Patent ID: 7621475
Filing Date: 2009-11-24
Classification: F25C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An ice shaving mechanism comprising: a cartridge having an opening therethrough formed by at least three walls which also form a guide surface, a blade mounted in the cartridge adjacent to the opening, aligned with one of the walls and arranged with an edge extending beyond a surface of the cartridge to permit the blade to engage an ice mass to shave a layer of ice from the ice mass, the blade edge having two lateral ends and the guide surface comprising an opposing two of the walls being parallel to each other and extending substantially perpendicular to a length of the blade edge and parallel with the two lateral ends of the blade, and arranged to intercept the shaved layer of ice to prevent the shaved layer of ice from laterally spreading in a lateral direction beyond the lateral ends of the blade edge, the guide surface further comprising a surface formed by the third wall to intercept the shaved layer of ice and to direct the shaved layer in a desired direction, the third wall surface having at least a portion that is curved so as to redirect the ice layer intercepted by the guide surface, a releasable mounting mechanism for removably securing the cartridge to a remainder of the ice shaving mechanism.