Improvements in Refrigerators or Chests for Preserving Articles of Food.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Aug., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 14th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 15th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Refrigerators or Chests for Preserving Articles
of Food.
I, JOHN BRADBURY, of Pimblot Street, Pendleton, in the County of Lancaster,
Cook, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a refrigerator or cooling chest in which
different articles of food can be cooled or kept at a low temperature with a small
expenditure of ice and without being placed either in contact with one another or
with the ice which is an objectionable feature in many ice-chests at present made.
In carrying out the invention I construct the chest with a lid to open at the top
and doors to open at the front or side so that any part of the interior can be easily
and readily got at.
In the interior I fit a number of movable shelves divided if desired into com-
partments to more thoroughly separate the articles. These shelves are perforated
to allow a free circulation of the cold air over and around the articles placed upon
them.
Upon the bottom of the chest or in any other convenient position I affix a pan or
grid upon which the ice is placed out of contact with any of the articles placed
upon the shelves.
The pan is provided with a drain pipe fitted with a tap to the
outside of the chest to draw off the water as the ice melts.
At the back or sides of the chest I fit a tank or reservoir for fresh water so that
a supply of cold water is always maintained without the ice being brought into
contact with it or melted in it. The tank or reservoir is fitted with a draw off tap
outside the chest so that water can be drawn without opening it, and it is also
fitted with an inlet orifice either inside or outside the chest as desired.
A wine bin to hold bottles of wine or other liquor is placed near the top of the
chest to which access can only be had through the top lid of the chest so that when
the top is closed and locked the side door may be opened without giving access to
the wine bin.
Another receptacle may be placed alongside of the wine bin for holding other
articles which it is desired to keep private when the lid is locked.
The sides, lid and bottom of the chest are packed with charcoal or other non-
conductor of heat, and covered with sheet zinc or galvanized plates, and the
shelves are preferably galvanized iron.
Dated this 6th day of August 1892.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Refrigerators or Chests for Preserving Articles
of Food.
1, JOHN BRADBURY of Pimblot Street, Pendleton in the County of Lancaster,
Cook, 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 to provide a refrigerator or cooling chest in which
different articles of food, wines, liquors, water, et cætera, can be cooled or kept at a
low temperature with a small expenditure of ice and without being placed either in

page_text: I will be runy described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. Longitudinal section.
Fig. 2. Transverse section.
Fig. 3. Perspective view.
Fig. 4. Enlarged view of the wine bin detached.
The refrigerator A. I construct in the form of a chest with a lid B to open at
the top and doors C to open at the front or side so that access can easily and
readily be had to any part of the interior.
In the interior I fit a number of shelves or division plates D which divide it
into compartments to more thoroughly separate the articles. These shelves are
perforated to allow a free circulation of the cold air over and around the articles
placed upon them.
Upon the bottom a of the chest or in any other convenient position I affix a pan
or grid E upon which the ice is placed out of contact with any of the articles
placed upon the shelves. The pan is provided with a drain pipe e fitted with a
tape to the outside of the chest to draw off the refuse water as the ice melts. The
bottom at each side of the ice pan E is preferably covered with tiles a* upon which
fish or meat can be laid.
At the back or sides of the chest I fit a tank or reservoir F for fresh water so
that a supply of cold water is always maintained without the ice being brought into
contact with it or melted in it. The water tank or reservoir F is fitted with a
draw off pipe f and tap f' outside the chest so that water can be drawn without
opening it, and it is also fitted with an inlet orifice f" either inside or outside the
chest as desired.
A wine bin G to hold bottles of wine or other liquor is placed near the top of
the chest to which access can only be had through the top lid B of the chest so
that when the lid B is closed and locked the front doors C may be opened without
giving access to the wine bin.
Another. receptacle may be placed alongside of the wine bin for holding other
articles which it is desired to keep private when the lid is locked. Or the wine
bin may be removed or dispensed with when not required.
The lid B the doors C the bottom a and the sides a¹ of the chest are formed
with a cavity packed with charcoal or a mixture of charcoal and salt or other
non-conductor of heat and are covered with sheet zinc or galvanised plates and the
shelves D are preferably galvanised iron so that the interior can always be kept
clean and sweet.
The lid B and doors C are preferably provided with locks bc by which the
contents of the lower part of the chest and the wine bin can be kept under separate
control.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A refrigerator in the form of a chest constructed with a lid opening on the
top, doors opening at the front or sides, perforated shelves or division plates, a pan
or grid for ice in the bottom provided with a waste water pipe, and a tank at the
back or sides to contain pure water all arranged and constructed substantially as
described and shown.
2.. A refrigerator in the form of a chest constructed with a lid on the top and
doors at the front or side provided with a wine bin in combination therewith placed
or fixed on the top shelf so that access can be had to the articles placed therein
through the doors without allowing access to the wine bin while the lid is kept
closed substantially as described and shown.

page_text: 3. A refrigerator or chest for preserving articles of food having the several parts
constructed combined and arranged substantially as described and shown and for
the purposes set forth.
Dated this 13th day of March 1893
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.