Patent ID: 6550266
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: B65H,F25C,Y10T

Abstract:
A modular icemaker connecting device for connecting a water line proximate to a wall to an icemaker, comprising:a. a chassis, fixedly attachable to said wall; b. a spool, attached to said chassis, and having an integral fluid passage; c. a rotary connector, fluidly connecting said integral fluid passage within said spool to said water line so that said spool is free to rotate without leakage; and d. a flex line wrapped around said spool, having a first end attached to said spool in fluid communication with said integral fluid passage, and a second end configured to attach to said icemaker, so that when said flex line is unwrapped from said spool, said second end moves away from said chassis, thereby accommodating motion between said icemaker and said wall.