Patent ID: 6763674
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: F25C

Abstract:
An ice bin insert for an ice bin having an ice holding cavity, said ice bin insert separating a single store of ice pieces into separate stashes and comprising:a divider dimension to be received within the ice holding cavity of the ice bin; support members attached to the divider, said support members holding the divider at a desired position within the ice holding cavity of the ice bin, wherein said divider and said support members are formed from a substantially rigid material, said support members including at least one wall having a shape which substantially conforms to a contour of an ice bin wall that defines the ice holding cavity of the ice bin; and, a plurality of perforations within the divider, said perforations being arranged such that the divider permits ice pieces to flow from a first side thereof to a second side thereof while inhibiting retrieval of ice pieces on the second side from the first side.