GB1588108A

GB1588108A - Container

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Publication number: GB1588108A
Application number: GB2543978A
Authority: GB
Original assignee: Kibble S R; Marcus S N
Current assignee: Kibble S R; Marcus S N
Priority date: 1978-05-31
Filing date: 1978-05-31
Publication date: 1981-04-15

Description

(54) CONTAINER (71) We, STUART NEVILLE MARCUS, a British Subject, of Swaffham, Norfolk and SIDNEY ROLAND KIBBLE, a British Subject, of "Jalna", Hadleigh Road, Elmsett, Ipswich, Suffolk, do hereby declare the invention, for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement:- The invention relates to a container particularly a container for making ice.

According to the invention there is provided a container comprising body which is enclosed but which has an opening for access to the interior of the container, part of the body having mould means opening into the interior of the body for receiving liquid to mould discrete lumps of frozen liquid, the opening being of a size to enable passage therethrough of a discrete lump of frozen liquid formed in the mould means and movable closure means for closing the opening.

In order to simplify construction, the mould means may comprise receptacles for liquid formed in a wall of the container. The receptacles may preferably comprise one side of the container, and, in order to provide as many pieces of frozen liquid as possible, the mould means may be arranged in two rows along the one side.

The wall may be flexible. This enables the removal of ice from the mould means to be facilitated.

A container embodying the invention is hereinafter described, by way of example, with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the container; Figure 2 shows a side elevational view of the container and Figure 3 shows an elevational view from one end.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a container having an enclosed body 1 which has an opening 2 for access to the interior of the container 1. Part of the interior of the container has mould means for receiving liquid to mould discrete lumps of frozen liquid. The mould means comprises two rows of moulds 3 of, in this case, frustoconical shape formed integrally in one wall of the container. The whole container is made of plastics material so that its walls are resilient and flexible.

The container may be made in one piece by injection moulding of suitable plastics material.

The orifice 2 has an external screw-thread 4 to which a cap (not shown) is engaged for closing the container.

In use, just enough liquid, say water, is poured through the orifice 2 so that just the moulds 3, which act as an ice tray, are filled.

The cap is screwed into place, and the container, is put in a cold compartment, with the moulds forming support feet to freeze the water into ice. When it is desired to use some ice, on complete freezing of all the liquid, the container is removed from the compartment and the ice is removed from a mould or moulds so that it falls into the hollow (upper part) 5 (as viewed in the Figures) of the container, where it is contained. The ice cannot therefore spill, as is often the case when it is removed from an ordinary ice tray. The ice is then removed in a controlled way through the orifice 2 after removing the cap.

It will be understood that the invention above described may be modified in several ways. For example, the mould means 3 may have any desired shape.

WHAT WE CLAIM IS: 1. A container, comprising a body which is enclosed but which has an opening for access to the interior of the container, part of the body having mould means opening into the interior of the body for receiving liquid to mould discrete lumps of frozen liquid, the opening being of a size to enable passage therethrough of a discrete lump of frozen liquid formed in the mould means, and removable closure means for closing the opening.

2. A container according to Claim 1, in which the mould means comprises receptacles for liquid formed in a wall of the container.

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Claims

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. (54) CONTAINER (71) We, STUART NEVILLE MARCUS, a British Subject, of Swaffham, Norfolk and SIDNEY ROLAND KIBBLE, a British Subject, of "Jalna", Hadleigh Road, Elmsett, Ipswich, Suffolk, do hereby declare the invention, for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement:- The invention relates to a container particularly a container for making ice. According to the invention there is provided a container comprising body which is enclosed but which has an opening for access to the interior of the container, part of the body having mould means opening into the interior of the body for receiving liquid to mould discrete lumps of frozen liquid, the opening being of a size to enable passage therethrough of a discrete lump of frozen liquid formed in the mould means and movable closure means for closing the opening. In order to simplify construction, the mould means may comprise receptacles for liquid formed in a wall of the container. The receptacles may preferably comprise one side of the container, and, in order to provide as many pieces of frozen liquid as possible, the mould means may be arranged in two rows along the one side. The wall may be flexible. This enables the removal of ice from the mould means to be facilitated. A container embodying the invention is hereinafter described, by way of example, with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the container; Figure 2 shows a side elevational view of the container and Figure 3 shows an elevational view from one end. Referring to the drawings, there is shown a container having an enclosed body 1 which has an opening 2 for access to the interior of the container 1. Part of the interior of the container has mould means for receiving liquid to mould discrete lumps of frozen liquid. The mould means comprises two rows of moulds 3 of, in this case, frustoconical shape formed integrally in one wall of the container. The whole container is made of plastics material so that its walls are resilient and flexible. The container may be made in one piece by injection moulding of suitable plastics material. The orifice 2 has an external screw-thread 4 to which a cap (not shown) is engaged for closing the container. In use, just enough liquid, say water, is poured through the orifice 2 so that just the moulds 3, which act as an ice tray, are filled. The cap is screwed into place, and the container, is put in a cold compartment, with the moulds forming support feet to freeze the water into ice. When it is desired to use some ice, on complete freezing of all the liquid, the container is removed from the compartment and the ice is removed from a mould or moulds so that it falls into the hollow (upper part) 5 (as viewed in the Figures) of the container, where it is contained. The ice cannot therefore spill, as is often the case when it is removed from an ordinary ice tray. The ice is then removed in a controlled way through the orifice 2 after removing the cap. It will be understood that the invention above described may be modified in several ways. For example, the mould means 3 may have any desired shape. WHAT WE CLAIM IS:

1. A container, comprising a body which is enclosed but which has an opening for access to the interior of the container, part of the body having mould means opening into the interior of the body for receiving liquid to mould discrete lumps of frozen liquid, the opening being of a size to enable passage therethrough of a discrete lump of frozen liquid formed in the mould means, and removable closure means for closing the opening.

3. A container according to Claim 2, in which there are two rows of receptacles in the wall.

4. A container according to Claim 3, in which the wall is flexible.

5. A container according to Claim 4, in which the walls of the container are flexible.

6. A container according to any preceding claim, made of plastics.

7. A container according to any preceding Claim, in which the closure means comprises a screw-threaded cap.

8. A container, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.