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US 2026/0196093 A1Published application
Hands-free vending machine and door opening assembly
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsSandeep JAIN, Gurmeet Singh BHUTANI
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Abstract
A pedal-operated vending machine includes a housing defining a product storage area and a delivery portal. The vending machine further includes a dispensing mechanism configured to convey a product in the product storage area to the delivery portal. Vending machine may further include a pedal arranged on a lower end of the housing and configured to be operated by a foot of a consumer to actuate the dispensing mechanism to move the product from the product storage area to the delivery portal.
Claims20
A hands-free door opening assembly, comprising:
- a mounting plate configured to be secured to a lower end of a door at a free side of the door opposite a hinge side of the door;
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- a body connected to the mounting plate and configured to be engaged by a foot of a consumer to open the door, wherein the body comprises a first portion connected to and extending from the mounting plate, a second portion extending from the first portion in a direction away from the door, wherein the second portion comprises a first end opposite a second end, and wherein the first end of the second portion is connected to the first portion, and a flange extending upwardly from the second end of the second portion.
A product storage cabinet, comprising:
- a housing defining a product storage area;
- a door movably secured to the housing and configured to selectively allow access to the product storage area;
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- a door opening assembly, comprising:
- a mounting plate configured to be secured to a lower end of the door at a free side of the door opposite a hinge side of the door;
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- a body connected to the mounting plate and configured to be engaged by a foot of a consumer to open the door, wherein the body comprises a first portion connected to and extending from the mounting plate, a second portion extending from the first portion in a direction away from the door, wherein the second portion comprises a first end opposite a second end, and wherein the first end of the second portion is connected to the first portion, and a flange extending upwardly from the second end of the second portion.
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