Method and apparatus for making ice cubes
Patent 4815691 Issued on March 28, 1989. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 25, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
April 25, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References Re31890 2961850 3306567 3443785 Process for manufacture of valve seat Ice cube tray Ice cube making apparatus and serving system Ice tray with lid Ice container having coiled strip partition Patent #: 4627595 InventorApplicationNo. 07/185865 filed on 04/25/1988US Classes:249/120, Including support, stand, or rack249/121, Including lid249/126, Vertically stacked mold249/129, Having unitary partition common to and defining plural mold cavities249/141Including auxiliary port for transmission of fluid, i.e., vent or drainExaminersPrimary: Tapolcai, William E.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassF25C 1/22 (20060101)AbstractA method and apparatus for making ice cubes is disclosed wherein a large number of ice trays or liquid trapping elements are placed in a larger container, liquid added to the larger container to a level which will fill the liquid trapping elements when the container is positioned in an ultimate storage position and in the ultimate storage position, all the liquid not trapped in the trapping elements is drained. Apparatus disclosed is a container for closely receiving a plurality of ice trays and a lid with a closeable drain opening. A closeable opening is shown in a container wall. Racks can be provided on one container wall and the container can be made of insulating material.Field of SearchCongealing flowable material, e.g., ice making | |
