Patent ID: 9074803
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: F25C

Abstract:
1. A method of making clear ice structures, comprising the steps of: a) preparing a mold apparatus, comprising first and second mold portions having first and second reciprocal mold forms associated therewith, wherein the first and second mold portions are laterally spaced apart in an open position to define a channel there between; b) depositing a clear ice sheet having a first surface and a second surface in the channel; c) assembling the mold by moving one of the first mold portion and the second mold portion towards a closed position about the clear ice sheet; d) shaping the clear ice sheet by causing one of the first mold portion and the second mold portion to be at a first temperature that is lower than the temperature of the other of the first mold portion and the second mold portion to form at least one clear ice structure in a mold cavity defined by the first and second reciprocal mold forms of the first and second mold portions when the first and second mold portions are disposed in an abutting relationship as assembled; and e) disassembling the mold by moving one of the first mold portion and the second mold portion to release the at least one clear ice structure.