Article-dispensing or vending machine

Details Article-dispensing or vending machine Article-dispensing or vending machine

2007-02-13

2007-02-13

Crawford, Gene O. (Department: 3651)

Article dispensing

Dispenser delivering to stationary article support for...

Articles released for gravity deposit in or on support

C221S251000, C221S123000, C221S133000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11123742

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an article-dispensing machine or a vending machine, which includes a main body, one or more tracks for holding articles, one or more selection elements for selecting at least one article and one or more dispenser-controlling assemblies for controlling the release of at least one article in response to the operation of the one or more selection elements. According to the present invention, the tracks slope downwards along a releasing direction relative to horizontal direction, and the bevel angle of the tracks to horizontal direction is configured to ensure at least one article thereon able to move downwards by gravity. The article-dispensing machine employs a pure mechanical dispenser system, and can achieve the function of dispensing articles without electric power supply, which broadens its applications and saves power.

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