System for Making Clear Ice
AssigneeHillside Ventures LLC, DBA A Bar Above
InventorsChristopher Michael Tunstall, Malcolm Stuart Cox
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Abstract
A system able to make clear ice pieces of a wide range of sizes and shapes employing directional freezing includes an insulated cooler, containing ice molds of various shapes and sizes, configured to be placed in a freezing environment. The ice molds have holes at their bottoms to allow minerals and dissolved air to pass through during the freezing process. The ice molds are supported by separator frames. A ladder subsystem including two separator ladders allows the separator frames to be adjusted relative to the level of the mineral content of the water in establishing the clear ice pieces.
Claims20
A system for making clear ice comprising:
- an insulated cooler having insulated walls forming a cavity;
- a support assembly located in the cavity formed with a first connection point and a second connection point;
- a scaffolding assembly having at least one separator plate extending from the first connection point to the second connection point;
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- an ice mold, located on the at least one separator plate, wherein the support assembly is configured to adjust a location of the at least one separator plate.
A method for making clear ice with a system including an insulated cooler having insulated walls forming a cavity, a support system located in the cavity having a first connection point and a second connection point. a scaffolding assembly having at least one separator plate extending from the first connection point to the second connection point, said method comprising:
- placing the support system in the cavity;
- adding water;
- adjusting a height of at least one separator plate along the support system;
- cooling air above the cooler;
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- directionally cooling the water for form ice above the at least one separator plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.