Ice separation device

Details Ice separation device Ice separation device

1999-04-23

2001-01-02

Castellano, Stephen (Department: 3727)

Receptacles

Container attachment or adjunct

Drinking device

C220S501000

Utility Patent

active

06168043

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an ice separation device. More particularly, the present invention relates to an ice separation device which can separate a winebottle from ice cubes.
Referring to
FIGS. 4 and 5
, an ice container
10
contains ice cubes
20
. A winebottle
30
is surrounded by the ice cubes
20
. In general, the winebottle
30
is placed in the ice container
10
first. Then a plurality of ice cubes
20
are poured into the ice container
10
. However, the user should thrust the winebottle
30
into the ice container
10
while the ice container
10
is full of ice cubes
20
. When the winebottle
30
is surrounded by the ice cubes
20
, it is not easy to pull the winebottle
30
out of the ice cubes
20
.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide an ice separation device which can receive a winebottle easily.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an ice separation device which can separate a winebottle from ice cubes in an ice container.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide an ice separation device which has an inner bottom flange of an ice container to protect longitudinal bars of an annular grid device from deforming.
Accordingly, an ice separation device comprises an ice container and an annular grid device inserted in the ice container. The ice container has an inner bottom flange. The annular grid device has a hollow interior, a plurality of longitudinal bars, a plurality of lateral plates, and a plurality of spaced slots defined by the longitudinal bars. The inner bottom flange of the ice container is inserted in the hollow interior of the annular grid device.


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