Patent ID: 9212839
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: A47G,F25C

Abstract:
1. An ice dispenser comprising: a base; a base neck extending from the base; a support ring disposed on the base neck having a slot cut therein; an ice container fitting into the support ring, the ice container having a plurality of melt holes formed along sides thereof, the ice container having an upper region disposed above the support ring and a lower region encased by the support ring when the ice container is fit into the support ring; a knob extending out of the ice container, the knob fitting into the slot of the support ring, the plurality of melt holes disposed through the ice container from a region above the knob toward a top of the ice container; an insulated upper outer tray covering the ice container; a plurality of turn fins turnable by the knob, the turn fins preventing ice cubes from falling out of the ice container, yet dispensing ice from the ice container when the knob is turned; and a melt spout formed as an opening in the upper outer tray, the melt spout permitting drainage of water from melting ice cubes in the ice container, wherein the plurality of melt holes are disposed in the upper region of the ice container and are absent from the lower region of the ice container, and the upper region of the ice container having a diameter larger than a diameter of the lower region of the ice container.