Refrigeration – Utilizing solar energy
Patent
1991-03-25
1992-08-04
Bennet, Henry A.
Refrigeration
Utilizing solar energy
4506, 220404, A63C 1910
Patent
active
051348578
ABSTRACT:
The portable ice rink consists of plastic sheeting with edges overlapping a perimeter-defining sectional barrier which is on the order of a couple of inches high and clips are provided to hold the sheet in place on the barrier for formation of the ice. In one embodiment, flexible closed cell polyethylene rods are fitted into "off the shelf" straight and angled schedule #40 plastic pipe couplings so as to define a barrier for virtually any desired rink configuration. The durable and light weight polyethylene rods are sufficiently rigid to maintain the desired perimeter during ice formation and are sufficiently compressible and pliable to ease the slip fit of the ends of the rods into the couplings and to more easily accept the sheet retaining clips thereon during set-up of the rink. In the unlikely event that one of the rods should break during handling or the like, it is a simple matter to reconnect the two pieces of the rod together by means of an additional straight pipe coupling. A cover is provided for the ice for deployment over the ice when the rink is not in use, and a particular anchoring system is provided to retain the cover in place.
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Bennet Henry A.
Burley's Rink Supply, Inc.
Kilner Christopher B.
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