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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2009
Kevin M. Chase, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Tony L. Koenigsknecht, Austin, TX (US);
Douglas D. Leclear, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Kate E. Presnell, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Thomas D. Spicer, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Kevin M. Chase, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Tony L. Koenigsknecht, Austin, TX (US);
Douglas D. Leclear, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Kate E. Presnell, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Thomas D. Spicer, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator including a cabinet having a cabinet door pivotally connected thereto. A primary ice bin is disposed on one of the cabinet and the cabinet door and includes a primary gate operable between a closed position and an open position. A secondary ice bin is disposed on the other of the cabinet and the cabinet door. The secondary ice bin includes a secondary gate operable between a closed position and an open position. The secondary gate operably engages with the primary gate to form an ice overflow route when the primary gate and the secondary gate are in the open position. An ice maker is disposed inside the cabinet and adapted to dispense ice into the primary ice storage bin.