Portable ice rink sprinkler

A method of using a portable ice rink sprayer apparatus to form an outdoor ice rink, comprising the steps of:

• providing a portable ice rink sprinkler apparatus comprising
• a spray head having a first top end, a spray head shaft with a first bottom end, and at least one first nozzle and a control element configured to adjust multiple spray patterns of water to have at least a first horizontal spray pattern of a first predetermined arc for a first predetermined time at first temperatures sufficient to freeze water into ice over ground to form at a first location a part of an outdoor ice rink and at least a second horizontal spray pattern of a second redetermined arc for a second predetermined time at the first temperatures sufficient to freeze water into ice over ground to form at a second location a second part of the outdoor ice rink;
• a riser having a wall in communication with the spray head and having a body configured to be stationary, at least one second top end that is configured to restrain the first bottom end of the spray head shaft from leaving the riser, and a second bottom end;
• a coupling with a first end configured to affix to the second bottom end of the riser to form a first combination and a second end configured to affix to a third end of a water hose;
• a movable support having a structure configured to support the spray head, riser, and coupling in a stable position to achieve the outdoor ice rink of a desirable size under conditions of ice formation and permit removal during construction of the outdoor ice rink, the movable support configured to be moved from one location to another during the construction of the outdoor ice rink, and comprising a moveable support base, a third top that is releasably affixed to the first combination of the riser and the coupling, and has a height sufficient to permit a desired area of ground other than the movable support base to be covered with the water at the first temperatures sufficient to freeze the water into ice over ground and allow the movable support to remain portable;
• and
• a clamp affixed to the combination of the riser and the coupling, and affixed to the top of the movable support in a manner configured to maintain the spray head in a stable vertical position under movement of water in a cold environment to form and maintain the outdoor ice rink on the ground where the outdoor ice rink has a desired shape and a desired area, and the ice has a desired smooth surface and a desired thickness sufficient for people to play hockey on the ice;
• placing the movable support on at least one edge of where ice is desired to be formed;
• affixing the water hose attached to a source of pressurized water to the second end of the coupling;
• flowing pressurized water through the water hose and through the portable ice rink sprinkler apparatus and spraying water in the form of the first horizontal spray pattern of the first predetermined arc for the first predetermined time at first temperatures sufficient to freeze water into ice over ground to form at the first location a first part of an outdoor ice rink on the first location at the first temperatures sufficient to freeze the water into ice over ground;
• moving the movable support and flowing pressurized water through the water hose and through the portable ice rink sprinkler apparatus and spraying water in the form of the second horizontal spray pattern of the second predetermined arc for the second predetermined time at the first temperatures sufficient to freeze water into ice over ground to form at the second location the second part of the outdoor ice rink;
• repeating the previous two steps at other locations until the outdoor ice rink has the desired shape and the desired area, and the ice has the desired smooth surface and the desired thickness;
• and
• turning off the source of water to the portable rink sprayer.