Ice body dispenser

An ice body dispenser comprising:

• means defining a storage chamber for storing a plurality of ice bodies;
• means defining a delivery duct having an upper end opening into said storage chamber for receiving ice bodies therefrom, and a lower end for dispensing ice bodies therefrom;
• a plurality of control elements selectively insertable laterally into said duct at a plurality of vertically spaced preselected positions intermediate said ends to prevent delivery of ice bodies downwardly therepast;
• closure means for selectively closing said lower end;
• and
• operating means responsive to disposition of any one of a plurality of different size cups below said duct lower end to cause concurrently an inserting of a selected one of said control elements into said duct and removal of said closure means from said lower end to dispense from said ducts into the cups those ice bodies previously delivered thereto from said storage chamber disposed above said selected closure element and below said preselected position corresponding to the selected cup and closure element.

An ice body dispenser comprising:

• means defining a storage chamber for storing a plurality of ice bodies;
• means defining a delivery duct having an upper end opening into said storage chamber for receiving ice bodies therefrom, and a lower end for dispensing ice bodies therefrom;
• agitator means in said storage chamber for lifting ice bodies therein and allowing said ice bodies to fall through said duct upper end into said duct;
• a control element selectively insertable laterally into said duct at a preselected position intermediate said ends to prevent delivery of ice bodies downwardly therepast;
• closure means for selectively closing said lower end;
• operating means for concurrently inserting said tined element into said duct and removing said closure means from said lower end to dispense from said duct those ice bodies previously delivered thereto from said storage chamber disposed above said closure element and below said preselected position;
• and
• means for causing operation of said agitator means to cause said duct to be refilled with ice bodies upon completion of a dispensing operation.