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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 1985
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
John J Jaschinski, Two Rivers, WI (US);
Assignee:
The Manitowoc Company, Inc., Manitowoc, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2221466 ; 222547 ; 62344 ;
Abstract
An ice cube dispenser with a cylindrical bin having a bottom arcuate ramp leading to a side opening through which ice cubes are pushed by rotating agitator blades. The cube dispensing rate is adjusted by positioning a deflector plate from the ramp to a selected vertical position in the opening, thus effectively changing the opening size. The dispensed cubes are guided by plates defining a flexing wall chute. A glass trigger, when pivoted by a glass, opens a door over said opening and trips a switch that actuates the agitator blades.