Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left. 1st June. 1898-Accepted, 13th Aug.. 1898
I, GEORGE BONELLA, of 25, Albany Street, Leith, in the County of Mid-
Lothian, N.B., Butcher, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improved means for keeping meat fresh. It consists,
with regard to a butcher's shop for example, in providing an air draught passage
within which the meat is suspended, the arrangement being such that the air
which enters the one end of the passage, passes amongst the meat and is drawn
out from the other end of the passage by the ordinary air suction caused by the
draught, the air thus being in continuous circulation through the passage. The
atmosphere of the passage is thus kept absolutely fresh whereby the meat can
be kept fresh for a considerable time.
My invention may be carried out by making an air passage of any suitable
material for example any part of a shop or other place may be utilized. The
wall may form the one side of the passage and the other side of the passage may
be constructed of any light and easily erected material such as canvas or sacking
stretched upon a frame; or that side may be a permanent structure. The one
end of the passage may lead to the back door of the premises and the other end
of the passage may be lead to the door or window of the shop by means of which
a fresh air current is obtained. The top of the air passage must also be covered
in. The dimensions of the passage are made suitable to the amount of meat to
be hung, and to get the best fresh air draught effect; and I prefer that the said
passage be kept dark.
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I, GEORGE BONELLA, of 25, Albany Street, Leith, in the County of Mid-
Lothian, N.B., Butcher, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improved means for keeping meat fresh. It consists,
with regard to a butcher's shop for example, in providing an air draught passage
within which the meat is suspended, the arrangement being such that the air
which enters at the one end of the passage, passes amongst the meat and is drawn
out from the other end of the passage by the ordinary air suction caused by the
draught, the air thus being in continuous circulation through the
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passage. The

page_text: atmosphere of the passage is thus kept absolutely fresh whereby the meat can
be kept fresh for a considerable time.
But in order that my said invention may be more readily understood and easily
carried into effect I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the accom-
panying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is an elevation and
Fig. 2 a plan of a portion of a shop shewing my improved means applied thereto.
Referring to the said drawings I form the passage within which the meat is
hung, by erecting a screen A of wood of such a height and length and situated at
such a distance from the wall B of the shop as may be found most convenient for
the amount of meat which it is to contain.
The said screen is covered at the top and provided with doors C at the front
whereby access can be obtained to the meat which is hung upon hooks c arranged
upon the rod c¹.
The one end of the passage has an air connection D leading to and passing
through the wall at the back of the premises or connected with a door or window
of the shop if found more convenient. A current of fresh air passes through the
said connection D and after circulating through and around the meat escapes by
the ventilator E situated at the top of the passage which ventilator is provided
with any well known arrangement enabling the air to escape but preventing any
back current of heated air from entering the passage, such as a valve having
sensitively balanced mica or other light material flaps, or other mechanical means.
In warm weather when a sufficient natural current of fresh air cannot be
obtained, it may be assisted or entirely induced by a fan such as F operated by
a water wheel supplied with water direct from a tap upon the water main or
from a tank, or the fan may be actuated by any other motor found suitable.
The said fan is mounted within a box or casing G situated between the passage
and the air connection D or other convenient position, in such a manner that it
can be readily removed when not required.
With a water tank supply for the water wheel, part of the waste water may be
taken back to the tank by an elevator which may be driven, or assisted in its
revolution, from a small pulley upon the axle of a screw propellor in front of the
nozzle of the fan; or the waste water may be led back to the tank in any other
convenient manner.
Wire gauze may be situated within the air connection to prevent or lessen the
tendency of particles of dust to be drawn into the passage.
In place of having a permanently constructed passage it may be formed of
light and easily erected material such as canvas or sacking stretched upon a frame
and arranged in a similar manner to that first described and shewn.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The improved means for keeping meat fresh, substantially as herein before
described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2. In means for keeping meat fresh, a passage within which the meat is hung
having a continuous circulation of fresh air therethrough the said passage being
constructed and the fresh air current obtained substantially in the manner as
herein before described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 30th day of May 1898.
JOHNSONS,
Petitioner's Agents, 115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.