Flake ice making machine

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR MAKING FLAKE ICE COMPRISING, (A) A SUPPORT MEMBER, (B) AN ANNULAR DISC-LIKE REFRIGERATING ELEMENT SECURED TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND HAVING A REFRIGERATED HORIZONTAL UPPER FREEZING SURFACE WITH AN INNER AND OUTER PERIPHERY, SAID ELEMENT FORMING AN UPWARDLY EXTENDING LIP PORTION AT SAID INNER AND OUTER PERIPHERY, (C) MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID UPPER FREEZING SURFACE FOR DELIVERING WATER THERETO TO BE FROZEN INTO ICE THEREON, (D) A CENTRAL SHAFT EXTENDING COAXIALLY UPWARDLY OF SAID ELEMENT AND ROTATABLY MOUNTED RELATIVE THERETO, (E) A SLEEVE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT ABOVE SAID FREEZING SURFACE, SAID SLEEVE MEMBER BEING ROTATABLE WITH SAID SHAFT AND AXIALLY SLIDABLE THEREON, (F) AN UPWARDLY FACING CAM RING HAVING A PLURALITY OF LOBES SPACED AROUND SAID SHAFT AND FIXED WITH RESPECT TO SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, (G) MEANS ON SAID SLEEVE ENGAGING SAID CAM RING LOBES IN RESPONSE TO ROTATION OF SAID SHAFT FOR EFFECTING UPWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID SLEEVE RELATIVE TO SAID FREEZING SURFACE, (H) MEANS BIASING SAID SLEEVE DOWNWARDLY ON SAID SHAFT, (I) A BLADE CARRIER FIXED TO SAID SLEEVE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY THEREFROM IN UPWARDLY SPACED RELATION TO SAID FREEZING SURFACE,