Article dispensing – With recorder – register – indicator – signal or exhibitor
Patent
1993-07-02
1994-09-06
Skaggs, H. Grant
Article dispensing
With recorder, register, indicator, signal or exhibitor
221 82, 221121, G07F 1100
Patent
active
053440420
ABSTRACT:
This disclosure specifically discloses a key (or other type of door opening object) dispensing apparatus and method that could be used for hotels, motels, rental car companies, and the like to dispense keys (or other door opening objects) to customers automatically, without a human attendant being present to effect the transaction. One embodiment of the present invention discloses a round carousel with hooks upon which metal keys are placed. The carousel is rotated to a position where the desired or selected key is in position to be dispensed from the apparatus and dispensing means then pushes the key off its hook allowing it to fall into a tray below. A second embodiment discloses the use of a standard 35 millimeter type slide carousel to hold plastic key cards commonly known as VING cards. The carousel is rotated to a position where the desired or selected card is in position to be dispensed from the apparatus and dispensing means then pivots a card gate away from the dispensing slot of the carousel, allowing the selected (key) card to fall into a tray below.
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Crosby Kennith D.
Luckeneder Walter
Tuten William J.
Creative Technology Inc.
Skaggs H. Grant
Weiss Harry M.
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