US1391075A - Water-cooler - Google Patents

Description

F. A. PHILLIPPI.

WATER COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 3,' 1919. l

Patented Sept. 20, 1921.

www

l Ywwmxmm m I a Oz F. A. PHILLIPPI. WATER cooLE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 3,1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

*UNIT-eo STATES PATENT oFFlcila.4 i

iERANK A. PHILLIPP, OF --POTTSTOWN PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF TO J'. ROY KINCKINER, OFPOTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. Y A

WATER-COOLER.

.certain new andfuseful -lmprovements in lof ,contr nous Water-Goolers-of which the'following a specification."` Y i Y i This vinvention has for its main yobject to provide a sanitary V cooler for liquids, capable i @intermittent service vvor'an unlimited .period .pf time, au 021i the 'pertain contact liquids'beingiinished with a vitreonsenanielormade of porcelain;

i A further object is to provide rneans whereby the interior is v.readily accessible for cleansing.

A still ,further object iste provide a cooler comprised :of few, land simple' parts relatively inexpensive lto nianutacture, and which is highly economical in the use of a refrigerant.

These ,and other like objects are .attained by the novel construction and combination of parts and principles hereinafter described, and shown in vthe accompanying drawings, lforming a material partjof this disclosure, and lin WhCllv Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken thnough'a cooler inade' in laccordnn,Ce with the invention, u

Y Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on line2v-2 of Fig. 1.

, 3 is a similar transverse sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a top planfview showing apair of cooler units in their easing.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sec- .tional view takenon line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a'perspective view showing oneof the plates used in ,one form of the cooler units. j

Referring tothe drawings in detail, the numeral 1Q indicates the bottom of a bpx or cabinet having side and end walls .respectively 11 and 12, and provided with a remorable jCover 13, aS best .Shown in FigS- 1 and L l' The interior .o the cabinet is Provided with ,a V.vate.I-t-.eht lining; as sheetiopper',

extending-.Overigeside @netsnoer-.aile thek Specification of Letterslatent.

which it may ble'operated.

rateiitedscpt. 2o, 192i.

I Appliceton `rivleti.lJeeexnber 3, 1,913,A kSerial No. `342,216. I

same being adapted to contain ice 14` or other refrigerant, rand provided with asuitable overi'low (not shown) for the melted ice.

Thiscabinet may be made of any desired size so as to'contain one or more vof the cooler units, each consisting of a cylindrical tank 15, formed with an integral bottom '16, from which projects three or more support.- ing feet 17 adapted to vresty upon `the bottom 10, while rising ycentrallyl from thebottom 16, of the tank, is alhub'18, containing a screw vthreaded opening 19, from which leads a pas lage 20, extending at a right angle to the tank the radial lrib 21, below the bottom and provided with a'tight fitting cap 22, at its ,outer end having a flattened knob 23 by i yFormed integrally with ithe tank v15 and extending radially inwardly from top to bottom are a plurality of partial partition plates 24, their' inner vertical edges containing longitudinal V shaped grooves The upper end of' the tankis heveledor ch'amfered at its inner edge 26, 'while `circnrnjacent yof theftank, yat a point near its upper end, is an integral ring 27, having an oyerhanging iianged edge 28,' and containing a plurality ofrecesses 29, Yadapted toposition and prevent from turning fthe beveled, keylile extensions 3Q, formed with angular arms 31, -at the lower end of the bolts 32, their screw-threaded portions 33 being engageable by. the wing nuts 34, the bolts passing through openings formed within ears 35 Lextending out from the periphery oi the cover plate 36,

the openings 3f? through which the bolt stems xof the cover 36 is athreaded opening 40, receptive of a plug 41', having an Vextending head 32 by which t'may be maneuvered, while raised from the upper surface of the cover 36 are a pair of proj ectionsA 43, screw-threaded to receive elbows or like fittings 44, providing for the outlet and inlet of Water to the cooler tank by pipes 45 and l46 respectively.

Extending below one of the projections is an opening 47, and screw-threaded into its v lower end is a tube 53 having at its lower.

end a spray head consisting of a central tube 48 containing a plurality of small'openings 49, circumj acent to which is an annular hood 50 directing the eiiuent from'the openings 49 downwardly, causing the streams to strike upon the upturned edge 51, of a disk 52, secured at the lower end of the spray head.

Another head, alike in all respects extends downward from a similar opening below the opposite disposed vprojection 43, thereby causing the lliquid to enter the tube 53 from the bottom of the tank and be discharged from a. point near the top through the pipe 45 with which the tube 53 communicates.r a

- Arranged to extend vertically in the tank, are a pair of plates 55 and .56, the same having angular .side edges- 57 adapted to be received within the `grooves 25, atthe inner edge of the partial partitions 24, each of the plates containing centralslots 58 matching with the mating plate, so that when placed 55 and 56 there is used a hollow porcelain diffuser comprised of rings 60,`formed integrally with the necked portions 61, the

rings being of a diameter receivable betweenthe opposed pairs of the partial partition plates 24, and provided at their upper ends with heads 62, held in position by the' end 63 of the screw 42, the lower end of the porcelain center resting upon the top of the hub 18, the arrangement being such that the liquid is caused to move outwardly as it rises, so as to make contact with the walls of the casing as it is advanced gradually from the bottom to the top of the vcooler units. I

Particular stress'is laid upon the fact that Vall of the metal'parts coming in contact with the liquid to be cooled, are `coated with a white, vitreous enamel, rendering all parts smooth, lustrous, and easily cleansed, forming in effect a highly sanitary cooler which has been found in practice to be unusually economical in the use of ice in the surround- Y ing cabinet, and the construction is such thatk thereV is nothing to rust, wear or require yattention other than filling the cabinet at necessary intervals with cracked ice asindicated.

It is further to be understood that the'de- '.vice may be used in combination withV a filter and when so used it is preferable to first run theliquid to be cooled through the filter,

then into the tank containing the porcelain core, and'then through the plate compartmented cooler tank to the faucet bubbler or other issuing pointl as desired. Thedijsclosure is tobe regarded as descriptive onlyy and not as restrictive Lor limitative of the invention,:of which obviously an embodiment may-be constructed including many minor modifications without departing from 'the general scope hereinwindicated and hereinafter claimed.

Having thus described my .invention and set forth the ymannerofv its construction, application and use, what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

ll. A cooler comprising a cylindrical tank, a plurality of integrally formed partial parjtitions extending. radiallyinward from the wall of rsaid tank, means in saidjtank for causing circulation of water therein, a cover, means for clampinglsaid coverto saidtank, an inlet pipe, a spray head engagedtherewith, said spray head extending'downward within said 'tank,an outlet pipe,'and a cabinet adapted to contain said tank, said cabinet being also adapted to contain ice packed around said tank.

2. A cooler comprising a cylindrical tank, a plurality: of integrallyformed partial partitions extending radially inward kfrom the wall thereof, removable late partitions extending between said Exed partitions throughout the length of said tank, saidremovable partitions containing a plurality of f conical openings adapted to cause liquid to circulate, a cover having a convex portion suited to it the upper edge of said tank,a ring having' undercut'portlons extendm adjacent to said tank nearv its'A upper end, oltsV having offset A'ends enga'geable below said 4ring, said bolts passing through extensions formed with said cover, and means for clamping said bolts in position. 'i

,3. A cooler comprising a cylindrical tank, a plurality of partial partitions extending radially inward from the wall of said tank,

said partitions having longitudinal grooves 1n their inner edges, a cover removably engaged on the tank, a pair of plates mounted .to interengage aty right angles tted to slidably engage in said gro0ves,said plates havying a l'plurality of conical openings arranged in different planes the angle of allv of said openings being inthe same direction, means in from the Walls thereof, a cover for said for clamping said Vcover to said tank, an intank, an inlet and outlet for said tank, and let, a spray head at the inner extremity of diffusing means extending longitudinally of 10 said inlet, an outlet for said tank, and means said tank the full length thereof. 5 for cooling said tank by a refrigerant. In testimony whereof I have signed my 4. A cooler comprising a cylindrical tank, name to this specification. longitudinal partitions extending partially FRANK A. PHILLIPPI.

Images