Patent ID: 8844310
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: F25C,F25D

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet including a cabinet door pivotally connected thereto; a primary ice bin disposed on one of the cabinet and the cabinet door including a primary gate operable between a closed position and an open position; a secondary ice bin that serves as an ice overflow reservoir and that is disposed on the other of the cabinet and the cabinet door, the secondary ice bin including a secondary gate operable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the secondary gate operably engages with the primary gate to form an ice overflow route when the primary gate and the secondary gate are in the open position; and an ice maker disposed inside the cabinet and adapted to dispense ice into the primary ice bin, wherein ice is diverted by the primary gate and the secondary gate to the secondary ice bin from the primary a ice bin when mar ice bin has reached a maximum capacity.