US933141A - Refrigerator. - Google Patents

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W. E. URQUHART.

REFRIGERATOR. APPLIUATION FILED JULY'ls, 190e.

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WILLIAM E. URQUHART, OF MOSCOW, IDAHO.

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Application filed July 13, 1908.

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Beit known that I, VILLIAM E. URQUHART, a citizen of the United States, residing at Moscow, in the county of Latah and State of Idaho, have invented a new and useful Refrigerator, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to refrigerators and has for its principal object to provide a novel form of ice receiving tray and chamber which in addition to its heat absorbing properties will act as a reservoir for drinking water and will further serve as a trap for the drainage of excess water.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel form of refrigerator in which the entire front may be opened for inspection and cleaning, or for the removal or insertion of the ice and foods or other articles to be preserved.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a refrigerator in which the front port-ion of the casing in alinement with the ice tray is arranged to open downward so as to form a receiving shelf on which the cake of ice may be dumped and from which it may readily slide on to the tray.

lVith these and other objects in view, as will more fully hereinafter appear, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly point-ed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions, size and minor details of the struct-ure may be made withoutl departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the'accompanying drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of a refrigerator constructed in accordance with the invention, all of the doors being shown in open position. Fig. 2 is a similar view looking at one end of the refrigerator. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the refrigerator illustrating the ice tray and water reservoir. Fig. 4L is a transverse sectional view on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Similar numerals of yreference are employed to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

The main casing of the refrigerator may be formed of wood or other suitable material, and the back and sides are preferably `Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. l?, 1909. Serial No, 443,240.

provided with panels l0 of glass in order that the contents of the refrigerator may be observed.

The interior of the refrigerator is divided into two main compartments, l2 and 13, by a horizontally disposed partition let, and the central portion of the upper compartment serves as an ice receiving chamber, while the spaces on either side thereof are arranged for the reception of the food or other articles to be preserved.

The ice receiving tray l5 is preferably formed of wood or other material, and has a lining 16 of metal. The edge of the tray is provided with a vertically extending flange, so that the tray will be dish-shaped and overflow of the water prevented. Arranged immediately under the ice tray and forming a support therefor, is a vertically disposed cylindrical tank 18, the bottom of which rests on the bottomboard 19 of the refrigerator. At the top of the tank is an opening 20 which communicates directly with the tray, so that all of the water arising from the melting of the ice will flow directly into the tank.

Leading outwardv from the forward portion of the tank and extending through the front wall of the refrigerator casing is a pipe 22, that is provided with a cock 23 which may be opened for the purpose of drawing off water for drinking or other purposes. Connected in the pipe Q2 is a T 24 from which rises a vertical pipe 25 that is coupled at the top to a horizontal pipe 2G extending through the front wall of the casing, the horizontal pipe being arranged some distance below the top of the tank 20, and from the outer end of the pipe 26 leads a discharge pipe 27 that may communicate wit-h any suitable receiving vessel. The pipe 26 forms an overflow, and when the water rises in the tank 18 up to the level of said pipe 2G, any excess water will flow out to the discharge vessel, so that the water cannot rise to such an extent as to flood the tray.

The ice tray is further supported and the tank maintained in vertical position by a plurality of hangers 30 each formed off a pair of bolts 3l, the adjacent ends of which are connected by eyes 32. The uppermost bolts extend through openings formed in the top of the refrigerator, and are provided with adjusting nuts 33, so that the ice tray may be level. The bolts serve also as supports for a pair of guard and shelf supporting strips 34, that may be formed of wood or other material and are provided with openings through which the bolts pass. These strips are arranged at a slight angle to the horizontal and their inner edges are so arranged as to form guards or guides for the cake of ice. The outer edges of the strip which project beyond the hanger bolts, serve as supports for the inner edges of receiving shelves 36 and the outer edges of these shelves are supported on suitable lugs or brackets 37 that are secured to the inner wall of the end casing.

The upper compartment l2 of the refrigerator is provided with three front doors 39, 40 and atl, the two side doors 39 and ll() being arranged to swing on verticalpivots, while the door ll swings on horizontal pivots, and when closed forms jambs against which the side doors may close. The door ll is arranged to swing downward to the Y positions shown in Figs. l and 4L, so that its upper face will be arranged at a slight angle to the horizontal, and form an inclined dumping platform or chute on which the cake of ice may be deposited and afterwards pushed on to the tray. On the outer face of the door is arranged a pair of slotted brackets 43 that receive the inbent ends of a pair of arms 4st that are pivoted at l5 to brackets 46 on the front of the casing. Vhen the door is opened, the arms may slide outward in the slotted brackets until the door assumes the position shown in Fig. Ll, and the door will be held in this position and will support the weight of the ice.

The vertical sides of the central door are arranged to form jambs against which the vertically swinging side doors 39 and 40 may close in order to form tight joints.

In the lower compartment of the refrigerator are arranged two shelves, one on each side of the water tank 18. The outer ends of the shelves are supported on brackets or lugs 48 projecting inward from the end walls of the casing, while the inner ends of said shelves are provided with legs 49 that rest on the bottom of the casing.

What is claimed is l. In a refrigerator having an ice receivt ing opening in one of its vertical walls, an ice tray, a plurality of bars in part supporting said tray, guard strips carried by the bars and forming guides for the blocks of ice, the outer edges of such strips serving also as shelf supports.

2. In a refrigerator having an ice receiving opening in one of its vertical walls, a casing, an ice tray, bars in part supporting the passage of the bars and serving as guards for the block of ice, the outer edges of said strips forming shelf supports, detachable shelves, and means on the inner walls of the casing of the refrigerator for the support of the outer ends of said shelves.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

IVILLIAM E. URQUHART. l/V i tn esses C. Il. THOMPSON, A. MUNRo.

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