USRE10136E - Ice-house - Google Patents

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J. BRAUER ICE HOUSE, 1GB B0X, AND RBPRIGBRATQR.

eissued June 13,1882.

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ICE HOUSE, ICE BOX, AND REFRIGERATOR, No. 10,136. l,Reissued June 13,1882.

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.dttorney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Jus'rus B RAUER, oF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ICE-HOUSE, ICE-BOX,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Reissued Letters Patent No. 10,136, dated June 13, 1882.

Original No. 244,374, dated July 19, 1881. Application for reissue filed May 22, 1882.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J USTUS BRAUER, a citi-A l 'zen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Houses, lee- Boxes, Src., of which the following is a specifcation, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. y

My invent-ion relates to improvements in icehouses, ice-boxes, refrigerators, and other re' ceptaeles in which articles are to be preserved or cooled by cooling the air; and the object is to construct receptacles of this kind in such a manner that the articles contained o1' vto be stored therein will remain fresh and will not spoil, while beer and malt liquors are kept under a more'regular and even temperature than in ice-houses as now ordinarily constructed. c At the same time,`by having an even temperature, a large quantity of ice, especially in large ice-houses, can be sa\'ed,whil in those as now constructedlthe temperature is not uniform, and has to be forced at the expense of large quantities of ice.

The inventionconsists principally in eniploying granulated cork so closely packed as to form practically a solid mass between the walls or sides and top and bottom, and in such a manner that the inner and outer walls thereof are preferably entirely isolated from each other by cork packed around the uprights.l

It also consists of a peculiar open drip-licor, so that the condense-water will be guided to suitable gutters, from which it is carried oil in any suitable manner. The drip-floor can be made to conform to any shape, either arch, inoline, hip, or other formed roof or ceiling. rIhe foul air, evaporation, and stench caused by meats and similar articles can freely ascend between the spaces formed between the slats or ledges of the drip-door, while the cold air from the ice on the grated floor can pass freely down and assist in always maintaining an even and regular temperature.'

It also consists in the construction and arrangement of certain parts, as will be more definitely described hereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a horizontal section, on line a: :v of Fig. 4, of an ice-house. Fig. 2is a. vertical central cross-section of the same. Fig. 3 is a horizon-tal section ou line y y. Fig. 4 is a vertical central cross-section at right angles to Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a plan and section of one of the ledges. Figs. (i and 7 are diagrams of the modified arrangements of the drip-licor. 4

In the drawings, A and B are the inner and outer walls of an ice-house, between which au air-space is formed..-.On the inside of the wall B is arranged a lining, G,- properly supported by uprights C' and cross-pieces C". The space between this lining C and wall B is packed with very closely-rammed granulated cork of nearly uniform particles, and to form practically a solid mass. It is very important that the proper quantity and thickness of cork be applied in ice-houses, and I have ascertained by actual experience that about four to tive inches will withstand any degree of heat from penetrating through the walls, while ordinarily about fourteen inches is required. In the upper part of the ice-house or refrigerator is arranged the grated door D, upon which the ice is supported; and around the floor D is secured to'the wall B an inclined ledge, d,

-by which all drip-water is conducted away from the wall C, and thereby prevents the wood-work of the wall from rotting. The water falls upon tliedrip-floor E, which is of peculiar construction; lt consists of ledges or slats F, which are constructed of boards b, Fig. 5, covered with galvanized or other suitable metal, o. bent over one of the edges, as shown at e.' The boards b are recessed at one side, as shown'at g, to preventany drip-water from lumps of ice which might lodge at -zthat side from being drawn against the ledgeboards by capillary attraction. site side of the ledge are formed gutters f, for conducting the drip'water to the lowest corner of the ledges, which forms atongue or point, i, from which all the drip-water drops offiuto the gutters below, as shown in Figsl.2 and 4.' The girders may, however, be cut/ in any desired manner for supporting the ledges, and to snit different-shaped ceilings or roofs, examples of which are shown Vin Figs. 6 and 'i'.

Under the drip-floor E is secured in any suit able manner one or more gutters, H, slightly At the oppof IOO inclined, andhavingan outlet-spout, 7:, through which the water can pass to any desired'place or receptacle. v

By arranging theled ges in the manner shown they can be easily cleaned from below of sawdust, slime, &c.,and replaced in position. Thev cold air can freely circulate between the overhanging sides of the ledges, and all foul odors are obviated, especiallyinbutchering or similar establishments.

The walls may be built of brick, stone, or other material when building an ice-house,

and, if desired, the air-space may be extended in the roof or ceiling.

I am a'ware that cork loosely applied between the walls of refrigerators has been employed; but this has been found to be imprac! ticable and no better than sawdust and similar articles, and only by a long series of experiments have I discovered that to -practicallyemploy granulated cork in ice-houses, &c., it must be closely packed, and to do this properly the cork should be of a nearly uniform size of particles prepared to pack closely, so as to forma nearly solid mass. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In an ice-house or refrigerator having an air-space between its inner and outer walls,- A B, a lining, C, forming a space to be filled with closely-packed granulated cork of near-l y uniform size, substantially as specied.

2. An ice-house por refrigerator consisting `of inner and outer walls, A B, forming an aispace', and a lining, G. forming a space to be filled with closely-packed granulated cork, a grated iioor, and a drip-floor, constructed substantially as shown and specilied.

3`. In anice-house or refrigerator having inner and outer walls, forming an air-space, and a supplementary space packed with closelyrammed granulated cork, the inclined ledge d, arranged as shown, and for the purpose herein specified.

4. In an. ice-house or refrigerator provided with an airispace between its inner and outer walls,and having a supplementary space packed with closely-rammed granulated cork,

- adrip-ilor consisting of girtlers supporting removable ledges, provided with gutters ,overhanging edges e, and recesses g, constructed substantially as show'n and specified.

5. In au ice-house or refrigerator having iunel` and outer walls, forming an air-space, an inner space packed with closely-rammed granulated cork, a drip-floor, constructed as described, and gutters 'for carrying ofi' the dripwater, all arranged substantially as shown and specified.

suitable gutters for carrying off the drp-Wa- .I

ter, all substantially as specified.-

S. An ice-house, refrigerator, &c., having inner and outer walls, A B, forming an airspace, with an inner lining, C, the space between ivhich and wall B is filled with"granu lated cork of nearly uniform size and packed by' ramming to form a compact mass, substantially as herein specified.

9. An ice-house or refrigerator having walls, sides, top, and bottom made double, and the space filled in with closely-packed granulated cork of nearly uniform size, forming a practically-solid mass, substantially as specified.

10. An ice-house or refrigerator having double`walls, sides, top, and bottom, and filledwith granulated cork of nearly uniform size, and so closely packed as to form a practically solitl mass, substantially as set forth.

11. In ice-houses or refrigerators, an open drip-floor composed of independent ledges arranged in such manner as to leave an unobstructed air-'passage between the edges of said ledges and allow a. free circulation'of air, substantially as shown and specified.

12. In ice-houses or refrigerators, an vopen drip-door composed of removable ledges arranged on supports'in suchinclined manner that the adjoining edges overlap each other to prevent water dripping'into the room below, while the spaces between the edges form unob, structed passages for the circulation of air, substantially as specified.

13. In ice-houses or refrigerators, the ledges F, consisting of boards b, having recessed sides g,and covered with suitable metal, c, bent over I J USTUS BRAUER.

Witnesses LLOYD F. KELEnEn, A. T. SANGs'roN.

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