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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eichi Nishimura, Kohshoku, JP;
Shoichi Takeda, Togura, JP;
Tohru Fujiwara, Omi, JP;
Nobushige Kobayashi, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
MK Seiko Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
249 52 ; 249 82 ; 249119 ; 249120 ; 249126 ; 249133 ; 249141 ;
Abstract
An ice cube tray consisting of an inner tray divided lengthwise and breadthwise into a plurality of pockets with open tops, and an outer tray divided into a configuration that fits the shape of the inner tray forming a space between the outer bottom of the inner tray and the inner bottom of the outer tray, with openings provided on the bottom of the inner tray so as to make transparent ice in the pockets, and additionally providing slightly curved protruding points on the bottom of the outer tray to allow for expansion.