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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Peter Eckartsberg, Aalen, DE;
Frank Placke, Gütersloh, DE;
Ulrich Van Pels, Rheda-Wiedenbrück, DE;
Inventors:
Assignees:
BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich, DE;
Miele & Cie. KG, Gütersloh, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 96/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ice/liquid dispensing bay for a domestic refrigeration device. The ice/liquid dispensing bay has a drip tray that defines a lower end of the bay and a drip plate that covers the drip tray. The drip plate has an edge with at least one locking recess into which a locking projection engages in a locked position. The locking projection is biased by a spring.