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US 11,585,582 B2Granted
Cooling member for a mobile ice rink
AssigneeIce-World Holding B.V.
InventorsHugo Jacob Van Nigtevecht, Guido William Molenaar, Wilhelmus Adolfus Johannes Marie Hoeks
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Abstract
A cooling member for a mobile ice rink includes a plurality of pipes for transporting a coolant, wherein the pipes comprise at least two sections coupled by a connector. Cooling elements are provided at the locations of the connectors.
Claims20
A cooling member for a mobile ice rink comprising:
- a plurality of pipes for transporting a coolant, wherein at least some of the pipes comprise at least two sections;
- a plurality of connectors, each connector connecting two pipe sections of a pipe, the pipe sections and the connector defining a coolant flow channel for the coolant, from one of the pipe sections, via the connector, to the other pipe section;
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- a plurality of elements, each element being outside the coolant flow channel and extending parallel to, and along one side of, at least one adjacent connector, past an end of one of the pipe sections, toward the other pipe section, wherein the elements comprise a material having a higher heat conductivity than a material of the connector so as to transport heat from water or ice adjacent the connectors.
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A pipe for use in a cooling member, the pipe comprising:
- first and second pipe sections coupled by a foldable connector, the first and second pipe sections and the connector defining a coolant flow channel, the first and second pipe sections and the connector configurable to an unfolded position wherein the first and second pipe sections and connector are aligned;
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- at least one element outside the coolant flow channel at one side of the connector and extending along and parallel to the connector, past an end of the first pipe section, toward the second pipe section, in the unfolded position, wherein the at least one element is made of a material having a higher heat conductivity than a material of the connector so as to transport heat from water or ice adjacent the connector.
An ice rink comprising at least one cooling member, the at least one cooling member comprising:
- a plurality of pipes defining a coolant flow channel for transporting a coolant, wherein at least some of the pipes comprise at least two pipe sections coupled by a foldable connector enabling folding of the cooling member between an unfolded state for operation and a folded state;
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- a plurality of elements, each element being outside the coolant flow channel and extending parallel to, and along one side of, an adjacent connector, past an end of one of the pipe sections, toward the other pipe section, wherein the elements are made of a material having a higher heat conductivity than a material of the connector so as to transport heat from water or ice adjacent the connectors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.