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Flaked ice maker

US7003974B1 · kind B1 · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 31, 2004
Grant dateFeb 28, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25C5/20
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method for transporting flaked ice upward. The device includes an upward transport tube with a shortened sleeve. A beveled lower end of the transport tube forms flaked ice of a desired size and transports it upward. The size of the flaked ice formed may be changed.

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