaf springs substantially semicircular in shape at one end, attached to each side of the box, and immediately outside of the depres- 'frigerator-box attached to the other end of the rope having depressions in each side of it, leaf-springs semicircular at one end, firmly attached to the box, the semicircular portion of said leaf-springs being adjacent to said depressions, pipes attached to the top portion and extending downwardly therefrom, designed to engage said semicircular portions to prevent horizontal displacement of the refrigeratorbox.

At. In a device of the class described, atop portion having doors therein, a pronged sup port attached to the top portion, wheels mounted between the prongs of said pronged supports, means for drawing the pronged portions toward each other, a rope passed over said wheel, a weight attached to one end of said rope, a refrigerator-box attached to the other end of said rope, leaf-springs having one end thereof semicircular in shape, firmly attached to the box, supporting-pipes attached to said top portion designed to engage the semicircular portions of said leaf-springs, and a connecting-pipe firmly attached to the lower ends of said supporting-pipes.

GEORGE F. CHARLESWORTII.

Witnesses:

BERT ENGLE, WALTER MORGAN.

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