US970044A - Orchard-heater. - Google Patents

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J'. L. HAMILTON.

DRGHARD HEATER.

APPLIUAT'ION num AUG. as, 1909.

97G, O44., l Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

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Be it known. that l, JMES L. lilliurntrou, j

a citizen' of-the United States, residing at Grand Junction, county of Mesa, and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful `Inuprmen'ients in ")rcbardlfrleat and I do declare the following 'to loe full, clear, and exa-ot description oli' the invent tion, suoli as will enable others Skilled in art. vto Whicliit uppertains to maire und use the (same, reference being had to the aecozn panying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference marked thereon, which `form a part of 'this specification.

My. invention relates to improvements in orchardheaters, and the invention consists `of a device adapted for use to prevent injury by reason of frost or a. llowering of the temperature `in fruit sections to suoli a de gree as to injure the blossoms upon the trees, or other shrubs or vegetables "which are susceptible to' injury from this cause. Devices of this;` character are more coinmonly needed in fruit sections of the VlVeet,

Wheresudden changes of temperature are` common. A

Mypresent invention may. be considered an improvement upon the construction-set `forth in my previous application, Serial Number 470,546, and the novel features 'V3I-ill now .be described in detail, reference' being made to the accompanying drawing, in

' Awhich is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In"this drawing: 'Figure l is a perspeo tive view -of my improved orchard heater, the cover belng` shown partly withdrawn,

Vexposing a peitettlie fuel receptacle.

2 is n vertical longitudinal. section .of the de vice shown in the same position, bute/itil liquid fuel in plaee, the portionthereof in the exposed compartment or the 'fuel reeep "taele, or chamben'beingignited. l Fig. 3 is a ,cross section taken on the line 3-8, Fig. 2, viewed in the direction of the arrow.'

'The same ,reference characters indicate .the Same par-is in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate the fuel re'- ceptacle, which is provided near the top -on tvvo sides'and one end with perforations 6, pto receive air for combustion purposes during thev operation of the device. The opF posite end ofA the fuel receptacle is out away or made somewhat shorter than the front Specification of Letters Etaient,

l when the Cover suoli a division vl?aten@Zeri Sept?.

end or that where the peroretzons are. lom cated. Upon this rear end cover T, 'which is tzeoi bottom l, upward@ n' :i forward end l0, u to harmonize, er approrii with the inclination of ille ot the receptacle. At the upper edfe o ,o forward end 1G, out the Cover, looaiii'at a lievi@ antsillgarranged, traneveree lip er flange 13, adapted te overlap the upper edge of the. forward. end l2, ofi? the reeeptaele, to form a.. reasonably tight joint, to prevent, "the entrance of dirt or foreign peribicles 'of matter, 'when the cover is closed es when tite device is not in use.

The sides 9, `of the Cover profeet down`- Wardly into the reee'ptacie a suieient de tlg to' Cover the perforations 6, on lie inside,

closed, or when the sidee 9, thereoi are opposite the eaidopeningeg or perforations, Hence the sides, Well tlie eri-.fl lil-oi the cover, serve to f perforatione 6, oi' the fuel rece, the oever is in the Closed p -fiJ.-oa.

Hinged te the o otton'i of .ie oever et the ll'orvvard extremity thereof, is an apron, or swinging projeetion lei, which' separate@ the fuel 15, .in the one eoniparti'nent of receptacle frein the fuel lil, in the other compartment. This 'apr-on, mougli loose and allowed to swing erwardiy during tile openingmovement of tile cover, still forme or separation between. tine combustion: compartment sind the eompart ment in the rear of the apron, as? prevent, the ignition of the ffnei iu the l *apr-on. lit. the Sonie time the loosely hinged Wit the roeeptaele adapted to swing: iorwi ly to ele A line. position in Fig. 9, tile oever moved rearwerdllv, or toward the left, referring to lig. 2.

As shown in tlie drawing, the apron hinged, syl-,warn at, El", to the cover exterior angle :termed lav ille bottom of the cover and the up'Werrllv-proieeting front il end l0, thereof. Just lieloiv this hinge pin, at the central top portion 'of ie apron, there is forni/ed an opening 18, .in the taeter to permit the escape ot' the from the receptacle in the rear oit/lie apron', in etree the fuel l5, 'therein should lieeorue entn Ll" Speii ega o the im refee whereby the @ovr 1s allowed to slide rey upon the recptaoa, the rear and di the Yeceptacle being mit away to form a support for the bottom of the cover, the forwmd and of thelatef' being equipped with a swinging apmn. adapted to dwla the receptaclemto tvv compartments having im Qpemng 1n nts up pei' pon above the 'fue fm? the fp seffJ orth.

in testimony whereof aiix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES L. HAMELTM Wtnasses:

C, N. REYNOLDS, W. McHAEL.

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