Patent ID: 8794024

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a fresh food compartment maintained at a temperature above 32 degrees F.; an icemaking compartment maintained at a temperature below 32 degrees F.; a freezer compartment located below the fresh food compartment, the freezer compartment maintained at a temperature lower than the temperature of the icemaking compartment; an ice bin removably mounted in the icemaking compartment; an icemaker in the icemaking compartment for supplying ice to the ice bin; a cold air duct having an inlet at a supply of cold air and an outlet in communication with the icemaker; a cover for selectively covering and permitting access to the ice bin and icemaker; a gasket between the cover and the icemaking compartment to prevent air movement between the icemaking compartment and the fresh food compartment; a releasable latch associated with the cover, the latch being adjustable between a locked position engaging a catch to thereby retain the cover in a position covering the icemaking compartment with the gasket compressed and an unlocked position disengaged from the catch to thereby permit the cover to be adjusted to permit access to the ice bin and icemaker such that the ice bin can be removed from the icemaking compartment; wherein a freezer compartment is located below the fresh food compartment and at a height lower than the icemaking compartment; a cold air duct having an inlet in communication with cold air from the freezer compartment and an outlet in communication with the icemaking compartment; and a return duct with an inlet in communication with the icemaking compartment and an outlet in communication with the freezer compartment.