Vendor
AssigneeThe Coca-Cola Company
InventorsJurgen Roekens, Antonio Feltrin, Willy Van Esch
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Abstract
The present application provides a vendor for vending a number of products. The vendor may include a cooler and a vending device positioned within the cooler. The vending device may include a number of product shelves with a number of product gates and one or more product locking systems that permit the removal of only one product at a time from the product gates.
Claims44
A vendor for vending a plurality of products, comprising:
- a cooler;
- and
- a vending device positioned within the cooler;
- the vending device comprising a plurality of product shelves;
- the plurality of product shelves comprising a plurality of product gates;
- and
- one or more product locking systems that permit the removal of only one product at a time from the plurality of product gates.
A vendor for vending a plurality of products, comprising:
- a glass door cooler;
- and
- a vending device positioned within the cooler;
- the vending device comprising a plurality of gravity fed product shelves;
- the plurality of gravity fed product shelves comprising a plurality of product gates;
- a product gate system for blocking the removal of any further products once one product has been removed from a product gate;
- and
- a product shelf locking system for locking the remaining product gates once one product gate has been opened.
A method of vending a number of products, comprising:
- providing a plurality of product shelves with each of the product shelves having a plurality of product gates with the number of products there behind;
- and
- rotating one of the product gates to make a first product accessible for removal;
- wherein the rotation of the product gate causes rotation of a number of flaps so as to prevent the removal of any further products through the product gate;
- and
- wherein the rotation of the product gate causes the rotation of a cam so as to lock the remaining product gates on the product shelf.
A vendor for vending a plurality of products, comprising:
- a glass door cooler;
- and
- a vending device positioned within the cooler;
- a plurality of product gates positioned within the vending device;
- and
- a product gate system in communication with each of the plurality of product gates so as to permit the removal of only one product at a time from the plurality of product gates.
A vendor for vending a plurality of products, comprising:
- a glass door cooler;
- and
- a vending device positioned within the cooler;
- the vending device comprising a plurality of product shelves;
- the plurality of product shelves comprising a plurality of product gates;
- a product shelf locking system;
- and
- a vertical shelf locking system in communication with a product shelf locking system to prevent the opening of more than one product gate at a time on the plurality of product shelves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.