Snack dispenser

The method of replenishing a snack vendor comprising the steps of:

• a) removing a depleted tiered tray assembly from the snack vendor,
• b) collapsing the depleted tray assembly to substantially uniform level height conformation,
• c) telescoping a replenished tray assembly from uniform level height conformation to a tiered conformation,
• d) placing the replenished tiered tray assembly in the snack vendor.

The method of displaying multiple articles for purchase comprising:

• a) placing some of the articles in slots formed by segmenting a lower transparent circular trough,
• b) placing some of the articles in the slots formed by segmenting an upper transparent circular trough whose outer diameter is slightly smaller than an inner diameter of the lower circular trough,
• c) placing the upper trough within the lower trough,
• d) stepping the height of the upper and lower troughs such that a top of the upper trough is of higher elevation than a top of the lower trough, thereby
• e) forming a tiered stack.

The method of securing sale articles in full width slots in a carousel in a vending unit comprising the following steps:

• a) covering the articles with a shell having at least two doors,
• b) rotating the carousel so that a selected slot is under one of the doors,
• c) opening a first door in the shell over the selected slot thus making the sale article therein available,
• d) mechanically blocking opening of other doors over other slots mechanically responsive to the first door opening.

The method of vending from a structure having:

• a) a plurality of moveable troughs,
• b) a blocked door over each trough, and
• c) each trough having a plurality of slots therein wherein said method comprises the following steps;
• d) manually moving the troughs such that a desired slot is under one of said doors,
• e) mechanically producing a credit by insertion of money in a coin box,
• f) mechanically unblocking the door over the desired slot mechanically responsive to the credit produced in step e),
• g) manually opening the door over the desired slot,
• h) mechanically blocking all other doors mechanically responsive to the opening of the door over the desired slot,
• i) mechanically locking the movement of the troughs mechanically responsive to the opening of the door, and
• j) mechanically clearing the credit responsive to manually opening the door.

The structure of a snack vending system comprising:

• a) a plurality of stacked circular display levels,
• b) at least a portion of said stacked circular display levels being made of transparent material,
• c) each of said stacked circular levels of smaller diameter than the level below, therefore
• d) said stacked display levels when telescoped forming a tiered tray assembly.