Patent ID: 6220038
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: F25C

Abstract:
An ice making apparatus, comprising:a mold including at least one cavity having a bottom surface, said at least one mold cavity being configured for containing water therein for freezing into ice; andan auger comprising a shaft having a longitudinal axis and having at least one flight attached thereto, said shaft including a top end and a base end, said base end rotatably mounted in said bottom surface of said at least one mold cavity, said shaft extending substantially vertically through said at least one mold cavity and being configured to rotate and thereby push the ice out of said at least one mold cavity, at least one of said shaft and said at least one flight having a radius relative to said axis which decreases in a direction heading from said base end to said top end of said shaft to define a radially inward taper.