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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 31, 2011
Bipin Shaha, Louisville, KY (US);
Arun Talegaonkar, Louisville, KY (US);
Charlsie Lemons, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeremiah O. Crane, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bipin Shaha, Louisville, KY (US);
Arun Talegaonkar, Louisville, KY (US);
Charlsie Lemons, Louisville, KY (US);
Jeremiah O. Crane, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
In certain embodiments of the present disclosure, an ice bin assembly for a refrigerator is described. The ice bin assembly further includes an ice storage container having at least one upper guide element and at least one lower guide element. The upper guide element is located above a plane that intersects a center of mass of the ice storage container and the lower guide element is located below the plane that intersects the center of mass of the ice storage container. The upper guide element is configured to contact the upper docking element when the ice storage container is seated on the base and the lower guide element is configured to contact the lower docking element when the ice storage container is seated on the base.