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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2008
Michael T. Jennison, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Michael T. Jennison, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Akoona LLC, Charlestown, KN;
Abstract
An ice dispensing system includes a rotatable barrel () having an opening (); an input chute () having a first end coupled to an ice making machine () and a second end in communication with the opening () when the barrel is in a first position; an output chute () in communication with the opening () when the barrel () is in a second position; a containment system () positioned around a portion of the body of the barrel (); and a drive system () coupled to the barrel () for rotating the barrel (). The opening () has a geometry and size () that directs the ice and captures a regulated amount of the ice during rotation between the first position and the second position. The regulated amount of ice is then dispensed into the output chute () when the barrel () reaches the second position.