Vending machine and a shelf support assembly

A vending machine comprising:

• a cabinet;
• at least one support bracket fixed within said cabinet;
• a shelf slidingly interacting with said at least one support bracket, so that said shelf may be horizontally slid between a first position and a second position, wherein said at least one support bracket comprises a right rack and a left rack fixed to said cabinet, and wherein a right side of said shelf is supported by said right rack and a left side of said shelf is support by said left rack;
• an auxiliary support which supports said shelf in a tilted position, when said shelf is in said second position;
• a rib formed on said right rack;
• a groove formed in said right side of said shelf;
• and
• a slide bar attached to a lower surface of said left side of said shelf, wherein said groove engages said rib formed on said right rack and said slide bar slides on said left rack to guide said shelf, as said shelf is horizontally slid between said first position and said second position.

A shelf support assembly for a vending machine comprising:

• an enclosure;
• a rack supported by the enclosure;
• a shelf supported by the rack so as to move between a first position and a second position;
• a bracket having an angled surface;
• and
• wherein the bracket is configured to move between a retracted position, when the shelf is in the first position, and an extended position, when the shelf is in the second position, such that when the bracket is in the extended position the angled surface of the bracket supports the shelf in an tilted position.

A shelf support assembly comprising:

• a rack supported by an enclosure;
• a shelf arranged to pivot relative to the rack about a first axis between a tilted position and a non-tilted position;
• and
• a support bracket configured to pivot relative to the shelf about a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis so as to support the shelf in the tilted position.