US Patent: 1,879 - Machine for reducing blocks of ice to a uniform thickness and cutting parallel ridges on the upper surface of the same


	Home\| FAQ	Search:Advanced\|Person\|Company\| Type\|Class	Login


Quick search:	Patent number:	Patent Date:

US Patent: 1,879

Machine for reducing blocks of ice to a uniform thickness and cutting parallel ridges on the upper surface of the same

Patentee:

Nathaniel J. Wyeth (exact or similar names) - Cambridge, MA

USPTO Classifications:

125/9, 144/121

Tool Categories:

specialty tools : ice tools

Assignees:

None

Manufacturer:

Not known to have been produced

Witnesses:

Unknown

Patent Dates:
Granted:	Dec. 01, 1840

Patent Pictures:

USPTO (New site tip)
Google Patents
Report data errors or omissions to steward Jeff Joslin

Description:

The "parallel ridges" create raised ribs to provide a gap between stacked ice blocks. As the top layer melted and water ran down, it tended to freeze together the lower blocks. The ribs made it easier to re-separate the blocks.