Vending machine having an incorporated anti vandal door

Details Vending machine having an incorporated anti vandal door Vending machine having an incorporated anti vandal door

1992-11-03

1994-12-13

Eley, Timothy V.

Supports: cabinet structure

Show-case type

With closure

312405, 221155, A47F 100

Patent

active

053724160

ABSTRACT:
A vandal-proof door and a vending machine equipped with the unique door. The door strengthens and reinforces coin operated vending machines, while providing the customer with a clear, unobstructed view of the product selection inside the machine. The door comprises a rigid, generally rectangular frame having a pair of spaced-apart sides that border a product viewing aperture. An outer, arcuate impact panel having a convex vertical cross section overlies the viewing area. The impact panel is flexibly mounted to the door by elongated, resilient extrusions secured to the frame edges. Similar resilient extrusions receive the top and the bottom of the impact panel. A separate, spaced apart translucent window is internally mounted on the door frame adjacent the viewing area. Gasket sealing material is secured about the panel and window edges to complete a seal. An isolated air pocket is thus defined between the outer impact panel and the inner window. The trapped air acts as a cushion in response to jarring forces or blows, and it resiliently strengthens the door. The door system functions with a variety of vending machine configurations.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2394176 (1946-02-01), Hillebrand
patent: 2438972 (1948-04-01), Hoffman
patent: 4817585 (1989-04-01), Craver
patent: 4823984 (1989-04-01), Ficken
patent: 4927051 (1990-05-01), Falk et al.

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