Ice crusher housing
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorAlston E. Williams
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Abstract
An ice bucket assembly includes an ice bucket container and a housing assembly. The housing assembly includes a housing and a cover. The housing includes a plurality of tabs configured to engage a plurality of openings disposed within the ice bucket container. The cover includes a plurality of tabs which permit a user to grasp the cover during removal or installation of the cover. When installed, the housing assembly is positioned above a dispensary opening at a front of the ice bucket container. As a result, crushed ice is immediately dispensed from the ice bucket container.
Claims13
An ice bucket assembly for storing ice, said ice bucket assembly comprising:
- a container comprising a front side, a back side, a first and second side, and a bottom, said back side connected to said front side with said first side, said second side, and said bottom;
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- a housing assembly configured to be located within and removably attached to said container, said housing assembly comprising a housing and a cover, said housing includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a front wall, and a top wall, said first side wall connected to said second side wall with said front wall and said top wall, said housing assembly further comprising a plurality of tabs extending from said first side wall and said second side wall.
A housing assembly configured to be attached to an ice bucket container, said housing assembly comprising:
- a housing configured to contain an ice crusher and to be removably installed to the ice bucket container, said housing comprising a first side wall, a second side wall connected to said first side wall with a front wall and a top wall, and a plurality of tabs extending from said first side wall and said second side wall;
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- a cover attached to said housing, said cover comprising a plurality of tabs extending from said cover and an opening extending through said cover.
A storage assembly for ice, said storage assembly configured to slide into a freezer, said storage assembly comprising:
- a housing assembly comprising a housing, a cover, and a plurality of tabs extending from a first side wall and a second side wall;
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- a container configured to receive said housing assembly, said container comprises a front wall connected to a back wall with a first side wall and a second side wall, said front wall comprising a first body portion and a second body portion, said front wall first body portion comprises a slot configured to receive said housing assembly cover, said front wall second body portion comprises a slot configured to receive said housing assembly cover, said first and second body portions further comprise at least one opening configured to engage said plurality of tabs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.