Refrigerator ice dispensing assembly with enhanced baffle plate arrangement
CA 2275019 C · Owner: Thompson, Virgil R. · Inventors: Thompson, Virgil R.
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A refrigerator ice dispensing assembly includes first second and third ice delivery units for directing a flow of ice from a collecting bin through a discharge housing. A baffle plate is secured within the discharge housing to divide the same into first and second portions within which are arranged the second and third ice delivery units respectively. The baffle plate is formed with a passage through which the ice cubes are directed by the second ice delivery unit. The passage includes a generally crescent-shaped forward edge that leads from an outer radial edge of the passage to an inner radial edge thereof. The second ice delivery unit includes a central hub having an outer surface that …
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- Filed June 15, 1999 and granted April 22, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 15, 2019.
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