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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kurt C. Senner, Galesburg, IL (US);
Assignee:
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/18 ;
Abstract
An ice maker assembly, including at least one support arm, a shelf arranged atop the support arm, a bin slidably mounted to the support arm beneath the shelf, and an ice maker unit adapted to develop ice to be stored in the bin, is adapted to be selectively, vertically adjustable within a freezer compartment of a refrigerator. The entire ice maker assembly is preferably suspended from a pair of spaced, vertically extending support rails arranged on the back wall of the freezer compartment. The shelf preferably includes a transparent platform which visually exposes the bin.