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US 8,616,020 B1Granted
Multi-configurable frosted bar rail system
OwnerMartin J. Abraham, IIIinventor
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Abstract
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the present invention includes a multi-configurable frosted bar rail system. The multi-configurable frosted bar rail system comprises a chilling and frost system having a compressor and refrigerant and a plurality of modular rail sections configured to be coupled together in series and to the chilling and frost system. Each rail section comprises a base pan configured to catch and drain defrosting ice and fluids; a top rail plate supported within the base pan; and a rail freezing and chilling mechanism coupled immediately under the top rail plate. The freezing and chilling mechanism is configured to create a continuous layer of frost on top of the top rail plate.
Claims20
A rail section comprising:
- a base pan configured to catch and drain defrosting ice and fluids;
- a top rail plate supported within the base pan;
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- a rail freezing and chilling mechanism coupled immediately under the top rail plate, the freezing and chilling mechanism being configured to create a, continuous layer of frost on top of the top rail plate from humidity of ambient air;
- wherein the top rail plate is made of a metal having a first thermal conductivity factor;
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- the rail freezing and chilling mechanism includes:
- a first non-metallic thermal layer immediately below the top rail plate;
- a metal thermal conductor layer made of a metal with a second thermal conductivity factor greater than the first conductivity factor below the first non-metallic thermal layer;
- a second non-metallic thermal layer below the metal thermal conductor layer;
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- at least one refrigerant line partially or fully embedded within the second non-metallic thermal layer, the at least one refrigerant line being configured to flow therethrough a refrigerant.
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A rail section comprising:
- a base pan configured to catch and drain defrosting ice and fluids;
- a top rail plate supported within the base pan;
- and
- a rail freezing and chilling mechanism coupled immediately under the top rail plate, the freezing and chilling mechanism being configured to create a continuous layer of frost on top of the top rail plate from humidity of ambient air;
- wherein the top rail plate has mounted thereto a dome for chilling and dispensing a beverage from a bottle, the dome comprising:
- an external dome plate having a top opening;
- an interior storage tank within the external dome plate;
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- a dome freezing and chilling mechanism between the external dome plate and the interior storage tank, the dome freezing and chilling mechanism being configured to receive a refrigerant to build a layer of frost on along the external dome plate from humidity of ambient air and the dome being configured to seat in the top opening the bottle in an inverted position and to chill and dispense the beverage from the interior storage tank;
- wherein the external dome plate is made of a metal having a first thermal conductivity factor and the dome freezing and chilling mechanism comprises:
- a first non-metallic thermal layer immediately concentric with the external dome plate;
- a metal thermal conductor layer made of a metal with a second thermal conductivity factor greater than the first conductivity factor adjacent to and concentric with the first non-metallic thermal layer;
- a second non-metallic thermal layer adjacent to and concentric with the metal thermal conductor layer;
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- at least one refrigerant line partially or fully embedded within the second non-metallic thermal layer, the at least one refrigerant line being configured to flow therethrough the refrigerant.
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A rail section comprising:
- a base pan configured to catch and drain defrosting ice and fluids;
- a top rail plate supported within the base pan;
- a rail freezing and chilling mechanism coupled immediately under the top rail plate, the freezing and chilling mechanism being configured to create a continuous layer of frost on top of the top rail plate from humidity of ambient air;
- first and second elongated heating wires enclosed along longitudinal sides of the top rail plate;
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- a temperature control unit configured to control heat along each of the elongated heating wires to minimize condensation;
- wherein the top rail plate is made of a metal having a first thermal conductivity factor;
- and
- the rail freezing and chilling mechanism includes:
- a first non-metallic thermal layer immediately below the top rail plate;
- a metal thermal conductor layer made of a metal with a second thermal conductivity factor greater than the first conductivity factor below the first non-metallic thermal layer;
- a second non-metallic thermal layer below the metal thermal conductor layer;
- and
- at least one refrigerant line partially or fully embedded within the second non-metallic thermal layer, the at least one refrigerant line being configured to flow therethrough the refrigerant.
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A rail section comprising:
- a base pan configured to catch and drain defrosting ice and fluids;
- a top rail plate supported within the base pan;
- a rail freezing and chilling mechanism coupled immediately under the top rail plate, the freezing and chilling mechanism being configured to create a continuous layer of frost on top of the top rail plate from humidity of ambient air;
- first and second elongated heating wires enclosed along longitudinal sides of the top rail plate;
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- a temperature control unit configured to control heat along each of the elongated heating wires to minimize condensation;
- wherein the top rail plate has mounted thereto a dome for chilling and dispensing a beverage from a bottle, the dome comprising:
- an external dome plate having a top opening;
- an interior storage tank within the external dome plate;
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- a dome freezing and chilling mechanism between the external dome plate and the interior storage tank, the dome freezing and chilling mechanism being configured to receive a refrigerant to build a layer of frost along the external dome plate from humidity of ambient air and the dome being configured to seat in the top opening the bottle in an inverted position and to chill and dispense the beverage from the interior storage tank;
- wherein the external dome plate is made of a metal having a first thermal conductivity factor and the dome freezing and chilling mechanism comprises:
- a first non-metallic thermal layer immediately concentric with the external dome plate;
- a metal thermal conductor layer made of a metal with a second thermal conductivity factor greater than the first conductivity factor adjacent to and concentric with the first non-metallic thermal layer;
- a second non-metallic thermal layer adjacent to and concentric with the metal thermal conductor layer;
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- at least one refrigerant line partially or fully embedded within the second non-metallic thermal layer, the at least one refrigerant line being configured to flow therethrough the refrigerant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.