Stand-alone ice making appliance having insulating or sealing features

A stand-alone ice making appliance defining a plurality of mutually-orthogonal directions, the mutually-orthogonal directions including a lateral direction, a transverse direction, and a vertical direction, the stand-alone ice making appliance comprising:

• an outer casing defining an internal cavity, the internal cavity including a primary opening through which the internal cavity may be accessed;
• a water tank, the water tank defining a storage volume to receive water;
• a pump in fluid communication with the storage volume of the water tank to actively flow water therefrom;
• an ice maker, the ice maker in fluid communication with the storage volume of the water tank to receive water therefrom;
• a container selectively positioned within the internal cavity, the container comprising
• a plurality of walls defining a storage volume to receive ice from the ice maker,
• a drain aperture defined through one wall of the plurality of walls, the drain aperture being in fluid communication between the storage volume of the container and the storage volume of the water tank, and
• a biased sealing plug paired with drain aperture, the biased sealing plug being urged toward the drain aperture to selectively restrict fluid communication therethrough;
• and
• a plug prong fixed within the outer casing and selectively mated with the biased sealing plug to urge the biased sealing plug away from the drain aperture.

A stand-alone ice making appliance defining a plurality of mutually-orthogonal directions, the mutually-orthogonal directions including a lateral direction, a transverse direction, and a vertical direction, the stand-alone ice making appliance comprising:

• an outer casing defining an internal cavity, the internal cavity including a first primary opening and a second primary opening through which the internal cavity may be accessed;
• a pump disposed within the outer casing to actively flow water therethrough;
• a water tank selectively positioned within the internal cavity through the second primary opening in fluid communication with the pump, the water tank comprising
• a plurality of walls defining a storage volume to receive water upstream from the pump,
• a fluid outlet defined through one wall of the plurality of walls, the fluid aperture being in fluid communication between the storage volume of the water tank and the pump, and
• a biased sealing plug paired with fluid aperture, the biased sealing plug being urged toward the fluid aperture to selectively restrict fluid communication therethrough;
• a plug prong fixed within the outer casing and selectively mated with the biased sealing plug to urge the biased sealing plug away from the fluid aperture;
• an ice maker, the ice maker in fluid communication with the storage volume of the water tank to receive water therefrom;
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• a container selectively positioned within the internal cavity through the first primary opening, the container defining a storage volume to receive ice from the ice maker.