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Ice re-conditioning assembly

  • US 10,669,682 B2
  • Filed: 06/27/2018
  • Issued: 06/02/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ice re-conditioning assembly for automatically driving around an ice skating rink for re-conditioning ice for skating, said assembly comprising:

  • a vehicle being driven on ice in a ice skating rink, said vehicle including a pair of front wheels and at least one back wheel, each of said front wheels and said back wheel being rotatably coupled to said vehicle for driving on the ice, said back wheel being steerable thereby facilitating a zero turning radius for said vehicle;

    a control circuit being coupled to said vehicle;

    a drive unit being coupled to said vehicle, said drive unit being in mechanical communication with each of said front wheels for driving said vehicle around the ice skating rink in a pre-determined route, said drive unit being electrically coupled to said control circuit;

    a plurality of resurfacing units, each of said resurfacing units being movably coupled to said vehicle, each of said resurfacing units being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said resurfacing units being urged into a deployed position having each of said resurfacing units extending laterally away from said vehicle and engaging the ice for reconditioning the ice for skating, each of said resurfacing units being urged into a stored position having each of said resurfacing units being contained within said vehicle and being spaced from the ice; and

    a plurality of displays, each of said displays being coupled to said vehicle, each of said displays being electrically coupled to said control circuit, each of said displays displaying indicia comprising words and images for advertising purposes.

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