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US 11,980,830 B1Granted
Snow brick
OwnerJim D. Putnam, Lara J. Putnaminventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to molds that are used to craft snow or sand into different shapes. Specifically, the present invention provides a mechanism for compressing the snow or sand, then assisting in the compression of the snow or sand, and/or assisting with the ejection of the same from the mold in order to produce an improved shape.
Claims12
A mold for malleable materials comprising:
- a shell having one or more side walls and a defined depth, said shell having one open end, and one closed end, said closed end having one or more openings;
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- a singular molded press having a plate portion configured to travel within the interior of said shell, along at least a portion of its depth and a handle portion extending from a top surface of the plate portion and accessible through the one or more openings of the closed end, wherein the handle portion is configured to translate through the one or more openings of the closed end of the shell,
- wherein the handle portion extends through multiple openings of the closed end, and wherein the handle portion is fixed to the top surface of the plate portion at multiple locations.
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A mold for malleable materials comprising:
- a body shell having one or more side walls with a plurality of guide channels;
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- a handle assembly positioned within the body shell, wherein the handle assembly includes a handle, wherein the handle assembly further includes a plurality of guide protrusions around an outer periphery of the handle assembly, wherein the plurality of guide protrusions are housed within the plurality of guide channels, and wherein an interconnection fit between the plurality of guide protrusions and the plurality of guide channels controls a travel of the handle assembly while preventing the handle assembly from detaching from the body shell,
- wherein the plurality of guide protrusions are tapered such that a first end of the plurality of guide protrusions extend further into the plurality of guide channels than a second end of the plurality of guide protrusions, and wherein the first end of the plurality of guide protrusions are further from the handle than the second end of the plurality of guide protrusions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.