Vending apparatus and method

A vending apparatus comprising a dispense mechanism configured to dispense a product without requiring electricity, the dispense mechanism comprising:

• a platform having an opening for dispensing said product therethrough;
• a coin mechanism for receiving at least one coin and releasing such coin to a coin bank before the vending apparatus dispenses the product, the coin mechanism comprising a first member and a second member and being supported by said platform and extending above said platform opening;
• an actuator mechanically activated by a push button and moveable back and forth between an unactuated position and an actuated position for causing dispensing of the product;
• a delay mechanism for delaying a return of said actuator to the unactuated position from the actuated position for ensuring that all of the at least one coin received by the coin mechanism for dispensing a product is released before the actuator returns to the unactuated position;
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• a chamber below said coin mechanism and above said platform for receiving the product, said chamber being mechanically linked by at least one linking member with at least one of the first and second members of the coin mechanism, said chamber being rotatable by at least one of said at least one linking member relative to the platform opening for rotating and aligning the product with the platform opening and dispensing the product therethrough when at least one of the first and second members is moved.