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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
May. 24, 2002
Applicant:
Richard Blair Hawkes, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Inventor:
Richard Blair Hawkes, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Assignee:
Follett Corporation, Easton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D005/62 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An auger apparatus for conveying ice, together with the auger itself and an apparatus for storing ice in a storage bin which uses such an auger apparatus is provided. The auger is disposed in a tube, and does not require cylindrical bearings at its ends. The auger is rotationally molded, of one-piece hollow molded construction, preferably of a plastic such as polyethylene.