Patent ID: 7748571

Claim:
An ice dispenser, comprising: a housing including a bin having an access port; an agitator bar assembly for agitating ice within the bin, wherein the agitator bar assembly includes a first end in proximity to the access port and a second end securable to a rear wall of the bin; a driver disposed exterior and adjacent to the access port, the driver including an output shaft having a bore therethrough; a drive shaft having a bore therethrough coupled between the output shaft of the driver and the first end of the agitator bar assembly through the access port of the bin, wherein the output shaft transmits torque from the driver to the agitator bar assembly through the drive shaft; and a fastening device passing through the bores of the output shaft and the drive shaft and to the agitator bar assembly, wherein the fastening device engages the first end of the agitator bar assembly, thereby restraining the output shaft, the drive shaft, and the agitator bar assembly in an engaged position.