﻿[97] 
  PATENTS 
  ISSUED 
  RELATING 
  TO 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  1071 
  

  

  The 
  receptacle 
  extends 
  upward 
  so 
  far 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  closely 
  surrounded 
  by 
  

   the 
  cover, 
  which 
  thus 
  assists 
  the 
  partition 
  in 
  retaining 
  the 
  receptacle 
  

   in 
  proper 
  central 
  position, 
  and 
  also 
  closes 
  the 
  box 
  entirely, 
  while 
  

   leaving 
  the 
  receptacle 
  open. 
  An 
  independent 
  cover 
  is 
  provided 
  for 
  the 
  

   receptacle, 
  the 
  ice 
  in 
  the 
  box 
  remaining 
  thus 
  at 
  all 
  times 
  covered 
  and 
  

   unexposed 
  to 
  the 
  air 
  at 
  any 
  time. 
  The 
  ice 
  on 
  the 
  shelf, 
  by 
  direct 
  con- 
  

   tact, 
  cools 
  the 
  upper 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  receptacle, 
  and 
  the 
  drip-water 
  and 
  

   cold 
  air 
  which 
  settle 
  in 
  the 
  lower 
  compartment 
  of 
  the 
  box 
  keep 
  the 
  

   lower 
  portion 
  equally 
  cool. 
  Only 
  the 
  upper 
  half 
  of 
  the 
  receptacle 
  is 
  

   surrounded 
  by 
  ice. 
  In 
  addition, 
  the 
  shelf 
  acts 
  as 
  a 
  partition 
  to 
  keep 
  

   the 
  drip-water 
  from 
  collecting 
  around 
  the 
  ice. 
  The 
  drip-water 
  may 
  be 
  

   removed 
  by 
  a 
  faucet 
  in 
  the 
  lower 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  box. 
  A 
  pipe, 
  which 
  is 
  

   shown 
  as 
  extending 
  upward 
  from 
  the 
  lower 
  compartment 
  of 
  the 
  box 
  

   and 
  communicating 
  with 
  the 
  external 
  air, 
  is 
  provided 
  for 
  purposes 
  of 
  

   ventilation. 
  

  

  CLAIMS. 
  

  

  " 
  1. 
  A 
  refrigerator-box 
  and 
  a 
  food-receptacle 
  contained 
  therein, 
  in 
  

   combination 
  with 
  a 
  cover 
  for 
  said 
  box, 
  provided 
  with 
  an 
  opening 
  

   adapted 
  to 
  encircle 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  said 
  receptacle, 
  whereby 
  access 
  may 
  be 
  

   had 
  to 
  the 
  receptacle 
  without 
  exposing 
  the 
  contents 
  of 
  the 
  box, 
  sub- 
  

   stantially 
  as 
  set 
  forth. 
  

  

  " 
  2. 
  The 
  refrigerator-box 
  a, 
  the 
  perforated 
  shelf 
  d, 
  and 
  the 
  receptacle 
  

   B, 
  in 
  combination 
  with 
  the 
  box-cover 
  F, 
  provided 
  with 
  a 
  central 
  open- 
  

   ing, 
  E, 
  adapted 
  to 
  encircle 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  the 
  receptacle 
  B, 
  and 
  the 
  cover 
  Gr 
  

   of 
  said 
  receptacle, 
  substantially 
  as 
  set 
  forth." 
  

  

  No. 
  259442. 
  

  

  (William 
  West, 
  Keene, 
  Ontario, 
  Canada] 
  patented 
  June 
  13, 
  1882; 
  can-filling 
  appara- 
  

   tus. 
  See 
  Plates 
  CXXVIII 
  to 
  CXXX, 
  inclusive.) 
  

  

  The 
  invention 
  is 
  an 
  improvement 
  upon 
  an 
  apparatus 
  patented 
  to 
  John 
  

   West 
  and 
  E. 
  D. 
  Hume, 
  October 
  19, 
  1880, 
  No. 
  233449, 
  and 
  consists 
  in 
  

   certain 
  details 
  of 
  construction 
  by 
  which 
  the 
  material 
  is 
  delivered 
  be- 
  

   neath 
  the 
  vertical 
  plunger 
  in 
  a 
  better 
  manner, 
  the 
  operation 
  of 
  the 
  

   cutting-knives 
  is 
  more 
  perfect, 
  and 
  the 
  knives 
  are 
  less 
  liable 
  to 
  become 
  

   dulled. 
  A 
  is 
  the 
  main 
  shaft, 
  having 
  fixed 
  to 
  it 
  the 
  spur 
  gear 
  wheel 
  B, 
  

   which 
  meshes 
  with 
  the 
  pinion 
  C 
  upon 
  the 
  driving-shaft 
  1), 
  by 
  which 
  it 
  

   is 
  rotated. 
  Upon 
  the 
  shaft 
  A 
  is 
  a 
  cam 
  which 
  actuates 
  a 
  vertical 
  rod, 
  

   F, 
  having 
  guides 
  and 
  an 
  anti-friction 
  roller. 
  This 
  rod 
  has 
  its 
  upper 
  end 
  

   connected 
  with 
  a 
  horizontal 
  lever-arm, 
  G, 
  one 
  end 
  of 
  which 
  is 
  pivoted 
  

   to 
  a 
  standard 
  on 
  the 
  table 
  or 
  frame 
  which 
  supports 
  the 
  mechanism, 
  and 
  

   the 
  other 
  end 
  is 
  connected 
  by 
  a 
  rod 
  or 
  link, 
  H, 
  with 
  the 
  plunger 
  I, 
  so 
  

   that 
  the 
  rotation 
  of 
  the 
  cam 
  will 
  cause 
  this 
  plunger 
  to 
  be 
  elevated, 
  and 
  

   its 
  weight, 
  or, 
  if 
  desired, 
  a 
  spring, 
  will 
  carry 
  it 
  down 
  when 
  released. 
  

   This 
  plunger 
  is 
  guided, 
  as 
  shown, 
  and 
  moves 
  in 
  a 
  corresponding 
  chute, 
  

  

  