Stamped gate bar for vending machine
AssigneeThe Boehm Pressed Steel Company
InventorsJoseph Krish, William Reis, Donald Mikuluk
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Abstract
A stamped gate bar for a vending machine having an elongated body with opposing ends. The elongated body is formed first and second side walls extending from an integrally formed edge wall. A support member is disposed along at least one of the opposing ends, and an actuation member is also disposed along at least one of the opposing ends. A method of forming the gate bar from a sheet of metal is also disclosed.
Claims26
A stamped gate bar for use on an associated vending machine, said gate bar comprising:
- an elongated body formed from sheet material and having opposing ends, said elongated body including first and second side walls extending from an integrally formed edge wall disposed therebetween;
- support members disposed along said opposing ends;
- and,
- an actuation member disposed along one of said opposing ends.
-8. (canceled)
A stamped gate bar for use on an associated vending machine having an associated actuator and a pair of associated supports disposed in spaced relation to one another, said stamped gate bar comprising:
- an elongated body having opposing ends, said body formed from sheet metal and including opposing side walls extending in approximate alignment with one another from a common edge wall;
- a pair of support members for engaging the associated supports, each support member disposed along a different one of said opposing ends of said body;
- and,
- an actuator member disposed along one of said opposing ends of said body, said actuator member for operatively engaging the associated actuator of the associated vending machine.
-19. (canceled)
A stamped gate bar according to claim 27, wherein said post is integrally formed on said elongated body.
A stamped gate bar for use on an associated vending machine, said stamped gate bar comprising an elongated gate bar body having opposing ends, first and second support members extending from said opposing ends of said body, and an actuator member extending from one of said opposing ends;
- said elongated gate bar body formed from sheet material and including first and second longitudinally-extending edges, an intermediate wall disposed between said first and second longitudinally-extending edges, a first side wall disposed between said intermediate wall and said first longitudinally-extending edge, and a second side wall disposed between said intermediate wall and said second longitudinally-extending edge and extending in approximate alignment with said first side wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.