US1609811A - Vending apparatus - Google Patents

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Dec. 7 1926.

J. M. GERHARDT VENDING APPARATUS Filed Jul 23 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 (16hr) M. GEw-horov;

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Patented Dec. 7, 1926.

UNITED STATES JOHN M. GEBI-IARDT, OF HIGHMOBE, SOUTH DAKOTA.

VENDING APPARATUS.

Application filed July 23, 1925. Serial No. 45,713.

This invention appertains to liquid dispensing apparatus and the primary object of the invention is to provide novel means for dispensing soft drinks in a sanitary and attractive manner to the trade.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a novel device for dispensing soft drinks in which the container for the drinks can be arranged at a point remote from the counter or bar and novel means for maintaining the liquid being dispensed at a cool temperature with a minimum amount of expense for ice or other refrigerant.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means for displaying the drinks to be dispensed, the means being so arranged as to allow a number of dilferent drinks to be displayed in a relatively small space, the entire device permitting customers to be served with dispatch and with a minimum amount of labor.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a soft drink dispensing device of the above character, which will be durable and efiicient inuse, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture and one which can be placed upon the market at a small cost.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view of the improved liquid dispensing apparatus, showing the bar in rear elevation,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of one soft drink receiving container,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary section through one end of the bar illustrating the novel means for displaying the drinks being dispensed,

Figure 4 is a detail plan view of the fragment dispensing apparatus showing a part of the means utilized for displaying the soft drinks,

Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows illustrating the novel means employed for cooling the drinksbeing dispensed,

Figure 6 is a transverse section taken on the line 66 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views the letter A generally indicates the improved dispensing apparatus, which as shown is utilized for dispensing four different kinds of drinks, but it is to be under stood that any number of different kinds of drinks can be dispensed by simply adding more dispensing containers and coils which will be hereinafter described. The improved dispensing apparatus A comprises a bar or counter 10 including a top wall or slab 11 over which the drinks are adapted to be dispensed.

At each end of the slab or top 11 can be placed metallic plates 12 and 13 which can be countersunk within the upper face of the said slab or top '11. The plates 12 have formed therein any number of depending wells 14 which are fitted within suitable openings 15 placed in the top or slab. These wells'l4 are adapted to receive the threaded necks 16 of the display globes or bulbs 1'7 for the liquid. These bulbs are formed of clear transparent glass and the purpose thereof will be hereinafter more fully described.

' Arranged at a point remote from the bar or dispensing counter 10 are arranged the containers 20 for the drinks to be dispensed and there can be as many of these containers as desirable. The said container 20 can be made of any desired material, such as glass, porcelain, copper or the like and are provided at their sides with removable covers 21 to premit the filling of the said container with the desired liquid. Leading from the bottom ofthe containers and out of the tops thereof are the feed pipes 22 for the liquid and these pipes extend through the wells 14 into the globes or transparent bulbs 17 and terminate adjacent to the upper ends thereof. The liquid in containers 20 is adapted to be forced therefrom under pres sure and a suitable compressed air tank 23 can be provided for that purpose. A header 24. leads from the compressed air tank over the top of the containers 20 and suitable feed nipples 25 leads from the header pipe 24 into the tops of the containers. It is obvious that the compressed air will force the liquid through the pipe 22, which as stated extends adjacent to the bottoms of the container.

Arranged under the counter or bar 10 is a suitable box or receptacle 30 which can be formed of block tin or the like and this box is supported by suitable legs 31. Disposed within the box at the lower end thereof are a plurality of cooling coils 3a through which the liquid being dispensed is adapted to flow and feed pipes 83, extend from the bottoms of the wells l to the coils. The opposite ends of the coils have connected thereto dispensing pipes 34 which lead to the rear wall of the box to suitable dispensing spigots or faucets These spigots or dispensing faucets 35 are carried by the rear wall of the box adjacent to the upper end thereof;

Arranged below the spigots or dispensing faucets 3,5 is arranged an inclined trough 36 for receiving the drip from the faucets and a suitable "drain pipe 37 is connected with one end thereof.

The box 39 is adapted to receive ice in order to effectively cool the drinks being dispensed andin order to protect the coils against injury by the ice placed in the box suitable spaced supporting: bars orslats 38 are a'ranged within the box directly above the coils, On each side tthe trough 36 and the spigots the box is provided with doors 39 and by raising the said doors. blocks of ice can be readily placed upon the supporting barsSS,

The bottom wall of the box is preferably shaped so as to facilitate the draining of he el d. ice a r th r irom a a suita le P 1 6 i r ed y t e w r w l an leads to h r i rp p 3Z- l ln use of the improyed apparatus, it can b een tha he ie-mid om the t ks is first elevated to the globes or transparent 1 175 7, w ere he, a i a lilr Seen he rade a t which the iq id. w flew th ou h the; o s nd be ome coo e by the ice in the box and then can be readily dispensed froin the spi-gots or faucets From the foregoing description, it can be seen that 1 11 1376 provided a novel soft drink dispensing apparatus of an exceptionally simple. character in which the drinks can be positively maintained in a sanitary condi' tion, and permit the ready dispensing thereof.

Changes in details may be made without departing. from the spirit or thescope of this invention, but,

lVhat I claim as new is l. In a beverage dispensing apparatus, a

display counter, metallic plates carried by the counter provided with depending wells, transparent displaybul'bs provided with reduced threaded necks fitted into said wells; containers tor the beverage, teed pipes leading;- into, the bottom of the containers through the wells into the upper ends of the display bulbs, means for forcing the beverage from the containers, pipes leading from. the bottom of the wells. spigots connected with said last mentioned pipes, and means for cooling the beverage prior to. del iyery of the beverages to the spigots.

2. In a vending dispensing apparatus, a display counter having awel l in the upper .t'ace thereof, a transparent display bulb having a portion thereof titted in said welh'a container for the beverage to be dispensed, a feed; pipe leading from the container to he di pl y bu i i pensing P 1 c nn c with the well. an a spigot connected w t the last men ioned. pipe,

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