Apparatus for making and maintaining an ice surface
OwnerJean M. Remillardinventor
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Abstract
A plurality of flexible plastic strips made up of elongated extruded modules with each module including a plurality of parallel tubular sections spaced apart by continuous webs with each strip being laid out on an area on which ice is to be made. The tubular sections of the modules of each strip are individually connected to a supply header and a return header, and at the other end of the strip, a common closed header allows brine to be circulated through alternating tubes.
Claims5
In an apparatus for making and maintaining an ice surface, a plurality of elongated strips adapted to be laid on a predetermined area, each strip comprising at least a strip module extending longitudinally of the strip, each strip module being a flexible extruded plastic member including a plurality of spaced-apart parallel tubular sections interspaced by integral uninterrupted web portions, the web portions being in a common plane, and the longitudinal edges of each module having web extensions forming wings adapted for attachment with similar wings of adjacent strip modules to form the strip;
- and wherein alternating tubular sections of each module forming a strip communicate with a supply header for supplying a flowable refrigerant thereto, and the remaining tubular sections in the strip communicate with a return header at the same end of the strip, and a common closed reverting header is connected to each tubular section of the strip at the other end of the strip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.