Patent · US Expired

Plastic ice cube

US4325230A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
4References
4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 5, 1980
Grant dateApr 20, 1982
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 5, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24661
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An ice cube for use in beverages and which will not melt, so that it will not dilute the beverage, the ice cube being molded of transparent plastic so to resemble ice, and which can be frozen in a refrigerator freezer prior to use; and the ice cube in one design carrying an identifying numeral, which becomes less visible when the beverage and cube get less cold.

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