Ice luge apparatus, systems, and methods for chilled beverage dispensing
OwnerMichael Guidoinventor
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Abstract
Improved ice luge trays and methods for use and assembly thereof. The ice luge trays include a trough and a lid that fits above the trough. The trough, with the lid disposed thereon, is configured to be filled with water and placed in a freezer to form an ice block. The lid includes features that forms a channel extending along or through the ice block. The tray is mounted on a support structure to enable a beverage to be chilled as it flows down the channel under gravity, and delivered to a drinking vessel or directly into the mouth of a user.
Claims20
An system for dispensing a beverage, comprising:
- an ice luge tray, comprising:
- a substantially flat bottom, a first and a second angled side wall, a rear wall, and a front wall that cooperate to define a trough having a substantially trapezoidal cross-section;
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- a semicircular opening defined in the front wall configured for selective engagement with a spout;
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- a tray engagement member downwardly disposed on the bottom of the ice luge tray and configured to operably engage a vertical support member;
- a support frame comprising a base having at least one support engagement member configured to operably engage a vertical support member;
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- an elongate vertical support member configured at an upper end thereof to operably engage the tray engagement member and at a lower end thereof to operably engage the support engagement member.
An apparatus for making a luge, comprising:
- at least one tray configured and dimensioned to mold and contain a frozen liquid, said tray having a front end, a rear end, a top portion, and a bottom portion;
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- structure positioned adjacent the top portion of the tray to impart a predetermined shape channel in said frozen liquid.
An ice luge tray, comprising:
- a substantially flat bottom, a first and a second angled side wall, a rear wall, and a front wall that cooperate to define a trough having a substantially trapezoidal cross-section;
- and
- a semicircular opening defined in the front wall configured for selective engagement with a spout;
- and
- a tray engagement member downwardly disposed on the bottom of the ice luge tray and configured to operably engage a vertical support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.