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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2010
Thomas W. Mccollough, Anderson, SC (US);
David R. Ducharme, Anderson, SC (US);
Xiaoyong Fu, Greer, SC (US);
Dennis Schenk, Anderson, SC (US);
Thomas W. McCollough, Anderson, SC (US);
David R. Ducharme, Anderson, SC (US);
Xiaoyong Fu, Greer, SC (US);
Dennis Schenk, Anderson, SC (US);
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
Provided is a refrigeration appliance including a fresh food compartment for storing food items in a refrigerated environment having a target temperature above zero degrees Centigrade. A freezer compartment is disposed at an elevation vertically below the fresh food compartment for storing food items in a sub-freezing environment having a target temperature below zero degrees Centigrade. The refrigeration appliance also includes one or more of a hand-removable insulated cover, a cool air duct for introducing cooled air adjacent an ice bin, and a rearward-sloped catch pan positioned to catch dripping water in said ice maker and direct the dripping water into a drain.