A Revolving Refrigerator.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1896-4ccepted, 2nd May, 1856
A Revolving Refrigerator.
JAMES GEORGE DAVIES 19 Tuilerie Street Hackney Road Shoreditch
London E.C. Bar Fitter 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:—
This invention relates to an arrangement especially applicable for use in licensed
victulars, hotels, restaurants, &c. as a revolving refrigerator specially designed for
cooling, arcated waters provisions &c. in which a nonconducting zinc lined case-
containing shelves revolving on an hollow axle or rollers as may be desired &
secured at top centre, over which is suspended a ventilated tray to collect waste-
from ice cage above & distributed refrigeration, this tray is also provided with
draw off water cistern for bar purposes the waste being carried off from tray through.
hollow axle at base.
On the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 represents a longitudinal elevated section of this invention adapted as a.
bar refrigerator and Fig. 2 represents a cross section of the same.
This apparatus is constructed as a simple revolving refrigerator but can be made
multiple as may be required.
In Fig. 1 the circular concave shelves A are rivetted to a hollow centre B.
Burrounding this is the tube C which is of larger diameter and acts as drain and
support to top shelf The lower shelf is supported by a flanged collar D.
resting on plate E which is fixed to revolving centre F and working on pivot G
this being raised above the level of waste pipe H keeps the centre dry this pivot is.
surrounded by a trough J to collect waste to drain pipe H. The tube and
revolving centre F passes through B and tray K to top of cistern L and held.
into position by top centre M which is bolted to both sides of tray K (Fig. 2) this
cistern is supplied with inlet N outlet O and air valve P it is suspended on blocks T
leaving space all round and beneath cistern at each corner of double incline tray K..
The bottom of cistern is provided with flanges R set back from the bottom edge.
the same gradient as bottom of tray K and carried sufficiently far down to cover.
ventilators S which have raised edges to allow the waste water to pass to waste.
pipe and cold air to descend to body of refrigerator which ventilators are made in.
one space or in a number of holes as shewn in Fig. 1. On tray K which is.
supported by blocks W is crate U containing ice. The refrigeration from the
ice passes over the top and sides of cistern or cover, as the case may be, and is
conducted by the flanges R or cover (not shewn) over ventilators S to centre of
tray and passes from thence down tube B to waste pipe H. In case of provisions & c..
water cistern would be dispensed with and a cover of the same shape as cistern the
sides and ends of which would act in the place of flanges to cover the ventilators in
tray K. Where a rapid revolution is required for the purpose of renovating or-
lowering the temperature a shafting with mitre wheels (not shewn) is attached to
the top centre for this purpose (not shown).
For large provision refrigerators that carry great weight, rollers on circular-
plates or grooved wheels on rails as outside bearings are provided for this
purpose.
The outside case is made in oak framing and panelled, octogan shape provided
with five doors Z the top door on one side for charging ice crate and the two.
doors on opposite side as shewn in Fig. 1. for extracting or replenishing. The:

page_text: top has an inside blocking and is fixed by screws. The inside of case is fitted
with nonconducting felt and zinc lined throughout.
All internal parts except bottom centre and waste trough nt basc are portable,
they are fitted on a screw and block principle so that the whole can be easily
taken out from the top. Close under top is a current ventilation as shewn in
Fig. 2 A'.
U oak ice crate
V supply cistern (Fig. 2).
Shelves A incline to centre and are assisted by divisions to keep bottles firm
whilst in motion.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my snid
invention and in what manner the same is performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. Revolving refrigerator.
2. Concave shelves for use in same.
3. An improved method for distributing refrigeration.
Dated 27th day of February.
JAMES GEORGE DAVIES.