US2086253A - Combination ice cuber and beverage cooler - Google Patents

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July 6, 1937. c. F. BELSHAW 2,086,253

COMBINATION ICE CUBER AND BEVERAGE COOLER Filed Nov. '7, 1954 INVENTOR Char/e5 FBe/a/zaw,

ATTORNEY5 Patented July 6, 1937 UNITED STATES COMBINATION ICE CUBER AND BEVERAGE PATE 4 Claims.

The object of my invention is to produce a device by means of which cubes of water ice may be conveniently formed in blocksof ice common ly found in iced refrigerators, in condition to be readily harvested therefrom. A further object of my invention is to provide in connection with the cube-defining means a separable canteen or container adapted to receive a liquid having a normal temperature exceeding that of the ice whereby there may be a transfer of heat from the contents of the container to the cube-defining elements of the structure, thereby hastening the cube defining operation and at the same time cooling the contents of the container.

The structure is of such character that the user, after preparing a cocktail mixture may place the same within the container, associate the container with the cube-forming structure, place the same upon a block of ice, and in due course have a supply of defined cubes which may be harvested from the ice block and at the same time a desirably chilled beverage without dilution in a container of convenient form for transportation or use away from the refrigerator.

The accompanying drawing illustrates my invention.

Fig. 1 is an under plan View of the cube-forming element of my combination, some portions eing exaggerated in thickness;

Fig. 2 a transverse section of the structure shown in Fig. 1, associated with the canteen element;

Fig. 3 a perspective view of the canteen element, and

Fig. 4 a plan of a blank from which one of the cube-defining elements of the structure may be readily formed.

In the drawing l0 indicates the main body sheet of my cube-forming element, said sheet at opposite edges and. perhaps one end, having its edges turned upwardly and inwardly to form lips H, H overlying the main body of the sheet. Secured to the under face of sheet Ill are several coordinated series of cube-defining elements each of which is formed of a plate I2 having the form of a Maltese cross, the ears l3 thereof being foldable on the fold lines I 4 to position at right angles to the plane of the central portion of the plate with adjacent edges of adjacent ears substantially in contact. One or more of the ears l3,'closely adjacent the fold line is perforated as shown at IS. A perforated dimple I6 is formed at the center of the main body of plate l2, and plate I0 is provided with a plurality of similar mating perforated dimples l1 whereby placement of the elements I2I3 upon plate i0 may be facilitated, rivets l8 passing through the perforations of the dimples and holding the parts together in relative arrangement, as shown. Plates l2 lacking two or three of the ears l3 may be placed toentirely complete cube definition of the entire series, if desired.

The parts In and i2 are preferably formed of a metal having a high heat conductivity and after the parts have been assembled as de- NT OFFICE V scribed, they may be further united by a metal bond, not shown, conveniently formed by dipping in a molten metalbath. The mating dimples "5-! I serve as assembly jigs and assist, with rivets I8, in the desired mechanical metal to metal bonding of the parts l0 and i2 both preliminary to the further metal bonding due to the molten bath treatment and thereafter to prevent rupture of the bonding.

The canteen C may be formed in any desired manner and is provided upon opposite sides and one end if desired, with lips 20 proportioned to be received beneath the lips ll of the cuber in such manner as to permit intimate contact between the smooth heat-conducting surface 2! of the canteen and the smooth heat-conducting surface 22 of plate It or the bonding superposed thereon. The canteen C'is provided with a suitable neck 23 closed by a removable closure 24.

Due to the separability of the canteen from the cube-forming structure the canteen is conveniently available as a cocktail shaker, or as a water bottle, which may be easily handled and transported, and the cuber is available for use as a cube-defining element in the absence of the canteen, where speed of cube definition is not essential.

The cuber, being placed upon the surface of a block of water ice, will gradually sink into the block and thus define a multiplicity of ice spuds which may be readily harvested from the block by an ordinary ice pick.

I claim as my invention:

1. An ice cube definer comprising a body plate provided on one face with a plurality of thin metal fins normal to the face of the plate and relatively arranged to form adjacent cells, an independent liquid container having one face separably attachable to the aforesaid main body, the said liquid container and main body being so formed that looked.

they may be relatively inter- 2. An ice cube definer comprising a main body sheet, and a plurality of unitary cube-defining cells each comprising a series of connected platelike sections arranged in a closed series each in angular relation to its immediately adjacent fellows and each of said cell units attached to one face of the body sheet with at least two of its corner edges closely adjacent a corner edge of another unit.

3. An ice cube definer comprising a main body sheet, and a plurality of unitary cube-defining cells each comprising a central sheet section and a plurality of integral sheet sections bent into planes normal to the central section in angular relation to immediately adjacent sections to form a closed series, the several central sections being attached to one face of the body sheet with at least two corner edges of its closed series adjacent corner edges of another unit.

4. An ice cube definer comprising a main body plate provided with edge lips spaced from and overlying one surface of the plate, and a plurality of heat-conductor fins attached to and depending from the other face of the body plate and relatively arranged to form cube-defining cells.

CHARLES F. BELSI-IAW.

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