Patent ID: 8689523

Claim:
An ice bagging assembly having: a support frame; an ice cube hopper coupled to the support frame and configured to store a plurality of ice cubes; an ice chute in mechanical cooperation with the ice cube hopper, the ice chute configured to drop a plurality of ice cubes into an open ice bag; wherein the support frame comprises a pair of angled guides on opposing inside sides of the support frame, the pair of angled guides positioned to guide the hopper into the support frame from an extended position wherein an inside portion of the hopper is accessible for cleaning and an installed position, with the pair of angled guides each being lower toward a first end of the support frame and higher toward a second end of the support frame so that the ice cube hopper slides into the support frame toward a top of the support frame near the second end; and a sealing mechanism configured to seal an open end of the open ice bag.