A Zamboni is a truck-like vehicle used to clean and smooth the surface of an ice rink. Use of rinks such as hockey games and figure skating creates many pits and ridges in the ice. The Zamboni drags scrapers and brushes along the ice melting the top layer and smoothing it with water.
The Zamboni is named after Frank J. Zamboni who invented the device in 1949. Before the Zamboni, resurfacing a rink was done with scrapers and hoses and took many workers over an hour to complete. Zamboni's device led to a great improvement which contributed greatly to the popularity of ice sports today. The machines are still manufactured by the Zamboni Corporation today.
