Patent ID: 7752865
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: F25C,F25D

Abstract:
1. An ice cube catcher for attachment to a door of a refrigerator to catch ice cubes dispensed from an outlet of an ice cube dispenser mounted within said door, the catcher comprising: a body having a sloped portion, a pair of sidewalls and a water retention portion, the sloped portion including a top edge, a bottom edge, a pair of ends and being shaped so that fluid will flow away from the top edge and toward the bottom edge, the water retention portion being positioned at one of the bottom edge or proximate the bottom edge to inhibit fluid flowing passed the bottom edge and being selected from one of a ridge, dam, groove and trough, and one of each of the pair of sidewalls being positioned at an end of the sloped portion, each sidewall having a flange portion, and each flange portion have a fastener operable to position the body on a refrigerator door.