Icemaker cutter-grid-mounting means

Claim 2

In an icemaker having a cabinet, ice-slab-forming means, and subdividing grid means for subdividing an ice slab into smaller portions, said subdividing means including a structural member, apparatus for releasably mounting said subdividing means in said cabinet, comprising: a plurality of interengaging projections on said cabinet and projection-receiving means on said structural member, each Said receiving means having an entrance for receiving its interengaged projection; and movable means movably carried on said structural member adjacent a first set of said projection receiving means gravitationally biased to close the entrance thereof to prevent removal from the projection-receiving means of corresponding projections received therein, the others of said receiving means having their entrances opening unparallel to those of said first set to block release of all said projections from their receiving means when said first set entrances are closed by said movable means, said movable means including means for supporting the subdividing grid means from said projections.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein each said receiving means comprises an elongated slot means having an open end comprising said entrance.

Claim 4

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said movable means comprises a catch having a closure portion and a stop shoulder, said catch being slidable on said structural member to dispose the said closure portion across said entrance and said stop shoulder in abutment with the projection received therein to limit the gravitational movement of the catch downwardly to the entrance-closing disposition.

Claim 5

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said structural member comprises a peripheral frame member of said grid means.

Claim 6

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said mounting structural member comprises a peripheral frame member on said grid means, and each said receiving means comprises an elongated slot means in said frame member having an open end at an edge of the frame member.

Claim 7

The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said movable means comprises a catch movable on said frame member to a position extending across a said entrance, and means for releasably retaining said catch spaced from the said entrance during installation and removal of said grid means relative to said cabinet.

Claim 8

The apparatus of claim 6 wherein each said catch is provided with a handle portion extending inwardly of said peripheral frame member.

Claim 9

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said subdividing means has a rectangular periphery defined by a pair of flanges on a pair of opposite sides, each flange having an exposed edge and ends, and each said receiving means comprises a slot in said flange adjacent an end thereof, the slots at one end of said subdividing means extending inwardly of said flange edges and the slots at the opposite end of said flanges extending inwardly of a flange end.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 8 wherein each of said flanges is provided with a slidable catch having a retaining portion adapted to extend over a slot to retain the corresponding projection therein.

Claim 11

The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said movable means comprises a pair of mirror image catches slidable to positions extending across said entrances at opposite sides of the structural member.

Claim 12

In an icemaker including a cabinet and subdividing means in said cabinet defined by a heated wire grid carried by a peripheral structural member for subdividing an ice slab delivered onto said grid, structure for selectively mounting said subdividing means comprising: first support means for providing a first support of said subdividing means; and second support means for providing a second support of said subdividing means including means on said structural member defining an upwardly opening slot, projection means fixedly on said cabinet positioned to be received respectively in said slot by a movement of said subdividing means relative to said projection means, and means cooperating with said projection means and said first support means to support said subdividing means at an angle to the horizontal including locking means slidably carried on the subdividing means gravitationally biased downwardly therealong for selectively overlying the projection means in said slot and including means for engaging the projection means to provide said second support of the subdividing means and to limit thE gravitational downward movement of the locking means to said overlying relationship.

Claim 13

In an icemaker including a cabinet and subdividing means in said cabinet defined by a heated wire grid carried by a peripheral structural member for subdividing an ice slab delivered onto said grid, structure for selectively mounting said subdividing means comprising: first support means for providing a first support of said subdividing means; and second support means for providing a second support of said subdividing means including means on said structural member defining an upwardly opening slot, projection means fixedly on said cabinet positioned to be received respectively in said slot by a movement of said subdividing means relative to said projection means, and means cooperating with said projection means and said first support means to support said subdividing means at an angle to the horizontal including locking means slidably carried on the subdividing means gravitationally biased downwardly therealong for selectively overlying the projection means in said slot and including means for engaging the projection means to provide said second support of the subdividing means and to limit thE gravitational downward movement of the locking means to said overlying relationship.

Claim 14

The mounting structure of claim 11 wherein said locking means comprises a pair of mirror-image-locking elements mounted on said structural member at opposite sides thereof and said mounting structure includes a pair of slots, one each in said opposite sides.

Claim 15

The mounting structure of claim 12 wherein said locking means includes a fingertip manipulating portion extending inwardly of said peripheral structural member.

Claim 16

The mounting structure of claim 13 further including detent means for releasably holding said locking means spaced from said slot as during installation and removal of the subdividing means relative to the projection means.