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The "Icee" word with the snow on it was designed by a Mitchell Company staff artist, Lonnie Williams, as part of a cup he designed. Knedlik partnered with the John E Mitchell Company in Dallas to develop the machine, for which Knedlik received a patent in 1960. [2] The first machine was made from a car air conditioning unit.
The first carbonated slushie machine was invented by Omar Knedlik, the owner of a Dairy Queen franchise. [2] In the late 1950s, the soda machine at his restaurant experienced constant issues. Sometime in 1958, his machine completely failed and he decided to store his soda in his freezer, where it became slushy when pulled out. [3]
Early prototypes for the machine made use of an automobile air conditioning unit. [1] After a successful trial of Icee machines in 100 stores, [2] 7-Eleven made a licensing deal with The Icee Company to sell the product under certain conditions in 1965. Two of these were that 7-Eleven must use a different name for the product, and that the ...
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Omar Knedlik. Omar S. Knedlik (December 21, 1916 – March 14, 1989) was an American inventor and businessman. He was best known as the inventor of the ICEE frozen drink. He was born and raised a poor farm boy in Barnes, Kansas in 1916.
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