IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0932538
(2013-07-01)
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등록번호 |
US-9151529
(2015-10-06)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Bertolini, Nilton Carlos
- Morgan, Justin
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출원인 / 주소 |
- ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
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초록
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A refrigerator/freezer ice bucket is provided. The ice bucket may include a dispenser interface configured to deliver ice cubes to an ice dispenser upon a request by a user for the ice cubes. The dispenser interface may include a back wall. The ice bucket may further include storage configured to, w
A refrigerator/freezer ice bucket is provided. The ice bucket may include a dispenser interface configured to deliver ice cubes to an ice dispenser upon a request by a user for the ice cubes. The dispenser interface may include a back wall. The ice bucket may further include storage configured to, with the back wall of the dispenser interface, store the ice cubes until the user request. The storage includes a fixed portion and a hinged outer wall. The hinged outer wall is configured to pivot from a position that is parallel to an opposite wall of the fixed portion to a position in which one or more portions of the hinged outer wall are fixed to be slanted upwardly away from the opposite wall of the fixed portion, thereby expanding a capacity of the storage.
대표청구항
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1. A refrigerator/freezer ice bucket, comprising: a dispenser interface configured to deliver ice cubes to an ice dispenser upon a request by a user for the ice cubes, the dispenser interface comprising a back wall; andstorage configured to, with the back wall of the dispenser interface, store the i
1. A refrigerator/freezer ice bucket, comprising: a dispenser interface configured to deliver ice cubes to an ice dispenser upon a request by a user for the ice cubes, the dispenser interface comprising a back wall; andstorage configured to, with the back wall of the dispenser interface, store the ice cubes until the user request, the storage comprising a fixed portion and a hinged outer wall, the hinged outer wall being configured to pivot from a position that is parallel to an opposite wall of the fixed portion to a position in which one or more portions of the hinged outer wall are fixed to be slanted upwardly away from the opposite wall of the fixed portion, thereby expanding a capacity of the storage. 2. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 1, wherein the hinged outer wall comprises a lower adjustable portion hinged to the fixed portion and an upper adjustable portion hinged to the lower adjustable portion. 3. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 2, wherein the lower adjustable portion is configured to pivot from a position that is parallel to the opposite wall of the fixed portion to a position that is slanted upwardly away from the opposite wall of the fixed portion. 4. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 2, wherein the upper adjustable portion is configured to remain in a position that is parallel to the opposite wall of the fixed portion during a pivoting of the lower adjustable portion. 5. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 3, wherein the upper adjustable portion is configured to remain in a position that is parallel to the opposite wall of the fixed portion during the pivoting of the lower adjustable portion. 6. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 1, wherein the fixed portion comprises a bottom floor disposed adjacent to the opposite wall of the fixed portion, one or more portions of the bottom floor being perpendicular to the opposite wall of the fixed portion, and wherein the portions of the hinged outer wall configured to slant upwardly away from the opposite wall of the fixed portion comprise a lower adjustable portion hinged to the bottom floor of the fixed portion, the bottom floor being disposed between the lower adjustable portion and the opposite wall of the fixed portion. 7. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 6, wherein the hinged outer wall further comprises an upper adjustable portion hinged to the lower adjustable portion, the upper adjustable portion being parallel to the opposite wall of the fixed portion and perpendicular to the portions of the bottom floor that are perpendicular to the opposite wall of the fixed portion. 8. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 6, wherein the lower adjustable portion is configured to pivot from a position that is parallel to the opposite wall of the fixed portion and perpendicular to the portions of the bottom floor that are perpendicular to the opposite wall of the fixed portion to a position that is slanted upwardly away from the opposite wall of the fixed portion and the portions of the bottom floor that are perpendicular to the opposite wall of the fixed portion. 9. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 8, wherein the hinged outer wall further comprises an upper adjustable portion hinged to the lower adjustable portion, the upper adjustable portion being parallel to the opposite wall of the fixed portion and perpendicular to the portions of the bottom floor that are perpendicular to the opposite wall of the fixed portion, the upper adjustable portion being configured to remain parallel to the opposite wall of the fixed portion and perpendicular to the portions of the bottom floor that are perpendicular to the opposite wall of the fixed portion during the pivoting of the lower adjustable portion and a corresponding pivoting of the upper adjustable portion. 10. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 3, wherein the lower adjustable portion comprises a wall portion and a pair of wings disposed on opposite sides of the wall portion, each of the wings comprising a slot, and wherein the back wall of the dispenser interface comprises a slot facing the storage,wherein the fixed portion comprises a slot facing the storage on a wall of the fixed portion that is opposite the back wall of the dispenser interface,wherein the upper adjustable portion comprises a plurality of posts, the slots being configured to respectively receive the posts and allow the posts to move therein, thereby serving to pivot the lower adjustable portion from the position that is parallel to the opposite wall of the fixed portion to the position that is slanted upwardly away from the opposite wall of the fixed portion. 11. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 3, wherein the lower adjustable portion comprises a wall portion and a pair of wings disposed on opposite sides of the wall portion, each of the wings comprising a post, and wherein the back wall of the dispenser interface comprises a post facing the storage,wherein the fixed portion comprises a post facing the storage on a wall of the fixed portion that is opposite the back wall of the dispenser interface,wherein the upper adjustable portion comprises a plurality of slots, the slots being configured to respectively receive the posts and allow the posts to move therein, thereby serving to pivot the lower adjustable portion from the position that is parallel to the opposite wall of the fixed portion to the position that is slanted upwardly away from the opposite wall of the fixed portion. 12. A refrigerator/freezer ice bucket, comprising: a plurality of walls connected to each other, one or more of the walls being adjustable, one or more of the walls being fixed, one of the adjustable walls being configured to pivot from a position that is parallel to a portion of the fixed walls to a position in which the one pivoting adjustable wall is fixed to be slanted upwardly away from the portion of the fixed walls, thereby expanding a capacity of the plurality of walls to store ice cubes. 13. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 12, wherein one of the fixed walls comprises a bottom floor that connects the adjustable walls to the fixed walls, the bottom floor being perpendicular to the portion of the fixed walls. 14. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 12, wherein another one of the pivoting adjustable walls is configured to pivot while remaining parallel with the portion of the fixed walls. 15. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 13, wherein another one of the pivoting adjustable walls is configured to pivot while remaining parallel with the portion of the fixed walls and perpendicular to the bottom floor. 16. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 15, wherein the parallel pivoting adjustable walls comprise posts configured to fit slots of the slanting pivoting adjustable wall and the fixed walls. 17. A refrigerator/freezer ice bucket, comprising: a dispenser interface configured to deliver ice cubes to an ice dispenser upon a request by a user for the ice cubes, the dispenser interface comprising a back wall; andstorage configured to, with the back wall of the dispenser interface, store the ice cubes until the user request, the storage comprising a fixed portion and a hinged outer wall, the fixed portion being configured, with the back wall of the dispenser interface, to control a capacity of the storage to store the ice cubes by allowing the hinged outer wall to pivot. 18. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 17, wherein the fixed portion is further configured, with the back wall of the dispenser interface, to allow the hinged outer wall to pivot to a position in which one or more portions of the hinged outer wall are slanted upwardly away from the fixed portion to increase the capacity of the storage. 19. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 17, wherein the fixed portion and the back wall of the dispenser interface comprise slots through which posts of the hinged outer wall are allowed to move to cause the hinged outer wall to pivot, thereby adjusting the capacity of the storage. 20. The refrigerator/freezer ice bucket of claim 17, wherein the capacity of the storage increases as a distance between the fixed portion and the hinged outer wall increases.
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