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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan, CN;
Inventors:
Eric Scalf, Louisville, KY (US);
Vinayak Naik, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Gaunt, Pikeville, KY (US);
Assignee:
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 25/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 25/00 (2013.01); B67D 1/0009 (2013.01); B67D 1/0085 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 23/126 (2013.01); B67D 2210/00036 (2013.01); F25D 2323/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator utilizes a quick fill dispenser that incorporates a fluid storage receptacle that is easily removable for cleaning and/or dispensing independently of the refrigerator, and that is coupled to a dock through a combined inlet/outlet through which the receptacle is filled and fluid is dispensed through the receptacle. A dock closure may also be used to inhibit fluid flow through the combined inlet/outlet when the fluid storage receptacle is removed.