Can vending machine
AssigneeDixie-Narco, Inc.
InventorVladimir Suris
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Abstract
A can vending machine provides a pair of vertical serpentine passages which can be loaded from a single access area. Serpentine passages are defined by cantilever declined shelves which are interleaved from pairs of walls defining the passages and storage areas. Beneath each of the storage areas is a rotating disc maintained upon a stationary disc or plate, the two discs having similar passages therethrough adapted to accommodate a can. A single motor or solenoid is interconnected with each of the rotatable discs to selectively dispense a can from the associated stack. The serpentine passages prevent the full weight of the can stack from being imposed upon the dispensing discs, but rather upon the cantilevered shelves themselves.
Claims13
A can vending machine, comprising:
- first and second spaced apart vertical side members;
- a first set of shelves extending from said first side member toward said second side member;
- a second set of shelves extending from said second side member toward said first side member, said first and second sets of shelves being angled downwardly in extension from said respective side members and alternatingly interleaved and defining a serpentine passage having first and second ends;
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- dispensing means communicating with said serpentine passage at said second end for dispensing cans from said passage, said dispensing means comprising a rotatable plate and a stationary plate, said plates having complimentary openings passing therethrough, said openings accommodating passage of said cans, said rotatable plate having a normal position in which said openings of said plates are misaligned by 20.degree.-50.degree., such that a can received in said opening of said rotatable plate rests upon said stationary plate.
A can vending machine, comprising:
- first and second vertically extending serpentine passages, each having a first end for receiving cans therein, and a second end for dispensing cans therefrom;
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- dispensing means interposed between said second ends for selectively dispensing cans from said serpentine passages, said dispensing means comprising a pair of plates communicating with each of said passages, each of said pairs of plates comprising a first stationary plate and a second rotatable plate, said first and second plates having openings therethrough for receiving and passing cans, said openings of said plates being selectively aligned and misaligned with each other, and a single motor interconnected with said rotatable plates of each of said pairs of plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.