Automatic sprout vending machine
OwnerSidney S. Azoulayinventor
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Abstract
This invention is an automatic sprout vending machine which provides racks for seeds to rest upon for automatically sprouting or germinating such seeds. In one embodiment, the automatic sprout vending machine comprises a housing having, preferably, an upper compartment, a lower compartment and a middle section. The middle section has a plurality of racks which are adapted to slidably receive and release a corresponding plurality of modules. In this embodiment, each of the plurality of modules includes at least on seed germinating tray having seeds mounted in the bottom thereof.
Claims12
An automatic sprout vending machine for growing and vending sprouts to consumers, the automatic sprout vending machine comprising:
- a housing having a service compartment, a growing compartment and a display compartment,
- the growing compartment and the display compartment each having a plurality of racks adapted to received a corresponding plurality of modules, each of the corresponding plurality of modules having sprouts contained therein,
- the service compartment having the mechanical, electrical and plumbing components necessary to operation of the sprout vending machine, said components being selected from a group comprising wherein the points of regulation are selected from a group comprising a drainage pan to collect drained water from the housing, an ozone generator creates the gas O3 and feeds the ozone to the growing compartment and the display compartment for disinfection, a reverse osmosis unit for removing inorganic chemicals, microorganisms, and organic chemicals from an incoming water line, one or more mechanical filters and activated carbon filters in the incoming water line to remove dirt, sediment and other impurities, a chiller unit to maintain the temperature of the incoming water line, an injector unit to inject disinfectant and fertilizer as needed to the incoming water line, and a plurality of surge switches to protect the electrical components of the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.