# US 2017/0254576 A1 · Cooling member for a mobile ice rink > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0254576 A1 - Document ID: US20170254576A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/445,571 - Filed: 2017-02-28 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-02 - Assignees: Ice-World Holding B.V. - Applicants: Ice-World Holding B.V. - Inventors: Hugo Jacob Van Nigtevecht; Guido William Molenaar; Wilhelmus Adolfus Johannes Marie Hoeks - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170254576A1 ## CPC - F25C 3/02: for ice rinks - F16L 53/70: Cooling of pipes or pipe systems - F25C 2500/06: Spillage or flooding of water - F25C: PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE - F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL ## Abstract A cooling member for a mobile ice rink includes a plurality of pipes for transporting a coolant, wherein the pipes comprise at least two sections coupled by a connector. Cooling elements are provided at the locations of the connectors. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cooling member for a mobile ice rink comprising: a plurality of pipes for transporting a coolant, wherein the pipes comprise at least two sections coupled by a connector; and cooling elements at locations of the connectors. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cooling member according to claim 1, wherein a cooling element is provided at at least 25% of the connectors. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cooling member according to claim 1, wherein the cooling elements extend over at least 40% of the lengths of the connectors. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cooling member according to claim 1, wherein the cooling elements are configured to transport heat from water or ice surrounding the connectors to the coolant in the pipes through at least one of conduction and convection. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The cooling member according to claim 4, wherein the cooling elements are configured to at least substantially compensate a difference between heat absorption of the connectors and heat absorption of the at least two sections. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The cooling member according to claim 4, wherein the cooling elements comprise a channel connected to a lumen of the pipe. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The cooling member according to claim 6, wherein a first end of the channel is connected to the lumen of the pipe, the channel comprises a first portion extending along the connector, a U turn, and a second portion extending along the connector, and wherein a second end of the channel is connected to the lumen of the pipe, downstream from the first end. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The cooling member according to claim 7, comprising a flow restriction in the lumen of the pipe, located between the first end of the channel and the second end of the channel ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The cooling member according to claim 1, wherein the cooling elements extend along, about, above and/or under the connectors and/or wherein the cooling elements are part of the at least two sections or extensions of the at least two sections. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cooling member according to claim 1, wherein a pair of cooling elements is provided on alternate pipes. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The cooling member according to claim 1, wherein the pipes are made of metal and the connectors are made of a synthetic material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The cooling member according to claim 1, wherein the connector comprises a joint that enables the sections to be folded at the connectors and relative to each other. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The cooling member according to claim 1, comprising a feed manifold and a discharge manifold, wherein a plurality of parallel pipes is connected to the feed and discharge manifolds. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The cooling member according to claim 1, wherein a cooling element is provided at at least 50% of the connectors. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The cooling member according to claim 1, wherein a cooling element is provided at all of the connectors. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The pipe according to claim 12 wherein the connector is a flexible tube. ### Claim 17 A pipe for use in a cooling member, the pipe comprising: at least two sections coupled by a connector; and a cooling element at a location of the connector. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The pipe according to claim 17 wherein the connector is a flexible tube. ### Claim 19 An ice rink comprising one or more cooling members, each cooling member comprising: a plurality of pipes for transporting a coolant, wherein the pipes comprise at least two sections coupled by a connector; and cooling elements at locations of the connectors.