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US3236060A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Self-sufficient mobile dispensing freezer

Assignee: Alco Foodservice Equipment Co
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Filing: 1962-07-09
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1982-07-09
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Charles William Clark

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 06:04
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G9/00; A23G9/04; A23G9/22; A23G9/228; F; F25; F25B; F25B27/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 153 words
IN COMBINATION, A DISPENSING FREEZER HAVING A ROTARY DASHER, A NORMALLY CLOSED DISCHARGE GATE, AND TEMPERATURE RESPONSE MEANS, A SECOND REFRIGERATION LOAD, A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM FOR SAID FREEZER AND SECOND LOAD INCLUDING A COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER MEANS, AND EXPANSION MEANS CONNECTED IN REFRIGERANT FLOW RELATIONSHIP, A BYPASS LINE FROM SAID CONDENSER MEANS TO THE SUCTION SIDE OF SAID COMPRESSOR HAVING A NORMALLY CLOSED VALVE WHICH OPENS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE PRESSURE AT SAID SUCTION SIDE LOWERS TO A PREDETERMINED LEVEL, ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED CONTROL VALVE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF REFRIGERANT THROUGH SAID FREEZER, A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT-SPEED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR DRIVING SAID COMPRESSOR, POWER TRANSFER MEANS FROM SAID ENGINE TO SAID DASHER AND INCLUDING A NORMALLY DISENGAGED ELECTRICALLY OPERATED CLUTCH, AND CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING AN ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY AND CONNECTED WITH SAID TEMPERATURE RESPONSE MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID CLUTCH AND FOR OPENING SAID VALVE MEANS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID FREEZER EXCEEDS A PREDETERMINED LEVEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 153 words
IN COMBINATION, A DISPENSING FREEZER HAVING A ROTARY DASHER, A NORMALLY CLOSED DISCHARGE GATE, AND TEMPERATURE RESPONSE MEANS, A SECOND REFRIGERATION LOAD, A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM FOR SAID FREEZER AND SECOND LOAD INCLUDING A COMPRESSOR, CONDENSER MEANS, AND EXPANSION MEANS CONNECTED IN REFRIGERANT FLOW RELATIONSHIP, A BYPASS LINE FROM SAID CONDENSER MEANS TO THE SUCTION SIDE OF SAID COMPRESSOR HAVING A NORMALLY CLOSED VALVE WHICH OPENS AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE PRESSURE AT SAID SUCTION SIDE LOWERS TO A PREDETERMINED LEVEL, ELECTRICALLY-OPERATED CONTROL VALVE MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF REFRIGERANT THROUGH SAID FREEZER, A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT-SPEED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR DRIVING SAID COMPRESSOR, POWER TRANSFER MEANS FROM SAID ENGINE TO SAID DASHER AND INCLUDING A NORMALLY DISENGAGED ELECTRICALLY OPERATED CLUTCH, AND CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING AN ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY AND CONNECTED WITH SAID TEMPERATURE RESPONSE MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID CLUTCH AND FOR OPENING SAID VALVE MEANS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OF SAID FREEZER EXCEEDS A PREDETERMINED LEVEL.

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