Check-actuated control mechanisms – Including value accumulator for plural checks – Having solid state circuitry
Patent
1995-04-17
1996-09-17
Merritt, Karen B.
Check-actuated control mechanisms
Including value accumulator for plural checks
Having solid state circuitry
221129, 221 6, G07F 1110
Patent
active
055559654
ABSTRACT:
A compact, battery-operated vending machine dispenses cylindrical and tetrahedron-shaped objects. More specifically, the inventive vending machine may be placed in public bathrooms for dispensing feminine articles such as cylindrical and pad-type tampons. The vending machine includes at least one rotary dispensing mechanism for dispensing cylindrical objects. A product stack of cylindrical objects feeds into the rotary dispensing assembly, which feeds the cylindrical objects into a dispensing area for access by the consumer. The vending machine also includes at least one plunger dispenser assembly for dispensing tetrahedron-shaped objects into the dispensing area. The vending machine also includes a sensor for sensing product depletion of product stacks above each dispenser, actuators for displaying "sold-out" signs for each dispenser upon product depletion, and a mechanism for blocking a coin slot upon product depletion in all dispensers.
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Lowe Scott L.
Merritt Karen B.
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