Patents by Inventor Frank J. Zamboni

Frank J. Zamboni has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4372617
    Abstract: An edging apparatus for an ice resurfacing machine includes a guide operatively attaching to one of the side edges of the machine which is capable of being extended from the side of the machine such that it can contact an upright surface as, for example, a rink wall or a dasher board extending around the perimeter of an ice rink. Associated with the guide is an ice shaving blade which is capable of extending in a vertical direction upwards and downwards between a shaving position wherein it can contact the ice surface and shave the surface and a non-shaving position wherein it is lifted upwards from the ice surface. The guide is interposed between the end of the edge of the blade and the dasher board or the rink wall such that it is impossible to catch the end of the blade in the wall or dasher board yet it is possible to correctly position the end of this blade very close to the wall or dasher board allowing shaving of the ice surface to a point almost immediately adjacent to the wall or dasher board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1983
    Assignee: Frank J. Zamboni & Co.
    Inventor: Frank J. Zamboni
  • Patent number: 4084763
    Abstract: A machine for laying down and taking up strips of artificial turf comprising a self-powered, highly maneuverable carrier having means for transporting, picking up and winding or unwinding a roll of turf strip. Means are provided to shift the roll axially relative to the carrier to precisely lay down each strip in side-by-side relation with a previously laid strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1978
    Assignee: Frank J. Zamboni & Co.
    Inventor: Frank J. Zamboni
  • Patent number: 4069540
    Abstract: A machine for removing painted stripes from artificial turf, comprising an automotive vehicle carrying an engine-driven blower, water pump, water tank, and a conditioner head that is flexibly connected to the vehicle and slides on the turf. The conditioner head includes an open-bottom housing that is spring-pressed down against the turf so that there is virtually no clearance under the bottom edges of the housing. The blower pulls a vacuum inside the water tank, and the latter is connected by hoses to the conditioner housing. A rotary brush inside the housing scrubs the turf to scour away previously-softened stripe paint. Behind the brush is a nozzle that directs a high pressure spray of water down into the turf to wash away the loosened paint particles, and this is followed by a roller that presses down against the turf and rolls water ahead of it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1978
    Assignee: Frank J. Zamboni & Co.
    Inventor: Frank J. Zamboni