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carrying it several tunes en route in the form
of a thin stream against the bottom A of the
ice-receptacle the temperature of the water
when it issued from the chamber Y would be
5 substantially the same as when it'entered.
On the two sides of the walls C which run
parallel to the partitions D when said parti-
tions are arranged to join the walls C at right
angles, or on the two sides of said walls C di-
zo rectly opposite each other when the partitions
D are arranged diagonally, as shown in Fig.
2, are openings, F on one side being the point
of entrance and G on the other side being the
point of exit, said openings being placed in
'5 the center of said walls C, midway between
the bottoms A and B, the opening F being
provided with a piping capable of being at-
tached to a hydrant, tank, or reservoir of
water of natural temperature and the open-
20 ing G being. provided with a - faucet to draw
off the iced water.
. Descending from the center of the bottom
A from its upper surface to and through the
center of the bottom B, to both of which it is
25 attached to render itself and the central com-
partment through which it enters water-tight,
is a drain-pipe H, adapted to carry off the
melted ice from the ice-receptacle before de-
scribed.
30 To operate my im proved ice-tray and cooler,
ice is placed in the receptacle formed by the
walls C and the bottom A, the ice resting on the
said bottom A. Water of natural temperature
is introduced from a tank,reservoir,or hydrant,
35 as desired, through the opening F, filling the
compartment into which said opening enters.
When the water in said compartment rises to
the level of the opening E in the partition D,
separating it from the next compartment, it
40 flows through said opening E into the next
compartment, and so on to the last compart-
ment,.following the direction as indicated by
the arrows in Fig. 2, when it can be drawn
off by the faucet attached to opening G.
45 By the use of the partitions D the water is
retained in the several compartments and its
flow from the point of entrance to the point
of exit retarded to admit of its being retained
in proximity with the ice to obtain the effect
5o of its cooling influence.
It is obvious that my improved ice-tray andwater-cooler can be placed in an ice-chest or
refrigerator, the ice then serving the double
purpose of cooling the water and the atmos-
phere of the chest or refrigerator at the same 55
time, or it can serve the single purpose of cool-
ing water, as desired, and,-furthermore, that
my device is not limited to the cooling of wa-
ter. Milk and other liquids requiring ref rig-
eration may also be used. 60
Having described my invention, what I
claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,
is-
The herein-described combined ice-holder
and water-cooler consisting essentially of the 65
bottom wall, the wall of cold-conducting ma-
terial disposed in a plane above the bottom
wall, the continuous side walls C extending
upwardly from the bottom wall to a point
above the cold-conducting wall, and perma- 70
nently joined in a water-tight manner at their
lower ends to the bottom wall, and at an in-
termediate point of their height to the cold-
conducting wall; said side walls C serving in
conjunction with the bottom and cold-con- 7;
ducting walls to form a water-chamber, and
in conjunction with the cold-conducting wall
to form an ice-receptacle above the water-
chamber, and having inlet and outlet ports
commnvunicating with the water-chamber at 8o
opposite points, and the plurality of parti-
tions arranged in the water-chamber at inter-
vals between the inlet and outlet ports, and
extending from side to side and top to bottom
of the chamber; the said partitions each hav- 85
ing a small opening near its upper edge where-
by the water must of necessity pass several
times in a slight stream adjacent to the cold-
conducting wall incident to its passage
through the water-chamber, and the opening 9,
in one partition being arranged adjacent to
the opposite side of the chamber with refer-
ence to the opening in the next adjacent par-
tition to compel the water to take a tortuous
course and retard its passage through the 95
chamber.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature
in presence of two witnesses.
THOMAS W. HENNING.
Witnesses:
MARY A. MCNAMEE,
C. E. DUPoIs.2
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Henning, Thomas W. Ice-Tray, patent, May 6, 1902; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth508660/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.