US1774431A - Combined refrigerator and dispensing cabinet - Google Patents

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Aug 26, 1930. C.V .A..FOREMAN 1,774,431 v COMBINED REFRIGERATOR AND DISPENSING CABINET Filed June 3, 1929 V JNVENTOR. 2 G/I.F0/?MAA/,I

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UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE CALEY A. FOREI VIAN. OF SCHLATEB, MISSISSIPPI COMBINED REFRIGERATOR AND DISPENSING CABINET Application filed June 3, 1929- Serial No. 368,022.

4 This invention relates to a combined rebend 16 lies at such a height that the coil 14 t'rigerator and dispensing cabinet. and it has is kept tilled with ice water and that the level for its object to provide a device of this charof the ice water in the tank is maintained acter intended for store use. and having as at a point near the top of said tank. The

its primar object to maintain a large numtop of the cabinet is provided with a pair of her of soft drink bottles in a refrigerated sliding doors 18 and 19. which may be opcondition. and in llil: a position that they erated independently of each other. said may be. easily inspected. and the desired botdoors complementallv occupying sulstam tie selected \vhih at the same time,the Waste tially the entire top of the cabinet. so that i t thi i d i li th 1: manipulating one or the other of said no bottles is utilized to cool the lower compartdoors, substantially the Whole area of the ment of the cabinet. in \xhichmeats. butter, tank is uncovered, so that any desired botor other articles may be kept in a refrigerated tie may be selected and removed. condition and. at the same time.on display. The rear side of the cabinet is provided F -{h ohiects of th invention will b with doors 20.throu;1'h which access may be (35 set forth in the detailed description which had to the interior of the cabinet. and parf011()w s i V ticularly to the lower compartment 11.

In the accompanvine drawing: From the foregoing description. it will be Figure 1 is a perspective \iQV, of a bi t seen that very simple and etlicient means are constructedin accordance with theinvention, 119mm provided accomplishing the 70 and jects of the invention. However. it is to be F 2 ig a i th f understood that the invention is not limited Like numerals de ignate corresponding i h l f fi j Set f llllt t parts inhoth ot the ti -ares of the drawing. 1t Includes Wlthln lts PHTWQW llet'errin; to the drawings. 5 designates a t-' fall'ly'come Within either the tel'ms cabinet which. m'etcrablv. has. an inclined will? Stunt of the appended tront wall 6. the major portion of which con- H m descrlbed y nwentmn: What I sists of glass pant-s 7 and through which (131m 153 the contents at the cabinet are rendered vis- A combined Fefngemtmfl and p l ihie. cabinet, comprising a boxlike receptacle diso Thecabinet a (Mata b v ahorizontalpar- \lded y partltion, into pp and tit ion 9. into an upper compartment 10. and almpartmentsdoors 1n the p of the CabmQt a lovl'er compartment 11. An ice water tank f 1166658 tqthe Upp C0ml7fir tn19nt@ uddl" 1Q iq Fhhhm-tcd upon the Partition 9 d t onal doors in a side of the cabinet for progpweg to herd) home; Tho (.(mtonts f v1d1n access to the lower compartment. and 5 which are to be kept in a chilled condition. tank in Pi l mmlmflmmlh b l The hmh 12 wahmhghh d b piling tially co-extensive in len gtlrand width with cracked m the tops f the how, the w th the recepta cle.a dram pipe leading from bottles are maintained in a refrigerated eon- Saul tank and fl (01mg (011 (113' h i A i H loads from the hottom f posed in the lower compartment. and means the tank 12 and is connected toa horizontal Can-19d by Sam t l for automatically mam mohnQ 11 14a which hhq fl t hon the taining the level of ice water in the tank, at tom 15 ot the cabinet. and chills the lower Ilomt tldlacetll the P compartment and any from] stuflg Whiph 2. The combination with a boxlike recepmay h plnppd i gni l Compartment Th il tacle baring a transparent trout ivall. means tpfniinfltpg i m] upgfflndinfl' p 16 51 di for (ll\l(llll 2' the same into upper and lower charge I of which constitutes an overflow compartments. a bottle receiving" tank in the i 1 hi h may 1 l fl t any it bl upper compartment. doors in the top of the point of drainage. receptacle for rendering all parts of said It will he observed that the upstanding tank accessible, and an overflow pipe including a horizontal coil in its length, said coil being disposed upon the bottom of the lower compartment, said pipe including a trap which extends upwardly to a point adjacent 5 the upper edge of said tank.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a case. a tank constituting an upper con'ipartinent for the case. the space with in the case. below said tark, constituting a lower compartment, a drrin pipe leading from the bottom of the tank and extended in the form of convolutions along the bottom of the lower compartment, said convolutions terminating in an overflow pipe which comprises an upwardly bent trap, the overflow point of which lies at such height as to maintain the level of water within the tank at a point materially above the bottom thereof,

and doors in the case through which ice may he introduced to the tank and bottles may be placed 111 said tank or removed therefrom.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature.

CALEY A. FOREMAN.

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