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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2009
Applicants:
Kevin M. Chase, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Tony L. Koenigsknecht, Austin, TX (US);
Jerold M. Visin, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kevin M. Chase, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Tony L. Koenigsknecht, Austin, TX (US);
Jerold M. Visin, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/18 (2006.01); B65D 88/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An appliance dispenser includes a housing defining a recess. The housing includes a receptacle support member and a fixed funnel. An ice dispensing passage extends through the fixed funnel and operably connected with an ice bin. A variable funnel includes a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is adjacent the fixed funnel. The distal end is movable between a retracted position and an extended position.