Patent 7814762 was granted and assigned to Sub-Zero (brand) on October, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A refrigerator includes an ice dispenser, a discharge chute, and a cover for the discharge chute. A flat portion of the cover conforms to the discharge chute, the flat portion being flexible to a flexed position to actuate a switch and thereby operate the ice dispenser such that ice is discharged into the discharge chute.