Patent ID: 9551521
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: F25C

Claim:
1. An ice making apparatus for an appliance comprising: a liquid inlet configured to receive water from a water source; an ice making tray having at least one perimeter sidewall and a grid with at least one dividing wall and is configured to receive water from the inlet to fill the ice making tray with water, wherein the at least one perimeter sidewall and at least one dividing wall, along with a bottom surface form at least one ice compartment; and wherein the at least one ice compartment is configured to produce at least one ice body and includes a generally circular convex bottom surface facing inwardly toward the top of the at least one ice compartment, wherein the convex bottom surface extends upwardly from the bottom of the sidewall; and a ledge disposed about a perimeter of the at least one ice compartment and proximate a bottom portion of the at least one ice compartment, wherein the ledge is located inside the ice compartment and above a top of the generally circular convex bottom surface.