Patent ID: 8196618

Claim:
A refrigerator dispenser comprising: a first section of ice discharge duct that defines a first portion of an ice flow passage configured to receive ice supplied from an ice supplier and guide the ice, at least a portion of the first section of ice discharge duct being positioned behind a surface of a door of a refrigerator; a second section of ice discharge duct that is configured to receive the ice guided by the first portion of the ice flow passage defined by the first section of ice discharge duct and further guide the ice along a second portion of the ice flow passage, at least a portion of the second section of ice discharge duct being positioned in front of the surface of the door of the refrigerator; a third section of ice discharge duct that is configured to receive the ice guided by the second portion of the ice flow passage defined by the second section of ice discharge duct and further guide the ice along a third portion of the ice flow passage through an outlet of the third section of ice discharge duct that is positioned in front of the surface of the door of the refrigerator and configured to guide the ice to a position outside of the ice flow passage in front of the surface of the door of the refrigerator; and a first coupling mechanism located at the second section of ice discharge duct and a second coupling mechanism located at the third section of ice discharge duct, the first and second coupling mechanisms being configured to engage and disengage with each other to enable removal of the third section of ice discharge duct from the second section of ice discharge duct and attachment of the third section of ice discharge duct to the second section of ice discharge duct.