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An apparatus for receiving flaked or particulate ice from an associated ice making machine and adapted to selectively dispense the ice into a glass or similar receptacle, the apparatus including a rotatable ice storage bin, means defining a discharge opening below the storage bin and communicable wi

An apparatus for receiving flaked or particulate ice from an associated ice making machine and adapted to selectively dispense the ice into a glass or similar receptacle, the apparatus including a rotatable ice storage bin, means defining a discharge opening below the storage bin and communicable with a discharge spout, means for causing rotation of the bin and for communicating ice therefrom through the discharge opening and into the receptacle, and means for sensing the quantity of ice in the bin and for effecting operation of the ice making machine when the volume of ice within the storage bin drops below some preselected magnitude.

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In an apparatus for storing and dispensing ice in particulate form that is produced by an associated ice making machine, a generally cylindrical particulate ice storage compartment, a bottom closure for said compartment and means defining a discharge opening in said closure, means for moving ice wit

In an apparatus for storing and dispensing ice in particulate form that is produced by an associated ice making machine, a generally cylindrical particulate ice storage compartment, a bottom closure for said compartment and means defining a discharge opening in said closure, means for moving ice within said compartments towards said opening, an electrical control circuit communicating a source of electrical energy with said ice making machine, a first switch connected to said circuit and having a switch body and an actuator, said actuator normally being disposed in a first position closing said circuit and movable relative to said body to a second position opening said circuit, a second switch normally disposed directly adjacent said first switch and connected to said circuit, said second switch having an actuator normally disposed in a first position closing said circuit and movable to a second position opening said circuit solely under the influence of said first switch body moving from said normal position to an actuated position, an ice engaging element pivotably mounted adjacent the upper end of said compartment and having a portion engageable with ice in said compartment and adapted to apply a force of a predetermined magnitude upon engagement of said ice therewith, a yieldable support member supporting said first switch at said normal position adjacent said second switch and permitting movement of said first switch from said normal position to said actuated position under the application of said force from said ice engaging element against said first switch actuator and under conditions when said first switch actuator is predeterminately inoperative, whereby when saiD predetermined inoperative condition exists and said element is engaged by ice within said container, said second switch actuator will be moved by said first switch to said second position opening said circuit to prevent operation of said ice making machine, and wherein said first switch is operatively supported by said body upon said yieldable support which comprises a relatively resilient member permitting movement of said first switch body toward and into engagement with said actuator of said second switch under the influence of said force being exerted against said first switch.