Miller Pasteurizing Mach. Co. v. Rich’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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1. ““2. An ice cream freezer, comprising a support, an upright cream can having its bottom pivoted to said support to turn vertically, a refrigerating jacket surrounding said can, stationary refrigerating liquid supply and discharge pipes, a swinging or rotary joint for connecting said supply with the refrigerating jacket consisting of a casing connected with said supply pipe and a rotary plug turning in said casing and connected with said bottom and having an axial passage which communicates with the lower end of said refrigerating jacket on one side thereof and a radial passage which opens into the interior of said casing, -and a swinging or rotary joint connecting said discharge pipe with the refrigerating jacket consisting of a rotary casing communicating with the upper end of said refrigerating jacket on the opposite side thereof and a stationary plug upon which said rotary casing turns and which is connected with said discharge pipe and has an axial passage communicating therewith and a radial passage opening into the interior of the casing, the axes of said swinging joints and the pivot of said can being in line, substantially as set forth.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Becker v. Miller Pasteurizing Mach. Co.