US77664A - Henry shlatjdeman - Google Patents

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' H. SHLAUDEMAN.

Beer Cooler.

No. 77,664 I Patented May 5, 1868.

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Be it known tha t I, HENRY SHLilUDEMAN, of Decatur, eounty'oi" Macon, and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain: newa'nd useful Improvements in Beer or Liquor-Coolers; ,and'I do hereby declare that the followingv is a full,-c,lear, and exact description of thesame, reference being had'to the accompanying drawing, and the let tens of reference marked thereon, making part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a'plan' view- Figure 2 is end sectional' view. Figure 3 is'a top view, showing the arrangement of the troughs. Figure 4 is anio'diii'c'ation, showing the pyramidal form, the side plates being plain. instead of corrugated, as shown in fig, 2; i I

' Figure 5, thedistributing-trough. p I am aware that beercoolers have been used in which the beer was caused to pass over a-series of tubes. Lam also aware that corrugated plates of metal have been used, in which the plates were-placed perfectly parallel to each other, therebyforruingjas it were, a series oftubed plates, the water passing through the corrugations precisely on the same principle as when independenttubes have been used. My invention dili'er's."entirelyfrom that class of inventions for cooling beer or other liquor, where a series of independent tubes were used, as well as the corrugated plates, whenithe same were so placed as to fo rm a.

series of tubes permanent in themselves, the corrugated edges being brought tofbc'ar so as'to forui'a series of watertight-tubes. In all the fcoolei-s basedon either of these theories, the water for the purposeof cooling the beer. is caused to pass from the lower tube to the next upper one, and so on through the entire series.

Myinv'ention consists in forming a pyramidal cooler of two corrugated plates of. metalywhen the same: is

so constructed as to form anangleat the point wheret he'beec is discharged from the trough, and at the same frame for the purpose of supporting the'same. I i v The great advantage of'this construction will readily suggest itself to any one who is familiar with the class of inventions. to which mine belongs. -In the first'place, ready access can at all times be had for the purpose of cleansing the cooler, not only to'itsl'sides, but also to its base; "This pyramidal-formed cooler I place in a trough formed, of a corrugated plate of metal, resting on a'plainfsurface. This trough is soconstructed'as to readily'admit of the free entrance of a continuous stream or current of'fresh water, the water,

time is providednwith a base or" sufliciezit width'as to enable the cooler to stand without the introduction of any by means of suitable connections, being introduced into the pyramidal-formed cooler from the trough,'gradu ally ascending therein,-'hot through a series of tubes, but being caused to -traverse and pass over the inner surface of the corrugated plates unobstructed;- The warm water passes out bymeans of a jet-pipe or discharge, near the angular connection of the, side-plates of the 'cooler. The end-connecting plates are s o'constructed as to extend a short distance above the angular connectionof the pyramidal form, and are provided with projecting lips or bearing flanges, which furnish the'necessary supports for the troughs. These troughs are provided with suitable slots-or loops, passing over the bearing-lip or flange referred to, whereby thesame is held in The great advantage of my improvement consists simply in this, that I eschew, entirely, what is-commonly' known as the trickling, process. The great desideratum at which I aim, and which I attain, isa continuous flow when thesame is caused topassover an extent of cooling-surface unattainable in any other device, and especially wherethe heated beer is caused to traverse over parallel plates or corrugated tubes, when the same are so arranged asxto form, as it :were, a series of tubes. I

To enable others skilledin the art to make and use my-invention, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation. I I i A is'the trough,coi1structed with suitabl frame-sides, a a. In this trough I- place one or more corrugated or plain plates,- A. In the upper late, I insert two projecting couplings or tube-conneetions,"]3 and'Bf. The tube-connection B is the one through which the cold wateris admitted to the trough. Itwill be observed, by

reference to fig. 2, that the current or stream of water introduced at B, is, by means of the corrugated plate A,

- caused to traverse, not only the entire base of the trough, but also the whole extent of the convexed surface presented by the corrugated plate or plates A. In-- this trough I place the pyramidal-formed cooler G, which is formed of two corrugated plates, C C", or the surface of these plates may be plain, as shown in fig. 4. These plates may be made of copper, galvanized iron, or any other suitable material, and are united at their to a plain or corrugated plate, a. The plates C C may be struck up with suitable flanges, by means of which the base, c, can readily be riveted or soldered to the side-plates'G' C. Between these plates 0' G, I insert a series of brace-rods, c' c. The ends of these plates are united by suitable angular plates,D D, the same being provided, at their upper end, with bearing-flanges d a, over which pass suitable loops or o'ther connections, attached to .the end of the distributing trough. These plates may be provided with a suitable man-head, by means of which ready access maybe hadto the interiorof the chamber 0. These end-plates i) D are provided with two coupling-hose mouths, d (1 .The coupling-mouth d, by means of suitable hose or pipe, is firmly united with the coupling-opening B','. The upper opening, ri in the opposite plate,'D, is for the escape of the warm water, heated by the actionof the beer as-it passes over the sides 0 C". .E and F are two troughs, the trough F being constructed with numerous perforations,so 'as to act upon the well-known principle of the sieve. The lower, trough, E, is provided with suitable discharge-openings, so arranged as to distribute the beer received fromit'ne trough F equally on both sides .of the pyramidal cooler- G. G is a distributing-pipe, in communication, by-means of suitable pipes, g, with the kettle 'or otherhopper from which the warm beer is received.

vThe operation is as foll'owsaWeter is introduc'edby means of the pipe 13 from any suitable vat, or by means of a force-pump, or other equivalent device, This Water is caused to traverse not only the entire surface of the base of the trough A, but the inner surface of the corrugated or plain plate A. This water is then comm unicntedto the pipe or opening (1 by means of asuitable hose or'connection, B. The wholevolume of water is thercby thrown into the open chamber, formed by means of the plates G C of the pyramidal cooler G. As the water becomes heated, it passes out or-is dischargedjby means of the upper mouth or opening, al in the upper angular face-platel). The beer to be supplied to the cooler is received through the pipe y froui .the kettle, or other'vessel, and, by means of the perforated pipe G, is discharged into the sieve-trough F, from whenceit passes to the distributing trough E, from whence, by means of suitable apertures oropenings, itis equally distributed on thesi'de-platesG C of the cooler 0, when it flows to the trough, and is drawn oil by means of the discharge-pipe H, after passing through the sieve H, thence to a fermenting-vat, which completes the operation of the cooler. i

Having thus fully described the'nature of my invention, what I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, isl *1. The pyramidal cooIer C ivhen the same is formed of either plain or corrugated sides 0' O, and the I whole is so constructed and arranged as to leave an open chamber for the reception of water, substantially as described. v I

2. I claim the independent base-trough A, when the same is constructed and arranged substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

3. I claim the pyramidal cooler G, when the same is formed of either plain or corrugated sides 0 C, and the whole is so constructed and arranged as to leave an open' chamber for the reception of water, in combination with thebase-trough, when the Whole is constructed and arranged substantially as described, and for the purpose specified. l p

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, H. SHLAUDEMAN. Witnesses:

JOHN D. Bacon,

J. E. F. Homuniun

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