An Improved Apparatus for Refrigerating or Cooling Various Liquors and Drinks.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 28th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 27th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 28th Mar., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Refrigerating or Cooling Various
Liquors and Drinks.
I, WILLIAM JOSEPH YOUNG of No. 4 Saint Pauls Road, Balsall Heath,
Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Traveller, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows :-
:-
This invention relates to an improved apparatus for refrigerating or cooling
various liquors or drinks and consists essentially of an apparatus constructed and
combined in such a manner whereby liquors or various drinks may be cooled in
quantities varying from half gallon to what is commonly known as the three pull
beer engine. The apparatus may be also used for supplying ice-water.
My invention is applicable for use on the counter or for domestic use and may
by slight modification be applied for use in a cellar for supplying cold liquors to
any part of the bar. My said invention may be used for refrigerating liquors or
drinks direct from the jar or other similar vessel or it may be fed direct from the
cellar.
In carrying my said invention into practice I construct a wood box or case lined
with zinc or other suitable metal which constitutes an ice chamber. I provide a
coil of copper or other suitable tube of a size to fit the ice chamber leaving
sufficient space for the ice.
The end of the tube at the hottom of the coil passes through the side of the ice
chamber near the bottom and is furnished with a tap on the outside thereof. The
opposite end of the tube (that is the end of the tube at the top of the coil passes
through the side of the said chamber near the top and is furnished with a projecting
angle piece into which is screwed a short length of tube projecting vertically above
the ice chamber which constitutes the feed pipe in the rubber or other suitable
washer which is attached to the pipe to prevent the escape of liquor therefrom.
The ice chamber is furnished with a tap placed on a line with the one previously
referred to in connection with the coil for the purpose hereinafter described.
When it is desired to cool liquor from an ordinary jar the jar is placed on the
top of the ice chamber, and the end of the top which is fitted with an india rubber
washer, is applied to the vertical pipe aforesaid, with the said washer resting on
the edge thereof. The tap attached to the jar having been turned on the liquor
passes through the coil and is kept cooling by the ice or water and may be drawn
off as desired by means of the tap connected at the bottom end of the coil. Thus
the liquor is kept constantly cool and prevented from coming in contact with the
ice. When desired the water from the ice may be drawn off from the chamber by
means of the second tap aforesaid and used for various cooling purposes.
The connection between the jar or other vessels containing the liquids may be
varied as circumstances require to suit the various vessels used therewith.
Dated this 27th day of May 1895.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Apparatus for Refrigerating or Cooling Various
Liquors and Drinks.
I WILLIAM JOSEPH YOUNG of No. 4 Saint Pauls Road Balsall Heath
Birmingham in the County of Warwick Traveller 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 improved apparatus for refrigerating or cooling
various liquors or drinks and consists essentially of an apparatus constructed and
combined in such a manner whereby liquors or various drinks may be cooled in any
quantities without the ice coming in contact with the liquid to be cooled by which
means the contamination of the liquid by any objectionable matter is rendered
impossible. The apparatus may also be used for supplying ice water. My
invention is applicable for use on the counter or for domestic use and may by
slight modification be applied for use in a cellar for supplying cold liquors to any
part of the bar.
My said invention may be used for refrigerating liquors or drinks direct from
the jar or other similar vessel or it may be fed direct from the cellar.
In carrying my said invention into practice I construct a wood box or case lined
with zinc or other suitable metal which constituates an ice chamber. I provide a
coil of copper or other suitable tube of a size to fit the ice chamber leaving sufficient
space for the ice.
The end of the tube at the bottom of the coil passes through the sides of the ice
chamber near the bottom and is furnished with a tap on the outside thereof. The
opposite end of the tube that is the end of the tube at the top of the coil passes
through the side of the said chamber near the top, and is furnished with a projecting
angle piece into which is screwed a short length of the tube projecting vertically
above the ice chamber which constitutes the feed pipe in the rubber or other
suitable washer which is attached to the pipe to prevent the escape of liquer
therefrom. The ice chamber is furnished with a tap placed on a line with the one
previously referred to in connection with the coil for the purpose hereinafter
described.
When it is desired to cool liquid from an ordinary jar the jar is placed on the
top of the ice chamber and the end of the top which is fitted with an india rubber
washer is applied to the vertical pipe aforesaid with the said washer resting on the
edge thereof. The tap attached to the jar having been turned on the liquor passes
through the coil and is kept cooling by the ice or water and may be drawn off as
desired by means of a tap connected at the bottom end of the coil. Thus the liquer
is kept constantly cool and prevented from coming in contact with the ice. When
desired the water from the ice may be drawn off from the chamber by means of the
second tap aforesaid and used for various cooling purposes.
The connection between the jar or other vessels containing the liquids may be
varied as circunstances require to suit the various vessels used therewith.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which I have
fully illustrated my improved apparatus and modifications of the same by which it
will be seen that any quantity of liquid can be refrigerated varying from the
amount of beer passing through a six pull engine to a glass of wine.

page_text: or spirits.
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation through Figure 1 shewing the connection
between the glass barrel and tap.
Figure 3 is a similar sectional elevation to Figure 2 but shewing the connection
between the tundish and taps.
Figure 4 is a sectional view through a cooler for connections with a beer engine
having one or more pulls.
Figure 5 is a view of the apparatus for supplying iced water.
Figure 6 is a view shewing the application of my invention to the icing of
champagne.
Figure 7 is a section through the connections between the bottle and body of the
refrigerator.
In carrying my invention into effect and referring to Figure 1. 2. and 3 again
I form a box or case which may be of wood lined with any suitable metal and
which I call the ice chamber A and in this chamber I provide a coil such as B in
cases where the quantity of liquor which is to be cooled is medium or large but
when the quantity is small I use a suitable tube such as B¹ Figure 3 having the
enlargement B³. The tundish contains a gauze disc S to prevent anything such as
a fly passing down the pipe. In the case illustrated the centre coil is connected at
the top with the glass barrel D at d¹ while small tundishes E are provided at the
top of the other case for the reception of the smaller quantities. The ice Fis
placed in the chamber and surrounds the coil B and tubes B¹ so that as the liquid
passes through the tubes it is made ice cold and is drawn off by the taps H' in the
case of of the tundishes, and H from the barrel the tap H' being provided to run off
the waste ice water. In the case of the arrangement shewn by Figure 3 a small
air inlet B³ is provided to admit of the quick and complete passage of the liquid
through it. It will be readily seen that a tundish may be substituted for the barrel
or barrels in place of the tundish and the cases may be made for one two or more
turdishes or barrels. In the case of the apparatus shewn by Figure 4 for cooling
the beer during its passage from the barrel to the engine the coils B are preferably
placed vertically as shewn with the ice between the connections of the pipes from
the barrel being made at J J or J' their respective connections to the engines
being made at K₁ K and K and it will readily be understood that the length of
chamber and number of coils can be extended to suit any required number of pulls
in the engine. In the arrangement shewn by Figure 5 a supply of iced water cau
be obtained as it passes from the ordinary water supply which is connected to the
coil within the ice chambers A at a¹ the water after passing through the coil
emerges at at the tap a' a tap a being provided for the waste ice water.
Figure 6 and 7 the application to a champagne or other bottle or jar is illustrated
the bottle being provided with the tap connection M which is inserted at m¹ into
the neck of the bottle and is provided with washers N and N¹ one being on the top
end and the other in the vertical pipe P so that when inserterted the bottle or jar
may be secured down tight by the screw R. The vent pipe T is connected with
the tap so that when the tap is turned off the vent is also closed.
In
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 I
claim is
1st. The improved apparatus for refrigerating or cooling various liquors and
drinks substantially as herein set forth and shewn upon the accompanying
drawings.
2nd. An apparatus for icing small quantities of drinks substantially as shewn
and illustrated by Figures 1 and 3.
3rd. In apparatus for icing liquids for drinking, the coil B in combination with
the ice chamber A substantially such as herein set forth and shewn by Figures 2
and 4.

page_text: 4th. An apparatus for icing water substantially as herein set forth and shewn by
Figure 5.
5th. An apparatus for icing the contents of bottles or jars substantially as herein
set forth and shewn by Figure 6 and 7.
Dated the 26th day of February 1896.
WILLIAM JOS. YOUNG.