US 11,953,255 B2
Appliance with ice tray and mount unit
Choon Jae Ryu, Prospect, KY (US); and Stephanos Kyriacou, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/677,301.
Prior Publication US 2023/0266045 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. F25C 5/20 (2018.01)
CPC F25C 5/24 (2018.01) [F25C 5/22 (2018.01); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigeration appliance, comprising:
a cabinet forming a freezer chamber;
a mount unit positioned in the freezer chamber, the mount unit comprising a clip forming a channel configured to releasably receive an ice tray, wherein the clip comprises a first member and a second member each extended along a lateral axis, wherein the channel is formed along the lateral axis between the first member and the second member, and wherein the clip comprises a hinge point at which the first member and the second member are connected together, and wherein the clip comprises a fastener configured to connect the first member and second member together at an open end distal from the hinge point, the ice tray comprising a lip corresponding to the channel at the mount unit, the mount unit comprising a rotor configured to rotate along a central axis.