Vending machine shelf assembly with drive unit helix safety lock

Details Vending machine shelf assembly with drive unit helix safety lock Vending machine shelf assembly with drive unit helix safety lock

1987-11-05

1989-07-04

Skaggs, H. Grant

Article dispensing

Cellular magazine type

With article movement from cell to cell

221197, G07F 1136

Patent

active

048442941

ABSTRACT:
In a vending machine shelf arrangement, wherein a combined helix unit and drive unit are vertically slidably mounted within a vertical slot formed in a rear panel mounted on the base of the shelf, an assembly for preventing accidental axial separation of a helix unit from a drive unit which includes a first disc element mounted at the rear end of the helix unit adjacent the rear panel and frictionally gripping a drive connection of the helix unit with the drive unit, and a second lip element upstanding on the shelf base and also adjacent the rear panel, the disc element interposed between the lip element and the rear panel thereby preventing normal separation of the helix unit from the drive unit.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2300956 (1942-11-01), Mergens
patent: 3085711 (1963-04-01), Holstein et al.
patent: 3178055 (1965-04-01), Schuller
patent: 3269595 (1966-08-01), Krakauer et al.
patent: 3344953 (1967-10-01), Krakauer et al.
patent: 3441174 (1969-04-01), Kenney
patent: 3591045 (1971-07-01), Sturrock
patent: 3601281 (1971-08-01), Schlaf
patent: 3653540 (1972-04-01), Offutt
patent: 3737071 (1973-06-01), Offutt et al.
patent: 3990754 (1976-11-01), Pitel et al.
patent: 3993215 (1976-11-01), Cox et al.
patent: 4023704 (1977-06-01), Pitel et al.
patent: 4240563 (1980-12-01), Lennartson
patent: 4280745 (1981-07-01), Mitchell
patent: 4316558 (1982-02-01), Kubiak
patent: 4506802 (1985-03-01), Lotspeich
patent: 4600119 (1986-07-01), Olson
patent: 4744490 (1988-05-01), Albright et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Vending machine shelf assembly with drive unit helix safety lock does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Vending machine shelf assembly with drive unit helix safety lock, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Vending machine shelf assembly with drive unit helix safety lock will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-846793