ICE MAKER WITH SLIDE OUT SUMP

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20140209125A1
SERIAL NO

14162111

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An ice maker for forming ice using a refrigerant capable of transitioning between liquid and gaseous states, the ice maker comprising a compressor, a condenser, a thermal expansion device, an evaporator assembly, a freeze plate thermally coupled to the evaporator assembly, a sump located below the freeze plate, and a guide which permits the sump to move from a first position to a second position. The ice maker may be disposed on top of an ice storage bin having a hole through which ice produced by the ice maker may fall and when the sump is in the first position, water can be recirculated from the sump to the freeze plate by a water pump, and when the sump is in the second position, the sump is adapted to cover the hole of the ice storage bin.

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TRUE MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC2001 EAST TERRA LANE O'FALLON MO 63366

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BROADBENT, John Allen Denver, US 30 364

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