USD694295S1 - In-door ice chute - Google Patents

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USD694295S1
USD694295S1 US29/442,499 US201329442499F USD694295S US D694295 S1 USD694295 S1 US D694295S1 US 201329442499 F US201329442499 F US 201329442499F US D694295 S USD694295 S US D694295S
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Lawrence J. Ertz
Bruce A. Kopf
Dean A. Martin
Scott W. Leimkuehler
Chad J. Rotter
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
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    • F25C5/22—Distributing ice particularly adapted for household refrigerators

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A refrigerator having an ice and water dispenser that extends forwardly from the refrigerator door. The dispenser includes a retractable ledge to support a container, a sloped back wall to provide increased storage space in the door, a lighted target ring to facilitate positioning of a container for receipt of ice and water, an ice chute door actuated by an electric motor, and a seal to sealingly engage the ice compartment whe n the refrigerator door is closed.

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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an in-door ice chute of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.
The broken line portions of the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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  1. We claim the ornamental design for an in-door ice chute, as shown and described.
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US11/140,096 US7340914B2 (en) 2005-01-03 2005-05-27 Refrigerator with a water and ice dispenser having a retractable ledge
US11/421,831 US7980089B2 (en) 2005-01-03 2006-06-02 Refrigerator with a water and ice dispenser having an improved ice chute air seal
US13/185,232 US8844311B2 (en) 2005-01-03 2011-07-18 Refrigerator with a water and ice dispenser having an improved ice chute air seal
US29/442,499 USD694295S1 (en) 2005-05-27 2013-03-15 In-door ice chute

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