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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2009
Applicants:
Bill J. Koons, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
David J. Olberding, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Inventors:
Bill J. Koons, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
David J. Olberding, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ice-containing member having a plurality of interior chambers separated by substantially radially-extending chamber walls. A base is disposed below the ice-containing member and includes an ice-dispensing aperture. A lid is adjacent to the ice-containing member and operable between a first position. The lid is in abutting contact with the ice-containing member and a second position. The lid is spaced a predetermined distance from the housing.