Patent ID: 6401478
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: F25C,F25D

Abstract:
An ice maker having a main housing partially enclosing an ice storage bin and having a housing access opening, an ice forming and dispensing apparatus disposed above the ice storage bin periodically dispensing ice into the ice storage bin, said ice storage bin having an bin access opening for user access to the contents thereof, said ice maker further comprising:a first door hingedly mounted to said main housing to selectively close said housing access opening, said first door being selectively rotatable to an open position to provide access to the interior of said main housing in a first orientation and to enclose said main housing in a closed position; a second door hingedly mounted to said ice storage bin; said second door being selectively rotatable about a horizontal axis to provide access to the interior of said ice storage bin in a first and lower position wherein said second door is extending partially outwardly of said main housing and to be selectively disposed in a second and raised position disposed entirely within said main housing; an inner surface on said first door facing said ice storage bin; and said inner surface of said first door cooperating with said second door such as to engage with said second door and drive said second door upwardly into said second an raised position as said first door is rotated between said closed position and said open position.