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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, Llc, New Port Richey, FL (US);
Inventor:
John Allen Broadbent, Trinity, FL (US);
Assignee:
MANITOWOC FOODSERVICE COMPANIES, LLC, New Port Richey, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/20 (2018.01); G01F 11/28 (2006.01); F25C 5/182 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/24 (2018.01); F25C 5/182 (2013.01); G01F 11/28 (2013.01); F25C 2500/06 (2013.01); F25C 2700/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ice storage bin with sliding sleeve metering device for filling buckets, totes or other ice containers. The metering device allows the containers to be filled from the ice storage bin with the exact volume of ice desired during each dispense. The metering device won't spill ice or water, is easily operated and prevents the ice container from being removed prematurely. The metering device can be operated either manually or automatically. The bucket or container is optionally a liner disposed in a bucket with a false bottom.