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US 11,885,552 B2Granted
Method for creating ice structures
OwnerJames Youngstrom, Randall B. Batemaninventors
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Abstract
A method for building an ice structure includes making a plurality of ice logs or ice beams and attaching the ice logs together to form a support structure. The support structure may be two or more stories high and may be constructed by freezing the ice logs or ice beams together.
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A method of building an ice structure, the method comprising:
- forming a first piece of ice in the form of a first ice beam, the first ice beam having at least one flat portion along a side length thereof;
- selecting a second piece of ice in the form of an ice log or a second ice beam and disposing the ice log or the second ice beam generally vertically so that a top of the second piece of ice has an end portion, at least part of which is generally horizontal;
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- disposing the at least one flat portion of the first ice beam on the end portion which is generally horizontal on top of the second piece of ice, and
- applying water to freeze the first ice beam to the second piece of ice without using slush.
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A method of building an ice structure, the method comprising:
- forming a first piece of ice in the form of a first ice beam, the first ice beam having at least one flat portion along a side length thereof;
- selecting a second piece of ice in the form of an ice log or a second ice beam and disposing the ice log or the second ice beam generally vertically so that a top of the second piece of ice has an end portion, at least part of which is generally horizontal;
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- disposing the at least one flat portion of the first ice beam on the end portion which is generally horizontal on top of the second piece of ice, and
- applying water to freeze the first ice beam to the second piece of ice, and
- wherein the second piece of ice has a channel formed therein and wherein the first ice beam is disposed at least partially within the channel.
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A method of building an ice structure, the method comprising:
- forming a first piece of ice in the form of a first ice beam, the first ice beam having at least one flat portion along a side length thereof;
- selecting a second piece of ice in the form of an ice log or a second ice beam and disposing the ice log or the second ice beam generally vertically so that a top of the second piece of ice has an end portion, at least part of which is generally horizontal;
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- disposing the at least one flat portion of the first ice beam on the end portion which is generally horizontal on top of the second piece of ice, and
- applying water to freeze the first ice beam to the second piece of ice, and
- wherein forming the first piece of ice in the form of a first ice beam comprises:
- selecting an elongate mold having at least one flat side;
- disposing a sleeve in the elongate mold;
- filling the sleeve at least partially with water;
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- freezing the water.
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A method of building an ice structure, the method comprising:
- forming a first piece of ice in the form of a first ice beam, the first ice beam having at least one flat portion along a side length thereof;
- selecting a second piece of ice in the form of an ice log or a second ice beam and disposing the ice log or the second ice beam generally vertically so that a top of the second piece of ice has an end portion, at least part of which is generally horizontal;
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- disposing the at least one flat portion of the first ice beam on the end portion which is generally horizontal on top of the second piece of ice, and
- applying water to freeze the first ice beam to the second piece of ice, and
- wherein applying water to freeze the first ice beam to the second piece of ice comprises spraying water from a sprinkler attached to a piece of tubing, the piece of tubing feeding water to the sprinkler and wherein the method further comprises disposing an insulator about the tubing feeding water to the sprinkler;
- and attaching another portion of the insulator to the ice structure.
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A method for forming an ice structure comprising:
- forming a first plurality of ice beams by freezing water in a mold having at least one flat side formed thereon;
- forming a plurality of supports formed by a plurality of ice logs and/or a second plurality of ice beams;
- disposing the plurality of supports generally vertically, the plurality of supports having a generally flat on a top portions thereon;
- disposing the first plurality of ice beams on top of the plurality of supports with a flat side of the first plurality of ice beams being disposed on the generally flat top portion of the generally vertical supports;
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- applying water to the first plurality of ice beams and the plurality of supports to thereby freeze the first plurality of ice beams to the plurality of supports without the use of slush.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.