Patent ID: 8899072

Claim:
A beverage dispensing system, comprising: an icemaker; an ice and beverage dispenser having an ice retaining bin with an open upper end within a top perimeter edge of the bin; and an adapter mourning said icemaker on top of said dispenser, said adapter including: a frame having an opening therethrough, a bottom side for being supported on a rearward portion of said bin top perimeter edge, and a top side for supporting said icemaker above said bin for passage of ice from said icemaker through said frame opening and into said bin, a front of said frame being spaced rearward from a front of said bin top perimeter edge and defining therebetween a forward inlet to said bin; a lid normally extending over and closing, said bin inlet; at least two slider assemblies; means for slidably attaching said at least two slider assemblies to said frame for movement of said slider assemblies in forward and rearward directions relative to said frame; and at least two hinges positioned on forward ends of said slider assemblies and attaching said lid, to said forward ends of said slider assemblies for pivotal movement of said lid about an axis extending generally perpendicular to the directions of movement of said slider assemblies, said lid being moveable forward on said slider assemblies to uncover said bin inlet and then being rotatable on said hinges to a location away from said inlet.