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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1976
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
John J Pink, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
Amana Refrigeration, Inc., Amana, IA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62266 ; 16 64 ; 16199 ; 62344 ;
Abstract
A power driven ice dispenser in a freezer-refrigerator or the like discharges ice down a chute through the front of the unit. The chute is closed by a spring-loaded door opened by a lever. When the lever is released, an inertia motor delays closing of the door until the chute is emptied of ice.