Article dispensing – Plural sources – stacks or compartments – With discharge means for each source
Patent
1996-10-09
1999-03-16
Noland, Kenneth
Article dispensing
Plural sources, stacks or compartments
With discharge means for each source
221192, B65G 5900
Patent
active
058819118
ABSTRACT:
A vending machine is provided with a cabinet having a plurality of slanted shelves. These shelves will feed to an elevator which can be located in the center of the vending machine, to one side of the vending machine or at the rear of the vending machine. Packaged beverages will feed by gravity from the shelves to the elevator and then be delivered to the delivery port in the face of the cabinet. This delivery port will be at a convenient height for the consumer. The shelves in the cabinet are readily reconfigurable such that their positioning within the cabinet can be easily altered. Gravity release devices are provided on each shelf for discharging the packaged beverages to the elevator. These gravity release devices are powered by an activation device on the elevator. Thus, electrical connections or the like are unnecessary for the individual shelves.
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Burdette Crystal Gaye
King Eddie Wayne
Noland Kenneth
The Coca-Cola Company
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