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sections of fabric may pass between them and
said frame. Also it will be seen that the plates
of which the drain-boards are formed project
their side edges beyond the cross-pieces 14
5 and that such side edges lie substantially
flush with the outer faces of the cleats 13'.
The operation of the construction is as fol-
lows. The lid 0 having been raised, the ves-
sel 11 is placed upon the cleats 10 and a sec-
10 tion of fabric 23 of sufficient length has one
end placed within the vessel and dipping into
a refrigerating liquid contained thereby. The
fabric is then brought downwardly to lie upon
the uppermost shelf and is passed trans-
15 versely thereof and then upwardly and over
the opposite edge of the vessel 11 and into
the liquid therein. A single section of fabric
having a width substantially equal to the
length of the vessel 11 may be employed, al-
20 though, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings,
it is preferable to employ a plurality of sec-
tions for reasons that will be evident from
the following description: Similar sections of
fabric 22 are suspended from the wires 20 of
25 the several shelves, the ends of each section
of fabric being passed under the'wires at op-
posite sides of its respective shelf and extend-
ing outwardly and over and in engagement
with the side edges of the drain-board sup-
30 porting the shelf, the central portion of the
fabric resting upon the shelf below. As
shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the lower-
most shelf is not provided with the wires 20;
but it is in other respects the same in con-
35 struction as the other shelves.
When it is desired to place an article of
food or a vessel containing any matter within
the refrigerator, the section of fabric engag-
ing the upper surface of the shelf upon which
40 the material is to be placed has one end with-
drawn from its support, whether that support
be a wire 20 or an edge of the vessel 11, and
that end of the fabric is lowered to permit the
placing of the article upon the shelf and rest-
45 ing upon the fabric. The free end of the fab-
ric is then engaged with the support, and the
door of the safe or refrigerator is closed. In
this way each shelf may be filled, and it is
obvious that if the fabric of each shelf is in
5o narrow sections it may be more easily ad justed
and more convenient of operation.
With the elements in their proper positions,
as shown in Fig. 3, the liquid in the vessel 11
will rise in the fabric and over the edge of
55 the vessel and will then pass downwardly
upon the shelf next below. From the shelf
the water will run to the drain-board, from
the side edges of which it will pass to the fab-
ric in contact therewith and will pass down-
6o wardly through the fabric to the shelf below,
this operation being continued until the liq-
uid finally falls upon the bottom 25, from
which it will drain through the opening 27,
as above described. With this construction
65 it will be seen that the articles upon the sev-eral shelves will be inclosed by fabric con-
taining a refrigerant in such condition as to
facilitate evaporation thereof and the forma-
tion of a cool and moist atmosphere.
It will of course be understood that, if de- 7o
sired, clips may be employed to prevent ac-
cidental displacement of the fabrics from
their supports and that the specific construc-
tion and arrangement shown and described
may be otherwise varied in the matter of 75
form, proportions, and material without de-
parting from the spirit of the invention.
Having thus described the invention, what
is claimed is-
1. A refrigerator, comprising a casing hav- 8o
ing a vessel therein, a plurality of downwardly
and outwardly sloping shelves below the ves-
sel, a fabric having its ends within the vessel
and lying with its portions between its ends
upon the shelf therebelow, and an additional 85
fabric having its end portions in contact with
the last-named shelf and lying with its por-
tions between its ends upon the shelf there-
below.
2. A refrigerator, comprising a casing hav- 90
ing a vessel therein, a plurality of downwardly
and outwardly sloping shelves below the ves-
sel, a fabric having its ends within the vessel
and lying with its portions between its ends
upon the shelf therebelow, and an additional 95
fabric having its end portions in contact with
the last-named shelf and projecting there-
above to direct moisture from the shelf to the
fabric, and having its portions between its
ends lying upon the shelf therebelow. too
3. A refrigerator, comprising a casing hav-
ing a vessel therein, a plurality of shelves be-
low the vessel, a drain-board beneath each
shelf, a fabric having its ends within the ves-
sel and having its portion intermediate its to'5
ends lying upon the shelf therebelow, and
additional fabrics lying upon the succeeding
shelves and having their ends attached to the
shelves next above, and engaging their re
spective drain-boards. id
4. A refrigerator, comprising a casing hav-
ing a vessel therein, a series of drain-boards
supported below the vessel, a shelf mounted
upon each drain-board and having a width
less than that of the drain-boards, a support ri
at each side of each shelf, a fabric resting
upon the uppermost shelf and having its ends
disposed within the vessel, and a fabric lying
upon each succeeding shelf and having its
ends in engagement with the supports car- i20'
ried by the shelves next above, said fabrics
being in contact with the drain-boards of the
last-named shelves.
5. A refrigerator having a bottom provided
with a drain, a vessel supported in the upper 125
portion of the refrigerator, a plurality of
drain-boards supported intermediate the.ves-
sel and the bottom of the refrigerator, a shelf
disposed upon each drain-board, a shelf upon
the bottom of the refrigerator, a support car- 132
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Stewart, Burgess Modrel. Refrigerator., patent, December 19, 1899; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513049/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.