Ice-breaking device and method
OwnerRafael Anthony Nunezinventor
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Abstract
A device for breaking up frozen substance in a drink comprises a springy sheet with a plurality of shaving elements protruding from the sheet, wherein the sheet is configured to orient in a curled configuration for insertion into a container such as a cocktail shaker, and wherein the sheet is further configured to expand to press itself up against the interior surface of the container, such that the sheet maintains a fixed position within the container during shaking of the container, without extraneous attachment elements. In some embodiments, each of the shaving elements includes a combination of rounded cutting edges and straight cutting edges.
Claims12
A device for breaking up frozen substance in a drink, the device comprising:
- a sheet made of a springy material and having a front surface and a back surface;
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- a plurality of shaving elements protruding from the sheet,
- wherein the sheet is configured to orient in a curled configuration for insertion into a container, the container being configured to retain a liquid and having an interior surface and circular cross-section,
- wherein the back surface of the sheet is substantially leveled to permit the sheet to position substantially flat against the interior surface of the container,
- wherein the shaving elements protrude out from the front surface of the sheet in a direction opposite the interior surface of the container when the sheet is inserted into the container,
- wherein the sheet is further configured to expand to press itself up against the interior surface of the container when inserted into the container, such that the sheet retains a fixed position within the container, without extraneous attachment elements, and
- wherein the sheet is capable of retaining said fixed position within the container during shaking of the container without said extraneous attachment elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.