Improved Apparatus for Cooling or Iceing Beer or other Drinkables, also Applicable for Warming or Mulling Liquids.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 28th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 3rd May, 1890
OVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Cooling or Iceing Beer or other Drinkables,
also Applicable for Warming or Mulling Liquids.
I, MELVILLE THOMPSON NEALE, of 41 Maddox Street, Regent Street, Middlesex,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
The object of this invention is a cheap, simple and expeditious means or apparatus
for "iceing" or cooling beer, or other drinkables (especially beer) almost instantaneously,
the apparatus being intended more particularly for the use of public houses, hotel
bars, and the like.
The apparatus consists of two parts, the lower and principal one being a cylindrical
or other shaped vessel surrounded with thick felt, within which, but not touching its
inner sides, is closely wound from top of the vessel to the bottom, a tube, or a worm,
the upper end of which is connected to a lip which protrudes from the upper side of
the vessel. The lower end of the tube is connected to a tap which stands out from the
bottom of the vessel. The remainder of the interior of the vessel not occupied by the
tube is filled by a freezing mixture, which surrounds the tube on all sides.
The liquor to be cooled is poured into the lip at the top and immediately travels
down the tube or coil, giving off its heat as it passes down and it can be immediately
drawn off from the tap below, cooled or "iced." "Iced water" may be produced in
a similar manner.
The second part of the vessel consists of a small cistern or receiver, which fits into
the top of the larger vessel and carrying a tap at its lower extremity, which tap is
so placed as to discharge water when required, into the lip and tube for the purpose
of cleansing it after each time of using.
When the apparatus is required for use, the lower vessel is filled with pounded
ice and salt, or other freezing material and the felt outside saturated with water.
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In the above description mention is made of one tube or coil only but two or
more of such tubes may be provided, if desired, one for each kind of liquid to be
cooled; or in lieu of such tubes I may arrange a plain cylinder in the interior of the
lower vessel, the cylinder may however have partitions or baffle plates to retard the
flow of the liquor from top to bottom.
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The apparatus above described is equally suitable for warming or mulling
liquids when arranged with the necessary heating burners, in which case water
heated by the burners would be substituted for the ice or refrigerating material.
Dated this 28th day of June 1889.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the said Melville Thompson Neale.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Cooling or Iceing Beer or other Drinkables,
also Applicable for Warming or Mulling Liquids.
I, MELVILLE THOMPSON NEALE, of 41 Maddox Street, Regent Street, Middlesex,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
The object of this invention is a cheap, simple and expeditious means, or apparatus
for "iceing," or cooling, or for warming beer, or other drinkables (especially beer)
almost instantaneously, the apparatus being intended more particularly for the use of
public houses, hotel bars and the like,

page_text: The apparatus consists of two parts, the lower and principal one being a cylindrical,
or other shaped vessel surrounded with thick felt,. within which, but not touching its
inner sides, is closely wound from top of the vessel to the bottom, a tube, or a
worm, the upper end of which is connected to a lip which protrudes from the upper
side of the vessel. The lower end of the tube is connected to a tap which stands out
from the bottom of the vessel. The remainder of the interior of the vessel not occupied
by the tube is filled by a freezing mixture.
The liquor to be cooled is poured into the lip at the top and immediately travels
down the tube or coil and deprived of its heat as it passes down; it can then be
immediately drawn off from the tap below, cooled or "iced." "Iced cold water
may be produced in a similar manner.
"
The second part of the vessel, consists of a small cistern, or receiver, which fits into
the top of the larger vessel and carrying a tap at its lower extremity, which tap is so
placed as to discharge water when required, into the lip and tube for the purpose of
cleansing it after each time of using.
When the apparatus is required for use, the lower vessel is filled with pounded ice
and salt, or other freezing material, and the felt outside is saturated with water.
In the above description mention is made of one tube, or coil only, but two or more
of such tubes may be provided, if desired, one for each kind of liquid to be cooled; or
in lieu of such tubes, I may arrange a plain cylinder in the interior of the lower
vessel, the cylinder may however have partitions or baffle plates to retard the flow of
the liquor from top to bottom.
The apparatus above described is equally suitable for warming or "mulling" liquids
when arranged with the necessary heating burners, in which case, water heated by
the burners would be substituted for the ice, or refrigerating material.
My invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings, Figure 1 being an elevation of
the apparatus, and Figure 2 a section of same.
A is the lower casing containing the coils B and the perforated or wirework cage C
for holding the ice, or other cooling medium, the cage being provided with a bail
handle D Figure 3 by which it may be readily lifted into or out of the casing A for
renewal of the ice. Each of the coils has a cock E at their lower end for drawing off
the beer, or other liquid when cooled after being poured into the lips F at the upper
part of the casing. The lower casing A is surrounded by a jacket G of felt, or other
non-conducting material which is preferably saturated to prevent the heat of a room
being imparted to the casing A.
H, H, are vent tubes for the free flow of liquid from the coils when the taps E, E,
are opened.
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If it be necessary to cleanse the coils, I draw water from the upper vessel I by the
cocks J, J, said vessel fitting upon the lower vessel to make the apparatus complete.
The upper vessel may be employed for containing a liquid drink in a cold state which
can be drawn off by the cocks J, J, directly into drinking vessels, but if the liquid
drink is required warm, it may be first passed through one of the coils, especially if a
spirit lamp, or gas jet be arranged under the lower vessel, in which case
aşe no ice will
be required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The apparatus shown in the annexed drawings, as a cooler or a "muller" when
employed for cooling, or warming drinkables, as described.
The 28th day of March 1890.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Melville Thompson Neale.