Patent ID: 7849660

Claim:
A system comprising: a hopper defining a first region in which ice is adapted to be disposed; a first door movable relative to the hopper, the first door comprising: a closed position in which: a second region is at least partially defined by the first door, and the first door substantially prevents the ice from entering the second region from the first region defined by the hopper; and an open position in which the ice is permitted to enter the second region from the first region; a second door movable relative to each of the hopper and the first door, the second door comprising: a closed position in which: the second region is at least partially defined by the second door, and the second door substantially prevents the ice from exiting the second region after the ice has entered the second region from the first region defined by the hopper; an open position in which the ice is permitted to exit the second region after the ice has entered the second region from the first region defined by the hopper; opposing first and second ends; and at least one through-opening proximate the second end; and a drain pan positioned relative to the second door so that at least a portion of the drain pan is positioned below the at least one through-opening of the second door when the second door is in its closed position; wherein the second door comprises a generally V-shaped cross section; wherein the first door extends horizontally; and wherein the second door extends at angle so that the vertical position of the first end of the second door is higher than the vertical position of the second end of the second door.