Apparatus and method for craft ice production
AssigneeSingular Ice LLC
InventorsJay T. Stewart, Gary Gin, Nathan D. Stewart
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Abstract
A freezing and cutting assembly and method for producing ice cubes. The freezing and cutting assembly includes a freezing unit configured to freeze a slab of ice. The freezing unit includes a cold plate and a frame removably coupleable to the cold plate. The cutting unit includes at least one heated electrical wire tensioned on a cutting unit frame and configured to divide the slab of ice into ice cubes.
Claims26
A freezing and cutting assembly for producing ice cubes comprising:
- a freezing unit configured to freeze a slab of ice, the freezing unit including a cold plate and a frame removably coupleable to the cold plate;
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- a cutting unit configured to receive the slab of ice from the freezing unit, the cutting unit including at least one heated electrical wire tensioned on a cutting unit frame and configured to divide the slab of ice into ice cubes.
A freezing and cutting assembly for producing ice cubes comprising:
- a freezing unit configured to freeze a slab of ice;
- a cutting unit configured to receive the slab of ice from the freezing unit, the cutting unit including at least one heated electrical wire tensioned on a cutting unit frame and configured to divide the slab of ice into ice cubes;
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- a tray configured to receive the ice cubes from the cutting unit, the tray including dividers configured to separate the ice cubes from each other.
A freezing and cutting assembly for producing ice cubes comprising:
- a first freezing unit configured to form primary slabs of ice;
- a second freezing unit configured to form secondary slabs of ice;
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- a cutting unit configured to alternatingly receive the primary and secondary slabs of ice from the first and second freezing units, the cutting unit configured to divide each of the primary and secondary slabs of ice into ice cubes.
A method for producing ice cubes comprising:
- coupling a removably coupleable frame to a refrigerated cold plate to define an enclosure for receiving a fluid;
- freezing the fluid in the enclosure into a slab of ice;
- transferring the slab of ice to a cutting unit having heated electrical wires;
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- dividing the slab of ice into ice cubes using the heated electrical wires.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.