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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2021
Pioneer Family Brands, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Donald Griffiths, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Robin Peng, Sandy, UT (US);
Pioneer Family Brands, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an ice shaver with a multi-link, self-locking, force-reduction, motion control arm or armature to press an ice block against a blade. The armature has a lever with a forward handle, an intermediate connection to the column, and a rear connection to the frame of the ice shaver. A link is coupled between the rear connection of the lever and the frame of the ice shaver to form a four-bar linkage. The armature has a raised locked configuration in which the lever and the link are oriented substantially co-linear to maintain the column in a raised position. In another aspect, joints between the lever and the column can comprise dampers.