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US 12,250,954 B2Granted
Ice block form
AssigneeSnowie LLC
InventorsCarl Rupp, Gregg Gehring
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Abstract
The present disclosure extends to apparatuses, methods, and systems for freezing a liquid suitable for use by a frozen confection machine. The apparatuses, methods, and systems include a two-piece form suitable for producing a dense ice structure.
Claims19
A system comprising:
- an ice block form comprising:
- a generally planar base,
- a plurality of sidewalls and rising from the generally planar base to define an open top,
- at least one expansion joint formed as a gap between two members of the plurality of sidewalls, the at least one expansion joint extending from the generally planar base to the open top and allowing flexible movement between the two members of the plurality of sidewalls, and
- a plurality of flanges, wherein each flange is disposed at an upper end of each sidewall of the plurality of sidewalls;
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- a planar member comprising a first and second surface, wherein the first surface comprises a plurality of elevation structures and the second surface comprises a plurality of alignment structures;
- wherein the planar member is configured to reside on the plurality of flanges of the ice block form and the plurality of alignment structures extend into the opening of the ice block form such that the planar member retains its position on the ice block form.
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A system comprising:
- an ice block form comprising:
- a generally planar base,
- a plurality of sidewalls, and
- a plurality of flanges disposed at upper ends of the plurality of sidewalls;
- a planar member sized to support the ice block form or cover an opening of the ice block form, comprising a first and second surface;
- wherein the first surface comprises a plurality of elevation structures;
- and wherein the second surface comprises a plurality of alignment structures;
- wherein the planar member is configured to reside on the plurality of flanges of the ice block form and the plurality of alignment structures extend into the opening of the ice block form such that the planar member retains its position on the ice block form.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.