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US 7,421,834 B1Granted
Ice measuring and dispensing apparatus
OwnerDesmond John Doolaninventor
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Abstract
An ice measuring and dispensing apparatus includes a rotating drum rotatable about a horizontal axis. The rotating drum has a plurality of chambers, and an ice supply hopper has a delivery opening for delivering ice into the plurality of chambers. A discharge tube to dispense ice from the plurality of chambers is also provided. The delivery opening of the supply hopper is larger than an opening of each of the chambers.
Claims18
An ice measuring and dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a rotating drum rotatable about a horizontal axis, the rotating drum having a plurality of chambers;
- an ice supply hopper having a delivery opening for delivering ice into the plurality of chambers;
- a discharge tube to dispense ice from the plurality of chambers;
- the delivery opening of the supply hopper is larger than an opening of each of the chambers;
- and
- the chambers have a leading wall and a trailing wall, the leading wall being shorter in length than the trailing wall;
- wherein the leading wall and the trailing wall are moveable with respect to each other.
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An ice bagging machine comprising:
- an ice measuring and dispensing apparatus having a rotating drum rotatable about a horizontal axis, the rotating drum having a plurality of chambers;
- an ice supply hopper having a delivery opening for delivering ice into the plurality of chambers;
- and a discharge tube to dispense ice from the plurality of chambers, the delivery opening of the supply hopper being larger than an opening of each of the chambers;
- an ice bagging apparatus having a bag loader for placing a bag under the discharge outlet, a bagging platform to support the bag, a tying device to tie the bag and a gripper to place the bag into the tying device;
- and
- each chamber has a leading wall and a trailing wall, the leading wall being shorter in length than the trailing wall;
- wherein the leading wall and the trailing wall are moveable with respect to each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.