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An ice resurfacer lays down a layer of clean water, which will freeze to form a smooth ice surface. An ice resurfacer is a vehicle or hand-pushed device for cleaning and smoothing the surface of a sheet of ice, usually in an ice rink. The first ice resurfacer was developed by American inventor and engineer Frank Zamboni in 1949 in Paramount ...
Frank Joseph Zamboni Jr. (/ z æ m ˈ b oʊ n i /, Italian: [dzamˈboːni]; January 16, 1901 – July 27, 1988) was an American businessman and inventor whose most famous invention is the modern ice resurfacer, with his surname being registered as a trademark for these devices.
Zamboni raised the driver's position for better visibility, and increased snow-holding tank capacity. From the late 1950s to 1964, the company made minimal changes to the ice-resurfacer design. Model C to Model F changed only slightly. [4] The introduction of the HD series in 1964, however, represented a shift in Zamboni ice-resurfacer design.
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Like a vintage Ferrari, the Zamboni ZX5 was styled by the legendary design house Pininfarina. The ZX5 is an all-electric ice resurfacer, and should start to appear at venues in the near future.
That's right, if he were still around (he died way back in 1988 at 87-years-old), the inventor of the ice resurfacing machine known as the Zamboni would be 112 years old. In true Google
Olympia ice resurfacer at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Resurfice Corporation is a manufacturer of ice resurfacing equipment based in Elmira, Ontario, Canada.Their Olympia brand product line includes push models through full size models built on a Chevy Powertrain. [1]
Zamboni Ice resurfacer: Zamboni Company: Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc. has taken a strong stance against its trademark dilution, the Zamboni name being used as a genericized trademark for ice resurfacers; [237] the company holds a registered trademark on the design and configuration of the Zamboni Ice Resurfacer by the U.S. Patent and Trademark ...