Drive-up vending system
OwnerHarvey S. Peeler JR.inventor
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Abstract
A vending system is disclosed suitable for providing beverage products to consumers. In particular, the vending system is accessible to consumers from a vehicle. The vending system is well suited for providing beverages to consumers in multi-use sized containers, such as half-gallon or gallon sized containers. In one particular embodiment, the system can provide a variety of dairy products, such as a variety of milk products, to consumers. The vending system may be a freestanding, self-enclosed system which may be conveniently located in a parking lot.
Claims25
A vending system comprising:
- a storage location for storing a product comprising a beverage in a multi-use sized container;
- a product delivery path along which the multi-use sized container can move;
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- an interactive panel, said interactive panel comprising a product selection area, a payment area, and a product delivery door, said interactive panel being accessible to a person seated in a motor vehicle;
- wherein the product delivery path commences at the storage location and terminates at the product delivery door.
The vending system of claim 1, wherein the beverage comprises a dairy product.
A vending system comprising:
- two or more storage locations for separately storing two or more different products, each of said different products comprising a beverage, at least one of said different products comprising milk in a multi-use sized container;
- a product delivery path along which the multi-use sized container can move;
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- an interactive panel, said interactive panel comprising a product selection area, a payment area, and a product delivery door, said interactive panel being accessible to a person seated in a motor vehicle;
- wherein the product delivery path commences at the storage location and terminates at the product delivery door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.