Ice bar system

Abstract

An ice bar system utilizes an ice bar unit having a sunken well or reservoir circumscribed by a floor member and front, rear, and lateral walls upstanding from the floor member. Refrigerant filled coils located beneath the surface of the floor member are utilized, via a compressor system, to create a solid block of ice within the reservoir, after it is filled with water. The ice bar unit also has mounting brackets which extend outwardly from its lateral walls, each mounting bracket has horizontal and vertical members which frame the ice bar unit, the horizontal member also being conveniently available as arm rests for bar patrons.

1 . An ice bar system to be mounted on a bar, said system comprising:
 an ice bar unit having a given length, the ice bar unit comprising:
 a floor member comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, each surface extending the length of the ice bar unit, and front, rear and lateral walls upstanding from and circumscribing the top surface, thereby creating reservoir means between the walls and over the top surface for containing water and ice within the reservoir means; 
 refrigerant filled coils adjacent to and beneath the bottom surface, the coils extending substantially the length of the bottom surface; and 
 mounting means extending from the lateral walls for supporting the ice bar unit on a bar; and 
   means for cooling the refrigerant in the coils to a cold state and running the cold refrigerant through the coils, whereby the cold refrigerant running through the coils freezes the water in the reservoir means, resulting in solid ice being contained within the reservoir means, the top surface of the solid ice forming the top surface of the ice bar system.   
     
     
         2 . The ice bar system as in  claim 1  wherein the means for cooling the refrigerant to a cold state and running the refrigerant through the coils comprises a refrigerant condensing unit. 
     
     
         3 . The ice bar system as in  claim 1  wherein the mounting means comprises mounting brackets extending outwardly from the lateral walls, said mounting brackets each having a horizontal member which frames the ice bar unit. 
     
     
         4 . The ice bar system as in  claim 1  wherein the coils are secured adjacent to and underneath the bottom surface. 
     
     
         5 . The ice bar system as in  claim 4  wherein the coils arc secured by thermal mastic adhesive and aluminum tape. 
     
     
         6 . The ice bar system as in  claim 1  further comprising insulation covering the coils and extending substantially the length of the bottom surface. 
     
     
         7 . The ice bar system as in  claim 5  further comprising insulation covering the coils and extending substantially the length of the bottom surface. 
     
     
         8 . The ice bar system as in  claim 7  wherein the mounting means comprises mounting brackets extending outwardly from the lateral walls, said mounting brackets each having a horizontal member which frames the ice bar unit. 
     
     
         9 . The ice bar system as in  claim 1  wherein the reservoir means comprises a sunken well over the top surface.