Patent ID: 7832219

Claim:
An ice making apparatus comprising: an ice-forming surface with a plurality of ice-forming locations for forming ice as liquid water is run across the ice-forming surface; an ice collection bin positioned at a lower elevation than the ice-forming surface; a liquid receptacle at a lower elevation than the ice-forming surface and positioned to collect liquid water from the ice-forming surface; and an ice barrier adjacent the liquid receptacle, the ice barrier movable between a first orientation in which the ice barrier is configured to direct liquid water from the ice-forming surface into the liquid receptacle, and a second orientation in which the ice barrier is configured to direct ice into the ice collection bin, wherein a portion of the ice barrier is spaced from an adjacent surface of the ice making apparatus in the first orientation to define a gap therebetween, and wherein the gap between the portion of the ice barrier and the adjacent surface is substantially closed in the second orientation.