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An ice dispensing apparatus having a storage bin with a paddle wheel which moves the ice from a storage bin to a delivery chute. A straight door is utilized to selectively open and close the delivery chute. A drip pan is provided on the outside of the chute to collect the melt water from the ice, wh

An ice dispensing apparatus having a storage bin with a paddle wheel which moves the ice from a storage bin to a delivery chute. A straight door is utilized to selectively open and close the delivery chute. A drip pan is provided on the outside of the chute to collect the melt water from the ice, which is in the delivery chute.

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The method of controlling the dispensing of ice, comprising storing ice, delivering stored ice to the receiving end of a stationary chute, opening a door at a discharge end of a chute and flowing ice out of the discharge end of the chute, closing the door at the discharge end of the chute, and trapp

The method of controlling the dispensing of ice, comprising storing ice, delivering stored ice to the receiving end of a stationary chute, opening a door at a discharge end of a chute and flowing ice out of the discharge end of the chute, closing the door at the discharge end of the chute, and trapping ice in the chute, further comprising collecting water melted from ice held within the chute by the door and conducting the melt water to a drip collection pan, further comprising opening the door upward and closing the door downward by supporting a door on an outward end of a door support, and pivoting the door support on an inward end near an upper portion of the receiving end of the chute, linking the door support to an actuator near the pivoted end, and lifting and lowering the actuator for raising and closing the door.