Article dispensing – Dispenser delivering to stationary article support for... – With article elevation to raised support
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-22
2001-11-27
Noland, Kenneth W. (Department: 3651)
Article dispensing
Dispenser delivering to stationary article support for...
With article elevation to raised support
C221S197000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06321934
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to dispensing systems and more particularly to a bottle dispensing system for quickly dispensing a bottle from a refrigerated compartment.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The concept of a dispensing mechanism for dispensing metal beverage containers is known in the art and generally comprise a refrigerated compartment and a mechanism for on demand delivering one beverage container at a time. In one type of beverage container the beverage containers, which are usually made of aluminum, are stacked in a winding tray.
In another embodiment, the beverages container roll from a series of trays into a dispensing mechanism. The handling of beverage containers is facilitated by the uniform cylindrical shape of the beverage containers.
The present invention comprise a dispensing apparatus capable of handling bottle containers that lack the uniform cylindrical shape of metal beverage containers. Typically, the bottle containers are made of plain or colored glass and are used to hold beer. Because of the unusual shape of the bottle containers and the use of glass in the bottle containers it makes it difficult to use the apparatus for dispensing metal beverage container for dispensing bottle containers. The present invention provides a bottle container dispenser that quickly dispenses a refrigerated bottle on demand making it suitable for use in bars or the like where a bartender must quickly serve a number of patrons.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly, the present invention comprises a dispensing apparatus having a refrigerated compartment for receiving a plurality of bottle cartridges containing bottle containers. A bottle latching mechanism holds the bottles within the cartridge as the cartridge and bottle containers are inserted into the refrigerated compartment. A bottle lifting mechanism located proximate the end of the rows of multiple cartridges lifts the bottles upward until the top bottle rolls onto a sloped dispensing platform where a person can remove the bottle from the dispensing apparatus by pressing a lever to allow a bottle to roll past a flexible window and out of the refrigerated compartment to a position where a person can pick up the bottle.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4485937 (1984-12-01), Adams
patent: 5927539 (1999-07-01), Truitt et al.
patent: 404137194 (1992-05-01), None
Andrus Sceales Starke & Sawall LLP
Berg Company, a Division of DEC International, Inc.
Noland Kenneth W.
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