Ice making and bagging vending machine

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1999-01-23

2000-09-05

Tapolcai, William E.

Refrigeration

Combined

62 60, 62344, F25C 518

Patent

active

061125393

ABSTRACT:
The present invention 10 discloses a device for making, bagging, and delivering a sealed bag of ice 12 to a consumer 22. The user 22 merely deposits a specified amount of money into the coin operated 18 vending machine and the user thereafter receives the completely sealed bag of ice 12. The present invention 10 has refrigeration means 30 which supplies ice 34 into a hopper area 32 having outfeed means 36 for dispensing ice into a bagging means 39. The ice bagging means 39 has a replaceable roll 48 of plastic material which is conveyed through the machine having a cutting and heat sealing means 41 and 43 which cuts out a bag and produces sealed ends on the bag of ice. Thereafter the sealed bag of ice 50 is delivered to the customer access area 20 where the customer 22 can pick up and access the frozen bag of ice.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2986897 (1961-06-01), Howard
patent: 3151668 (1964-10-01), Zimmermann
patent: 3543811 (1970-12-01), Lamka
patent: 5277016 (1994-01-01), Williams et al.

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