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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2005
Ronald L. Voglewede, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Jerry M. Visin, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Marcus R. Fischer, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Daryl Lee Harmon, Evansville, IN (US);
Gary W. Wilson, Sellersburg, IN (US);
Ronald L. Voglewede, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Jerry M. Visin, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Marcus R. Fischer, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Daryl Lee Harmon, Evansville, IN (US);
Gary W. Wilson, Sellersburg, IN (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A mechanism for dispensing ice in each of three selected forms, namely, cubed, crushed and shaved. This mechanism includes a reservoir arranged to hold a supply of ice cubes, a dispensing zone, a delivery mechanism arranged for dispensing ice cubes from said reservoir to said dispensing zone, an ice crushing mechanism located in said dispensing zone arranged to selectively crush ice, an ice shaving mechanism located in said dispensing zone arranged to selectively shave ice, and a control mechanism arranged to selectively activate said ice crushing mechanism and said ice shaving mechanism upon receipt of an appropriate input from a user.