Patent ID: 7874457

Claim:
A portable ice bucket apparatus for storing and dispensing ice, the apparatus comprising: (a) an upper bucket portion comprising an insulated bucket with an opening at the top of the bucket and an ice body chute opening in a bottom wall of the bucket; (b) a motorless lower stand portion, the upper bucket portion being detachably attachable to the lower stand portion; (c) a dispensing mechanism comprising a movable gate flap within the upper bucket portion, a spring-loaded lever, and a gate shaft and a dispensing lever within the stand portion, the dispensing lever being coupled to the gate shaft, the gate shaft being coupled to the spring-loaded lever, the gate shaft being coupled with the gate flap; and (d) a water drainage and collection mechanism comprising a reservoir in the stand portion; wherein the movable gate flap in a closed position substantially covers the ice body chute opening; and wherein the dispensing mechanism further comprises a gate shaft cap and a gate spring, the gate flap, the gate shaft cap, the spring-loaded lever and the gate spring being within the bucket portion.