Vending machine for dispensing spherical objects

Details Vending machine for dispensing spherical objects Vending machine for dispensing spherical objects

1992-11-25

1994-01-11

Skaggs, H. Grant

Article dispensing

With timing or delay mechanism

221 68, 221 93, 221277, 221266, 221281, B65B 5900

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052773310

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for vending spherical objects such as golf balls including a housing from which the balls are loaded onto the upper end of an inclined row of parallel tracks thereby forming a column of balls in each track. A rotatable horizontal shaft is located adjacent to the lower end of the tracks. Tines are secured to the shaft such that, as the shaft rotates, the lowermost ball in each column is scooped up successively by the tines and deposited in a chute leading to a bucket. The tines are located in staggered positions on the shaft so that the number of balls discharged into the bucket depends on the length of time that the shaft rotates. A buyer may select his/her desired number of balls by inserting coins into slots that activate one of a number of timers having various time periods.

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