Patent ID: 7281385
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: F25C

Abstract:
1. A method of making ice in a vertical ice making machine, the method comprising: forming ice at a plurality of ice making regions on an ice making plate, said ice making regions being arranged vertically on said ice making plate, partially preventing the formation of ice between said ice making regions by providing said ice making plate with at least one tapered projecting portion between vertically adjacent ice making regions, said at least one tapered projecting portion having a lateral width that is smaller than a lateral width of said ice making regions such that at least one non-projecting area is provided on said ice making plate between said vertically adjacent ice making regions; forming ice at said at least one non-projecting area on said ice making plate, said ice formed at said at least one non-projecting area connecting said ice formed at said vertically adjacent ice making regions thereby forming an integrated ice formation; and, dropping said integrated ice formation from said ice making plate.