Hopper and agitator assembly for an ice dispenser

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1988-03-31

1989-08-15

Huppert, Michael S.

Dispensing

Agitator followed by discharge assistant and/or...

All rotary

2221466, 222330, G01F 1120, B67D 562

Patent

active

048566829

ABSTRACT:
A hopper and agitator assembly for an ice dispenser is characterized by an ice storage hopper having at least two ice dispensing openings and dual rotary agitators in the hopper for urging ice bodies through the openings during dispensing operations. The agitators are mounted side by side for rotation in a common plane and have radially extending arms, the ends of which sweep past the dispensing openings. By using dual agitators, the hopper may have a length considerably greater than its width, so that even when the dispensing openings are toward opposite ends of the hopper, the ends of the agitator arms still sweep closely past the openings to efficiently urge ice through the openings.

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