Hobart Corporation

Labconco Corporation

Paul H Morphy

Kevin C Gilkison

Duane S Tener

James F Corn

Myron G Kordes

Robert D Bartlett

A fume hood for venting fumes comprising a cabinet, a venting system, and a split sash. The cabinet defines a working area. The cabinet has a front face which comprises an opening for providing access to the working area. The venting system is connected to the cabinet and vents fumes that collect in the working area of the cabinet. A split sash is movably secured to the front face of the cabinet for selectively opening and closing the opening to the working area of the cabinet. The split sash comprises at least two panels that move in unison between closed and open positions. Further, the fume hood comprises a bypass having an opening formed in the face of the cabinet for controlling the face velocity of the cabinet and means for selectively adjusting the size of the bypass opening.

Fume hood

Fume hood with a split sash

An improved insulated cabinet, such as a refrigerator or freezer cabinet, is constructed by first manfuacturing a rigid structural frame to close tolerances and then loosely attaching the remaining components of the outer shell of the cabinet by mechanical connections which permit some relative movement between the main frame and the other outer shell components. The outer shell, with an innershell positioned within it in spaced relationship to define an insulating cavity, is then placed in a jig which positions precisely the components of the outer shell in their desired final relationship. The loose connections between the outer shell components permit them to be shifted by the contacting surfaces of the jig into the precise relative positions desired, and while the outer shell components are so supported by the jig, a hardenable insulating material is introduced into the cavity, where, upon hardening, it fixes the outer shell components and the inner shell in their desired positions relative to each other. Any convenient form of mechanically interconnecting the outer shell components which permits relative movement can be utilized, such as deforming or crimping contacting surfaces, utilizing self-tapping screws and combinations of these connections.

Insulated cabinet and method of construction

An improved insulated cabinet, such as a refrigerator or freezer cabinet, is constructed by first manufacturing a rigid structural frame to close tolerances and then loosely attaching the remaining components of the outer shell of the cabinet by mechanical connections which permit some relative movement between the main frame and the other outer shell components. The outer shell, with an inner shell positioned within it in spaced relationship to define an insulating cavity, is then placed in a jig which positions precisely the components of the outer shell in their desired final relationship. The loose connections between the outer shell components permit them to be shifted by the contacting surfaces of the jig into the precise relative positions desired, and while the outer shell components are so supported by the jig, a hardenable insulating material is introduced into the cavity, where, upon hardening, it fixes the outer shell components and the inner shell in their desired positions relative to each other. Any convenient form of mechanically interconnecting the outer shell components which permits relative movement can be utilized, such as deforming or crimping contacting surfaces, utilizing self-tapping screws and combinations of these connections.

Method of construction of insulated cabinet

Refrigerator

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Prairie Village, KS, United States of America

Paul H Morphy