Article dispensing – Cellular magazine type – With article movement from cell to cell
Patent
1983-06-14
1985-03-26
Rolla, Joseph J.
Article dispensing
Cellular magazine type
With article movement from cell to cell
222410, G07F 1136
Patent
active
045068020
ABSTRACT:
The support apparatus (39) for rotatably supporting an elongated semi-rigid helical (22) having a center longitudinal axis (52), of the type used for dispensing articles (38) from a dispensing machine, above a substantially planar shelf surface (34) having a front edge (36) is disclosed. The support apparatus (39) comprises a first coil support member (40) and a second coil support member (42) each defining a generally planar upper surface (41) and (43) respectively to lie above and generally parallel to a shelf surface (34) and adjacent a front end (36) thereof. The first and second coil support members (40 and 42) are disposed in spaced, generally parallel relationship to one another, and wherein the first and second coil support members (40 and 42) are laterally spaced apart from one another a sufficient distance to cooperatively support a helical coil on and between the first and second upper surfaces (40 and 42). During the dispensing of the article, the distances from the axis (52) of the coil (22) to the inner edges (40a and 42a) of the first and second coil support members (40 and 42) proximate where the coil (22) is supported respectively are less than the distances from the axis (52) of the coil (22) to the inner edges (40a and 42a) of the first and second coil support members (40 and 42) proximate the forwardmost convolution of the coil (22) respectively. During the dispensing cycle the forwardmost convolution of the coil (22) is not supported by the first and second coil support members (40 and 42).
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Gross-Given Manufacturing Company
Huppert Michael S.
Rolla Joseph J.
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