Apparatus to warm plastic side of mold
US9470448B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25C5/00
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ice producing mold has a first mold portion having a top surface and a second mold portion having a bottom surface. When the mold is in a closed position, a bottom surface of the first mold portion abuts a top surface of the second mold portion and when the mold is in an open position, the bottom surface of the first mold portion is separated from the top surface of the second mold portion. Each mold portion also includes a concave depression such that when the mold is in the closed position, the concave depression on the bottom surface of the first mold portion and the concave depression on the top surface of the second mold portion form a cavity adapted to form an ice structure. The depression is warmed by flowing warm water into a cavity located adjacent to the concave depression and the ice is released.
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