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US 2006/0131320 A1Published application
Merchandise dispenser with time delay
AssigneeAlpha Security Products, Inc.
InventorsKeith Nagelski, Christopher Fawcett, Ronald Marsilio
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Abstract
A dispenser for items of merchandise is formed as a wire rack having an entrance opening for placing the items into the dispenser and a discharge opening for removal of the items from the dispenser by a customer. A pivotally moveable gate located adjacent the discharge opening permits removal of the items one at a time, with a time delay being required between the removal of each of the items to retard shoplifting. The gate also produces an audible sound when moving toward the open position to further reduce possible shoplifting.
Claims23
A dispenser for items of merchandise comprising:
- a housing for storing a plurality of the items, said housing having an entrance opening and a discharge opening for placing and removing said items into and from the housing;
- a gate moveably mounted at the discharge opening permitting removal of only one of the items at a time from the housing, said gate being moveable between a first position across at least a portion of the discharge opening preventing removal of any of the items from the housing, and a second position permitting removal of one of the items proximate the discharge opening while blocking removal of the other of said items from the housing until the gate has returned to the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.