Article dispensing – Progressively destroyed cellular magazine-type supply source
Patent
1994-04-18
1995-07-18
Terrell, William E.
Article dispensing
Progressively destroyed cellular magazine-type supply source
221 69, 221102, 221195, 221226, 221312A, G07F 1160
Patent
active
054333407
ABSTRACT:
A device for vending articles includes a stack of separator panels, each of which supports a product package, positioned in a storage bin. The bin has separator panel support tabs extending into the bottom thereof, and a pivot plate containing a panel-dislodging detent is located at the bin's bottom. The lowermost panel is dislodged from the support tabs by rotation of a pin forming part of an associated coin mechanism after proper coinage has been inserted into the mechanism and its operating handle has been turned. The pin forces the plate to pivot, causing its detent to press against the separator panel, thereby dislodging the panel from the support tabs, together with its product package. Once dislodged, the separator panel falls from the device, together with the vended article, the article proceeding to an area accessible to the purchaser, and the separator panel being retained on a hanger attached to the bin.
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Reichard Dean A.
Terrell William E.
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