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US 2024/0053079 A1Published application
Ice mold for making ice straws
OwnerBradley Shelowitz, Christopher Smithinventors
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Abstract
An ice mold for forming hollow, elongated ice structures intended to be used as drinking straws.
Claims17
A mold for forming a straw-shaped ice structure, comprising:
- an outer tube;
- an inner tube disposed within the outer tube, the inner tube having an opened proximal end portion, and an opened distal end portion, the outer and inner tubes defining an elongated channel therebetween, the elongated channel having an opened distal end portion and a closed proximal end portion such that the elongated channel is configured to hold a freezable liquid therein, wherein the inner tube defines a passageway therethrough to allow for a flow of water to pass from the proximal end portion of the inner tube to the distal end portion of the inner tube to facilitate thawing of ice formed in the elongated channel from the freezable liquid;
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- a base configured to be coupled to at least one of a proximal end portion of the outer tube or the proximal end portion of the inner tube to support the outer and inner tubes in a vertical, upright orientation, wherein the base defines a cavity configured to facilitate passage of the flow of water into the proximal end portion of the inner tube.
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A mold for forming ice straws, comprising:
- a hollow, outer tube having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion;
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- an inner tube having an opened proximal end portion integrally formed with or coupled to the proximal end portion of the outer tube, the outer and inner tubes defining an elongated channel therebetween, the elongated channel having an opened distal end portion and a closed proximal end portion such that the elongated channel is configured to hold a freezable liquid therein, the inner tube defining a passageway therethrough to allow for a flow of water to pass from the proximal end portion of the inner tube to a distal end portion of the inner tube to facilitate thawing of an ice straw formed in the elongated channel from the freezable liquid, wherein the proximal end portion of the outer tube and the proximal end portion of the inner tube collectively form the closed proximal end portion of the elongated channel.
A method of making a straw-shaped ice structure, the method comprising:
- filling an elongated channel with a freezable liquid, the elongated channel being defined between an outer tube and an inner tube that is concentrically disposed within the outer tube;
- freezing the freezable liquid while the freezable liquid is within the elongated channel whereby the freezable liquid forms a straw-shaped ice structure;
- flowing water along an outer surface of the outer tube and through a passageway defined through the inner tube thereby thawing an outer surface and an inner surface of the straw-shaped ice structure;
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- sliding the straw-shaped ice structure out of an opened end of the elongated channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.