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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
May. 05, 2009
Shaji Kulangara Veettil, Kannur, IN;
Nishant Kulkarni, Karnataka, IN;
Douglas Anderson, St. Charles, IL (US);
Shaji Kulangara Veettil, Kannur, IN;
Nishant Kulkarni, Karnataka, IN;
Douglas Anderson, St. Charles, IL (US);
Cornelius, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An adapter for mounting an icemaker on top of an ice bin of an ice and beverage dispenser has a lid mounted for both sliding movement and pivotal movement relative to the remainder of the adapter. The lid normally covers an inlet to the ice bin. To expose the ice bin inlet for visually inspection of the interior of the bin and/or to accommodate manual filling of the bin with ice, the lid is manually slid forward off of and then be rotated away from the bin inlet to fully expose the inlet. The lid at all times remains connected to the adapter so that it is not lost or exposed to unsanitary conditions.