US Patent 7380355 Portable ice rink building and resurfacing device

A manually propelled ice rink building and resurfacing device. The device includes a chassis with removable wheels, a water tank mounted on the chassis, and a heating chamber within the water tank, the water tank receiving snow to be melted, the heating chamber in heat exchange relation to the water tank. Fluid dispensing means connected to the tank uniformly distributes, and evenly spreads a layer of water onto an ice rink surface. The device may be rolled on ice, dragged on snow, or stored in a vertical position.