Method and device for producing ice having a harvest-facilitating shape

An icemaker assembly, comprising:

• an ice tray having at least one ice forming compartment that defines a space;
• an ice ejector having at least one ejector member;
• and
• a motor having an output shaft coupled to said ice ejector, wherein rotation of said output shaft causes said at least one ejector member to advance into said space whereby ice located in said space is urged in an ejection path of movement out of said at least one ice forming compartment,
• wherein said at least one ice forming compartment includes (i) a first planar lateral side surface, (ii) a second planar lateral side surface, and (iii) an arcuate bottom surface interposed between said first lateral side surface and said second lateral side surface, and
• wherein said first planar lateral side surface and said second planar lateral side surface are positioned relative to each other so that (i) said first planar lateral side surface is spaced apart from said second planar lateral side surface at a downstream end of said at least one ice forming compartment by a distance D1 relative to said ejection path of movement, (ii) said first planar lateral side surface is spaced apart from said second planar lateral side surface at an upstream end of said at least one ice forming compartment by a distance D2 relative to said ejection path of movement, and (iii) D2 is greater than D1.