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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Benjamin D Miller, Chicago, IL (US);
Thaddeus M Jablonski, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
Remcor Products Company, Franklin Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
222639 ; 222643 ; 222450 ; 222504 ; 62137 ;
Abstract
An ice portion control for an ice dispenser is characterized by a chute having an upper end for receiving ice and a lower end. With the chute filled with ice, to vend a desired quantity of ice a dispensing gate at the lower end of the chute is opened for a selected one of a plurality of timed periods of durations selected to dispense from the chute associated predetermined quantities of ice. Adjusting the lengths of the timed periods varies the quantities of ice vended.