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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Lokesha Kodigenahalli Chinnappa Reddy, Louisville, KY (US);
Jason Andrew May, Anchorage, KY (US);
Jarvis Ward, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 3/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 3/0061 (2013.01); B67D 3/0009 (2013.01); B67D 3/0087 (2013.01); F25D 23/126 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pitcher with an alternate dispensing feature for use in an autofill pitcher system in a chamber of a refrigerator appliance is provided. The pitcher defines a height direction, a width direction, and a depth direction. The pitcher comprises a pitcher wall connected to a pitcher bottom defining a pitcher volume. The pitcher further comprises a spigot defining an axis, with the spigot disposed on the pitcher wall such that the axis is generally parallel to the width direction.