US1824089A - Core filler - Google Patents

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CORE FILLER Filed Jan. 15, 1931 "I .2, EM I r v Patented Sept. 22, 1931 UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE GEORGE LANGE, on NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR To KNICKERBQCKER STAMPING co or rnnxnnsnnne, wnsr vrnenvm COR-E FILLER;

Application filed January 15, 1931. ,Serial No. 509,020.

This invention relates to a tool designed for filling the cores formed in blocks of ice such produced in cans.

The core filling device usually employed consists of a length of pipe with a. valve adhas not always thoroughly cleaned the top surface of a block of ice.

A further objection to the use of the old form of core filler has been found in the fact that these devices are frequently inserted into the core and as the delivered water is frequently of a high temperature, an enlarged or bottle-like cavity has been produced. The water left in this cavity is the last to freeze. Consequently the ice has been placed under tension and has frequently been shattered.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a tool which directs the force of the water laterally and downwardly over the surface of the ice so that it will flow over said surface and thence into the core, giving an excellent washing effect and allowing the water to flow down over the surfaces of the ice uniformly and without producing the bottle effect heretofore mentioned.

Another object is to provide a core filler which will not deliver the fresh water until the tool has been brought into correct position adjacent to the surface of'the ice block.

A. still further object is to provide a tool which will not slip on the surface but can be held easily in any desired position during the washing or filling operation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed,rwithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, the preferred form of the inventionhas been shown;

In said drawings? v FigurelIis aside'el'evationof the core fillery. i

.vFigure '2 is a longitudinal section therethrough, the normal positions of the movable parts'being indicated by broken lines.

l Figure 3 is an end view of the tool. .Befer'ring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 'designatesa tubular head adaptedto be "coupled in any suitable manner to one 'end'of a'pipe 2 to which fresh water is to'besupplied. The casing 1 has a lateral extension or. spout 3 formed with an inclined open face 4 whereby, when the casing is positioned erect 'above'a surface to be washed, water will-be delivered from the casing lat erally and downwardly onto the surfacev Thatend of thexcasing remote fromthe pipe2- istclosedexcept for a small opening 5.111 which-'a pin 6 is mounted to slide. .The outer end of this 'pin is pointedas shown'at'7- while, its inner? end can be formed with a head 8.

I A partititioni) is provided in the casing between .p'ipe2 and extension 3 and has an opening 10' which is normally closed by a valve 11. ;:This valve can consist of a ball which is held normally seated on the partition 9 bya spring 12. i

,. lVhenit; is desired to wash a block of ice the tool is placed in an upstanding position thereabove with the point 7 engaging the surface of the blockb. Thetool casing is then moved toward the block until the ball 11 comesagainst thehead of the pin 6 whereupon the-ball will be unseated and water will be free to flow downwardly onto the surface deliver fresh water thereonto. This water will flow into the core where it will be left for freezing.

It will be noted that by the use of this device there is no danger of producing a bottle-like cavity in the core. Furthermore the danger of splashing water into the brine is practically eliminated because the water can only be delivered after the tool has been properly placed on the surface of the ice and then moved downwardly relative to the pin 6. The water is of necessity delivered downwardly from the overhanging open face of the spout. p

Obviously, as soon as the tool is lifted from engagement with the ice, the: valve will be closed automatically.

Whatis claimedisz, i

' 1. A tool of the class described having a laterally and downwardly opening outlet and an inlet, a valve normally closing communication between the inlet and the outlet, and means operated by pressure of the tool against asurface of an ice block or the like, for opening the valve.

2. A tool of the class described including a casing having anoutlet for directing liquid laterally and downwardly, and an inlet, a valve for closing communication between the inlet and the outlet, and means slidably engaged by the casing for unseating'the valve when the outlet is brought close to the surface of the object to which liquid is to be applied.

3. A tool of the class described including a casing having an outlet for directing a stream of liquid from the casing obliquely to theaxis of the casing, and an inlet, a valve normally closing communication between the inlet and the outlet, and a pin slidable in the casing for unseating the valve when said casing is brought close to a surface engaged by the pin. V

4. A tool of the class described including a casing havingan inlet and a lateral outlet, said outlet being inclined relative tothe casing, a valve normally closingcommunication between the inlet and the outlet, and a pin slidable in the casing for unseating the valve when the casing is positioned close to a surface to which the liquid is to be applied,

said pin having a projecting pointed end for engagementwith said surface.

5. A tool of the class described including a casing having an outlet adjacent to one end inclined relative to the casing, and'an inlet, and means operated by the movement of the casing toward and close to a surface to which liquid .is to be applied, for unseating the valve.

6. A tool of the class described including a casing having an outlet adjacent to one end inclined relative to the casing, and an inlet, and means operated by the movement of the casing toward and close to a surface to which

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