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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kevin E. Licht, Evansville, IN (US);
Garett L. Strandemo, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 47/00 (2006.01); B67D 3/00 (2006.01); B67D 7/80 (2010.01); B65B 1/04 (2006.01); F25C 1/22 (2006.01); B67D 1/08 (2006.01); F25C 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/0857 (2013.01); F25C 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ice dispenser for a domestic refrigerator includes a lever having a housing with a passageway defined therein and a flapper door configured to pivot between a closed position in which ice is prevented from advancing into the passageway and an open position in which ice is permitted to advance into the passageway. A linkage is coupled to the lever and the flapper door such that movement of the lever causes the flapper door to move from the closed position to the open position.