US 12,253,291 B2
Block ice shaver with tension arm and shaping device
Carl A. Rupp, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Assigned to Snowie LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed by Snowie LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/053,678.
Application 18/053,678 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/459,447, filed on Jul. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,493,254.
Application 16/459,447 is a continuation of application No. 14/668,835, filed on Mar. 25, 2015, granted, now 10,378,807, issued on Aug. 13, 2019.
Application 14/668,835 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/605,767, filed on Jan. 26, 2015, granted, now 10,215,468, issued on Feb. 26, 2019.
Application 14/605,767 is a continuation of application No. 13/414,170, filed on Mar. 7, 2012, granted, now 8,939,389, issued on Jan. 27, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/970,349, filed on Mar. 25, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0080494 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. F25C 5/12 (2006.01); F25C 5/02 (2006.01); F25C 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC F25C 5/12 (2013.01) [F25C 5/02 (2013.01); F25C 5/046 (2013.01); Y10S 241/17 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ice shaving machine, comprising:
a mechanical drive mechanism;
a blade assembly mechanically connected to said mechanical drive mechanism comprising a blade configured to rotate relative to a block of ice when said mechanical drive mechanism is activated;
a safety cover; and
an ice block guide that is attached to the safety cover and is configured to contact the block of ice while the block of ice is being shaved, such that the ice block guide provides a force on the block of ice to prevent the block of ice from rotating with the blade assembly during shaving;
a tensioning mechanism for adjusting a force that the ice block guide exerts on the block of ice.