Inline vending unit

An inline vending system for vending ice and/or water comprising:

• a) an inline vending unit received within an opening of an exterior wall of a building, wherein the building includes items for sale other than ice and water, the inline vending unit comprising:
• an insulated front wall received within the opening of the exterior wall, wherein the insulated front wall is a separate structure from the building;
• a unitary vendor front panel mounted to the insulated front wall, the unitary vendor front panel comprising a vendor front top panel connected to a vendor front bottom panel through a flat panel;
• a bagging mechanism comprising a bag chute mounted to the vendor front bottom panel of the unitary vendor front panel for vending ice;
• a water vendor access hole defined by the flat panel of the unitary vendor front panel for receiving a receptacle to vend water into;
• a top bubble front panel mounted to the vendor front top panel of the unitary vendor front panel;
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• a bottom bubble front panel mounted to the vendor front bottom panel of the unitary vendor front panel;
• b) an ice maker for generating ice;
• c) an ice storage bin for receiving ice from the ice maker, the ice storage bin comprising:
• an inner sleeve having an inner sleeve front panel, an inner sleeve back panel, a first inner sleeve side panel, a second inner sleeve side panel and a curved bottom defining an inner sleeve opening, wherein the inner sleeve front panel defines an inner sleeve first opening and an inner sleeve second opening;
• an outer sleeve comprising an outer sleeve front panel, an outer sleeve back panel, a first outer sleeve side panel, and a second outer sleeve side panel, and a bottom defining an outer sleeve opening, the outer sleeve front panel defining a first outer sleeve opening and a second outer sleeve opening;
• wherein the outer sleeve opening receives the inner sleeve, such that the first inner sleeve opening of the inner sleeve front panel aligns with the first outer sleeve opening of the outer sleeve front panel, the second inner sleeve opening of the inner sleeve front panel aligns with the second outer sleeve opening of the outer sleeve front panel, and a space is generated between the inner sleeve bottom and the outer sleeve bottom;
• d) an agitator auger received within the ice storage bin comprising:
• a shaft having a first end and a second end;
• a helical blade mounted to the shaft between the first end and the second end;
• a first agitator paddle mounted to the first end of the shaft and a second agitator paddle mounted to the second end of the shaft;
• e) a horizontal auger received within the ice storage bin comprising:
• a shaft having a first end and a second end;
• an auger paddle mounted to the second end and aligned with the second inner sleeve opening of the inner sleeve front panel and the second outer sleeve opening of the outer sleeve front panel;
• f) a transfer box mounted to the second outer sleeve opening of the outer sleeve front panel;
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• g) a vertical incline auger assembly coupled to the transfer box and the bagging mechanism;
• wherein ice from the ice maker passes into the ice storage bin, through the second inner sleeve opening and the second outer sleeve opening via the horizontal auger into the transfer box, through the vertical incline auger and into a bag in the bag chute of the front panel.