abstract the present invention comprises a gear motor assembly and control system for use with ice crushers and the other similar devices the assembly utilizes a novel reversing circuit which allows the use of a bidirectional dc powered gear motor in existing refrigerator and freezer configurations which heretofore used ac powered gear motors to power ice crushing and dispensing apparatus application_number US 62611407 A description as required one or more detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein however it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the principles of the invention which may be embodied in various forms therefore specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed structure fig2 is a schematic illustration of the ice dispensing cycle of the present invention a freezer or refrigerator housing 10 is provided and houses a gear motor assembly 20 typically the gear motor assembly 20 is positioned within the freezer compartment or within an outer door of the freezer or refrigerator 10 the gear.