Patent · US Expired

Freezer for a liquid

US5927100A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 11, 1998
Grant dateJul 27, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 11, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D29/005
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A freezer for a liquid in a receptacle (14) comprises a housing (1), containing a cooling battery (5) for cooling a gas, a means (7) for generating a flow of the cooled gas and a jet device. The latter comprises a plurality of shells (6), each completely surrounding a receptacle (14) inserted into the respective shells with the exception of a first opening (15) for inserting the receptacle and a second opening (16) for discharging a flow of gas resulting from jets directed towards the outside of the receptacle. Each shell (6) has holes (18) in all its side walls in areas directly opposite a receptacle inserted into the shell for directing jets towards the outside of the receptacle. In addition, the freezer has indicators (11) for indicating which shells (6) do not contain a receptacle (14) and for indicating when the liquid in a receptacle inserted into a shell is frozen.

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