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1. A domestic refrigerator comprising:
an ice dispenser positioned in a door of the refrigerator, the ice dispenser comprising:
a mounting bracket,a lever pivotally coupled to the mounting bracket, the lever including a housing having a passageway defined therein,a flapper door pivotally coupled to the mounting bracket, the flapper door being configured to pivot between (i) a closed position in which ice is prevented from advancing into the passageway and (ii) an open position in which ice is permitted to advance into the passageway,a rotary damper coupled to the flapper door,a linkage coupled to the lever and the flapper door such that movement of the lever from a first lever position to a second lever position advances the flapper door from the closed position to the open position, wherein (i) the linkage is configured to permit the lever to move from the second lever position to the first lever position independently of the flapper door, and (ii) the rotary damper is configured to resist the movement of the flapper door from the open position to the closed position, anda first torsional spring configured to bias the lever in the first lever position, and second a torsional spring configured to bias the flapper door in the closed position. |