US1125450A - Cooler. - Google Patents

Description

R. BONNELL.

COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED MARI28,1914. 1,125,450, Patented Ja11.19,1915.

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RUSSELL BONNELL, OF OLIVERS MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA.

COOLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

Application filed March 28, 1914, Serial No. 827,996.

To all whom t may concern;

, Be it known that I, RUssnLL BONNELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Olivers Mills, in the county o f Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coolers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to coolers for bot"` tles of liquid, such as water; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, which enables the bottles to be changed with facility and which permits the cooled liquid to be drawn olf from them as required.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a. vertical section through a cooler constructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-section through the cooler taken on the line m*-a in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the cooling vessel, taken on the line g/-g/ in Fig. 1.

il supporting stand 2 of any approved construction is provided, and has bearings 3 at its upper part. The cooling vessel 4 has trunnions 5 projecting from itsgsides and journaled in the bearings 3. This cooling vessel is of any approved form, and its sides are preferably formed of heat-resisting material or are packed with heat-resisting material. The vessel 4 is open at one end, and its open end is provided with a lid or cover 50, also formed of heatsresisting construction or material, and this lid or cover is secured to it in anv approved way. The other end portion G of the vessel is preferably conical, and is provided with a hole 7 on the longitudinal axis of the vessel. A packing cone 8 is secured inside the vessel around the hole 7, and is formed of packing material or is lined with packing material.

The bottle 10 for holding the liquid to be cooled is provided with a cork 11, or a stopper of other soft material, and is placed in the cooling vessel with its cork engaging with the packing cone so that water will not leak out of the hole 7. A suitable faucet 12 is inserted through the hole 7 and through the cork so that the contents of the bottle can be drawn oif at will.

The cooling vessel 4. is provided with a guide 14 of perforated or reticulated material, such as netting formed of wire, for holding the bottle in position, and forming an annular space 15 for ice. A crossbar 16 is arranged to bear against the bottom of the bottle, and springs 17 are attached to the end portions of the crossbar at one end. The other ends of the springs are pivoted vto pinsV 1S which project from the cooler vessel or from its guide. The erossbar and springs hold the cork pressed against the packing cone.

lhen the bottle is to be removed the crossbar is pulled back by hand and is moved to one side pivotally and clear of the bottle. The ice space 15 is provided with a drain tube 20 at its lower side which is controlled by a valve 21, so that surplus ice water can be discharged at will into any suitable receptacle.

The cooling vessel or chamber and its stand are provided with suitable catch mechanism 251. for holding the cooling vessel in predetermined positions. This catch mechanism is of any approved kind, and as illustrated a retractable catch or pin 25 is carried by one of the brackets of the stand, and is arranged to engage with perforations in a plate 26 secured to one of the trunnions and oscillating with the trnnnion when released from the catch.

Fig. 1 shows the cooler in position for use. The bottle is supported in an inclined position so that its contents can be drawn oft' as wanted for use. The lid of the cooling vessel is removed and the vessel is first placed in a substantially horizontal position. and the bottle of liquid is slid into the guide and is secured by the crossbar and spring. The bottle and its neck are not required to lit against anything. The cork or stopper 11, if not of exactly suitable shape to fit against the packing cone, is easily shaped up, as it is of soft material, so that it is held watertight against the cone by the crossbar and springs. The cooler is then turned to a vertical position with the open end uppermost, and the ice spaceis filled with ice, and the cover is secured in place. The cooler is then turned to the position shown in Fig. 1, and the faucet is inserted in the cork. The lid or cover is formed with a recess 27 to inclose the bottom end of the bottle, so that the bottom end of the bottle protrudes from the cooling chamber when the lid is removed, and can be seized by hand to remove the empty bottle.

What I Vclaim is:

1. In a cooler, the combination, With a cooling chamber having a holev at one end, of a packing cone secured around the hole, a bottle for the liquid to be cooled arranged inthe cooling chamber, a stopper closing the bottle and engaging with the packing cone, an outlet Valve for the liquid, and means for pressing the stopper against the packing cone.

2; `In Va cooler, the combination, with l a Cooling chamber having a hole at one end, of a packing cone secured around the hole, a

y bottle guide secured in the cooling chamber Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the cone.

In testimony whereof I have aixed my signature in the presence o two Witnesses. RUSSELL BONNELL.'

Witnesses: f

GEO. GOLDEN, M. M.,C1'1ANE`.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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