Patent ID: 8511106

Claim:
A refrigeration appliance comprising: a fresh food compartment for storing food items in a refrigerated environment having a target temperature above zero degrees Centigrade; a freezer compartment disposed at an elevation vertically below said fresh food compartment for storing food items in a sub-freezing environment having a target temperature below zero degrees Centigrade; an ice maker disposed within said fresh food compartment, said ice maker comprising an ice bin for storing ice pieces produced by said ice maker; at least one door restricting access into said fresh food compartment, said door comprising a door liner defining an aperture through which ice pieces are discharged from said door and an inner liner establishing an interior surface of said door that opposes said fresh food compartment when said door is closed; and an ice chute extending at least partially through said door between said door liner and said inner liner, said ice chute comprising a fastener coupling said ice chute to said door liner with sufficient force to resist forces imparted on said ice chute during installation of an insulating material to substantially maintaining a position of said ice chute relative to said door liner during installation of said insulating material that at least partially encompasses said ice chute within said door.