Patent ID: 6349556
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: F25C

Abstract:
A water tank for positioning beneath an ice guide in an ice making section of a machine that manufactures ice, the water tank comprising:a support hat portion having a frusto-conical design and support mound; a tub portion having a support mound, said tub support mound including a first section, a second section extending from said first section, and a ledge between said first and second sections, said first section having a width larger than said second section to form said ledge and said second section having a rectangular aperture defined therein that permits the manufactured ice to pass therethrough, wherein said support hat support mound has a width no greater than said width of said first section; and an integral support system including said support hat nestingly engaging said tub portion from a bottom of said tub portion to provide a central support for the ice guide.