Freezer door opener/closer for a vending machine

Details Freezer door opener/closer for a vending machine Freezer door opener/closer for a vending machine

2006-04-04

2006-04-04

Bollinger, David H. (Department: 3653)

Article dispensing

With article treatment

With cooling or heating

C221S243000, C221S31200B, C049S356000, C049S362000, C312S293200

Reexamination Certificate

active

07021491

ABSTRACT:
An article handler having an article storage area and an article dispensing opening at a top portion thereof, with a hinged lid mounted so as to have at least a predetermined range of arcuate movement thereover. The lid has a lifting portion thereon adapted for engagement with a lid opening/closing mechanism, and a lid opening/closing mechanism mounted adjacent the cooled article storage area. The mechanism has an engaging portion adapted for positively engaging the lid lifting portion, and a drive portion for positively and alternately driving the engaging portion in a direction toward the lid lifting portion and then in a reverse direction, wherein the engaging portion is adapted to positively engage the lid lifting portion while being driven toward the lid lifting portion and at a time after initial contact with the lid lifting portion, and the engaging portion is adapted to then positively disengage the lid lifting portion while being driven in the reverse direction, after a substantial portion of the entire predetermined range of arcuate movement of the lid has been completed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2720338 (1955-10-01), Kovac
patent: 4209110 (1980-06-01), Ono
patent: 5240139 (1993-08-01), Chirnomas
patent: 6253955 (2001-07-01), Bower
patent: 6481226 (2002-11-01), Jones et al.
patent: 2003/0222094 (2003-12-01), Chirnomas

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