| CPC F25C 5/24 (2018.01) [F25C 2500/08 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. An ice dispenser, comprising:
a dispensing tray configured to slide between a closed position that keeps ice within the dispensing tray and an open position that dispenses the ice from the dispensing tray;
an ice agitator;
a housing having an ice reservoir configured to hold the ice, the housing having a tray opening configured to slidably receive the dispensing tray, and an agitator opening configured to receive the ice agitator;
a dispensing tube coupled with the housing, the dispensing tube having a feed opening that receives ice from the ice reservoir and a transfer opening that feeds the ice to the dispensing tray; and
wherein the dispensing tube comprises a protruding edge on an interior face of the transfer opening, the protruding edge being configured to break up the ice within the dispensing tube when the dispensing tray is slid from the closed position to the open position.
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