Refrigeration – Means producing shaped or modified congealed product – With product receiving and storing means
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-20
2008-10-21
Tapolcai, William E (Department: 3744)
Refrigeration
Means producing shaped or modified congealed product
With product receiving and storing means
C220S828000, C220S833000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07437886
ABSTRACT:
A refrigerator having a freezer compartment having an ice maker disposed within the freezer compartment for forming ice pieces and an ice storage bin removably mounted to freezer compartment door below the ice maker having an open top receptacle for receiving ice pieces from the ice maker. The ice storage bin has a movable lid assembly including a frame removably mounted to the top of the ice storage bin and two lid members mounted to the frame. At least one lid member is pivotally mounted to the frame to close the receptacle when pivoted to a generally horizontal position and to open the receptacle when pivoted to a generally vertical position. The pivotal lid member is biased to the generally horizontal position.
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Garavalia Gregory R.
Kuehl Steven J.
Lopes Luis Antonio D.
Pollack Jocelyn Leia
Wu Guolian
Goodwin Kirk
LaFrenz Michael D.
Tapolcai William E
Whirlpool Corporation
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