Improvements in Insulating Vans, Trucks, Barges, and other Means for Preserving and Conveying their contents of Frozen and other Meat, Fish, Fruits or the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 29th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 5th Mar., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Insulating Vans, Trucks, Barges, and other Means
for Preserving and Conveying their contents of Frozen and other
Meat, Fish, Fruits or the like.
JOHN MUNRO, 32, Monte Christo Mansions, Green Lanes, London, N., Iron-
monger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The plan adopted is by lining the van &c., first with a covering of damp proof
paper or oil cloth, or other damp proof material. On this is nailed, at suitable
distances from each other, strips of wood of say 1" broad by " to 7 thick or of
other suitable dimensions. On these strips of wood, peat bricks or other suitable
non-conducting material are tacked, thus forming still air spaces between the
oil cloth and the peat bricks. The air spaces can be increased or diminished in
volume according to the dimensions of the strips of wood employed. Over the
bricks another covering of damp proof paper is tacked and the whole can be
finished off with wood lining or canvas and painted all over, thus making it water-
proof.
Improvements in Insulating Vans, Trucks, Barges, and other Means
for Preserving and Conveying their contents of Frozen and other
Meat, Fish, Fruits or the like.
I, JOHN MUNRO, of 32, Monte-Christo Mansions, Green Laues, Islington, in the
County of Middlesex, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manuer the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to provide a means for preserving frozen and other
meat fish fruits or the like whether in storage domestic or otherwise or in transit
and I do so by the manner and means hereinafter mentioned. I line store rooms,
safes vans trucks barges vehicles or vessels used for the purpose hereinbefore
mentioned first with a covering of damp proof paper, oil cloth or other damp
proof paper or material and on this is nailed or otherwise suitably fastened and
at suitable distances from each other strips of wood of say one inch broad by half
inch to three quarter inch thick but the same may be varied according as may
be desired or required. On the said strips of wood or if desired of other suitable
material peat bricks or other non-conducting material or substance
are

page_text: tacked or otherwise suitably fastened or secured thus forming still air spaces
between the damp proof material and the peat bricks or other suitable non-
conducting material or substance. The air space can be increased diminished or
modified according to the thickness of the strips employed or of the non-conducting
material used. Over the said peat bricks or other suitable non-conducting material
another covering of damp proof paper oil cloth or other suitable material is tacked
or otherwise suitably fastened or secured and the whole can be finished off with
canvas, wood or other suitable lining and if desired painted thus making it
absolutely waterproof.
"
I do not bind myself as to sizes thicknesses spaces or shapes as they may be varied
without departing from the nature and object of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
The preserving and conveying of articles of food by the manner and means
herein particularly described."