Apparatus for making ice cubes or the like

A system for freezing a liquid into a plurality of readily separable forms comprising:

• a. mold means having a plurality of separate cavities, each cavity including a base wall and a plurality of side walls extending from said base wall;
• b. passageway means interconnecting adjacent cavities;
• c. a pliable package means to sealingly contain the liquid to be frozen, said mold means adapted to receive said pliable package means in its unfilled condition;
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• d. one way valve means for introducing the liquid to be frozen into said pliable package means after said pliable package means has been positioned in said mold means whereby said pliable package means with said liquid therein expands precisely against said base wall and said side walls and said passageway means so that said pliable package means containing said liquid substantially conforms to the volume of said cavities and said passageway means;
• e. a reservoir for containing the liquid to be frozen;
• f. means adapted to be connected to a source of liquid for filling said reservoir;
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• g. conduit means in fluid communication with the interior of said reservoir and adapted to be placed in fluid communication with said one way valve means for introducing the liquid into said pliable package means.