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US 5,209,358 AGranted
Bottle dispensing rack for bar
AssigneeAzbar, Inc.
InventorGilbert Simard
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Abstract
The rack comprises a pair of rails for slidingly holding a neck of a bottle and a turnstile at the entrance to the rails. A control signal is generated each time the turnstile is moved as a bottle is placed onto the rack or removed from the rack. The rack is easily adapted and installed into existing refrigeration units, is tamper proof and inexpensive to manufacture.
Claims3
A bottle dispenser rack for use in a bar system, comprising:
- a pair of rails on which an annular lip on a neck of the bottle can slide;
- turnstile means mounted at an entrance end of the rails, the turnstile means being rotated by one position in a first direction as the bottle is removed from the rails and in a second direction as the bottle is moved onto the rails past the turnstiles;
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- signal means for generating a first signal each time the turnstile means are rotated by said one position in said first direction, whereby each time a bottle is removed from the rails, the first signal is generated.
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