Can holding device for ice cream dipping cabinet

Abstract

An ice cream dipping cabinet is provided, comprising a cabinet portion, a cooling room portion, a first ice cream can, a second ice cream can, and a double can-clip. The double can-clip is for clipping corner portions of the first and second can covers and holding the first and second ice cream cans together in place, such that the first and second ice cream cans engage each other.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An ice cream dipping cabinet comprising:
 a cabinet portion having an inner compartment connected to a top opening provided a top portion of the cabinet portion;   a cooling room portion installed in an upper portion of the inner compartment of the cabinet portion and configured to be cooled by a refrigerating device and accessible through the top opening;   a first ice cream can disposed in the cooling room portion, wherein the first ice cream can comprises a first can cover configured to cover a first opening of the first ice cream can;   a second ice cream can disposed side by side with the first ice cream can in the cooling room portion, wherein the second ice cream can comprises a second can cover configured to cover a second opening of the second ice cream can; and   a double can-clip for clipping corner portions of the first and second can covers and holding the first and second ice cream cans together in place, such that the first and second ice cream cans engage each other.   
     
     
         2 . The ice cream dipping cabinet of  claim 1 , wherein the double can-clip comprises two holding legs and a handle. 
     
     
         3 . The ice cream dipping cabinet of  claim 2 , wherein each of the first and second can covers comprises a plurality of holding holes provided at the corner portions of the can cover, and wherein each of the plurality of holding holes is configured to receive one of the two holding legs and prevent two neighboring can covers from being free from each other. 
     
     
         4 . The ice cream dipping cabinet of  claim 3 , wherein the holding leg is inserted to the holding hole tightly enough to hold the neighboring can covers. 
     
     
         5 . The ice cream dipping cabinet of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a third ice cream can having a third opening disposed side by side with the second ice cream can;   a fourth ice cream can having a fourth opening so as to neighbor with the first and third ice cream can; and   a quadruple can-clip for clipping corner portions of the first through fourth can covers and holding the first through fourth ice cream cans together in place, such that the first through fourth ice cream cans engage each other.   
     
     
         6 . The ice cream dipping cabinet of  claim 5 , wherein the quadruple can-clip comprises four holding legs and a handle. 
     
     
         7 . The ice cream dipping cabinet of  claim 6 , wherein each of the first through fourth can covers comprises a plurality of holding holes provided at the corner portions of the can cover, and wherein each of the plurality of holding holes is configured to receive one of the four holding legs and prevent four neighboring can covers from being free from one another. 
     
     
         8 . The ice cream dipping cabinet of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a machine room portion installed in a lower portion of the inner compartment of the cabinet portion, wherein the machine room is configured to receive a refrigerating device;   a bottom cooling room portion installed in a lower portion of the inner compartment of the cabinet portion and disposed below the cooling room portion and configured to be cooled by refrigeration; and   a supporting step provided between the cooling room portion and the bottom cooling room portion, wherein the supporting step is configured for supporting one or more ice cream cans,   wherein the first through fourth ice cream cans are disposed on a rack installed across the supporting step.   
     
     
         9 . The ice cream dipping cabinet of  claim 8 , wherein the supporting step comprises a top vertical wall, a bottom vertical wall, and a horizontal ledge disposed between the top vertical wall and the bottom vertical wall. 
     
     
         10 . The ice cream dipping cabinet of  claim 6 , wherein the four holding legs and the handle are formed monolithically. 
     
     
         11 . The ice cream dipping cabinet of  claim 6 , wherein the four holding legs are formed monolithically. 
     
     
         12 . The ice cream dipping cabinet of  claim 11 , wherein the four holding legs are made of metal. 
     
     
         13 . The ice cream dipping cabinet of  claim 12 , wherein the handle is made of plastic.