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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6250500 | Dispensing apparatus An apparatus for individually dispensing printed articles such as newspapers comprises a housing and a movable table in the housing for carrying in readiness a stack of printed articles on the table. A removal device permits access to a printed article in... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6193598 | Size changeable hopper A simplified coin hopper structure which facilitates coin size changes. The coin hopper equipment is easily applied to various coin sizes by simple adjustments. The device includes a tank for storing coins in a loose loading condition and a disk arranged ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6116462 | Vending machine in which an article storage space has a size adjusted and locked by a given one of articles In a vending machine including an article storage space (3a) for stacking articles (A) therein in a vertical direction, a movable spacer (10) is provided for adjusting a size of the article storage space. The spacer is placed in the article storage space ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6099402 | Small apparatus for dispensing circular plate objects An apparatus for dispensing disc bodies such as coins or tokens is set forth which includes a fixed substrate and a dispensing disc spaced from said substrate a distance related to the thickness of said disc bodies. The dispensing disc includes a pluralit... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6012604 | Article ejecting device of automatic vending machine An article dispensing device is incorporated into an automatic vending machine capable of storing articles having a cylindrical or substantially cylindrical shape resembling bottles or cans in stacks, and of dispensing the articles in response to a dispen... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5997395 | High speed coin sorter having a reduced size A reduced-size coin sorter for sorting coins of mixed diameters is set forth. The sorter includes a coin-driving member and a coin-guiding member. The lower surface of the coin-guiding member forms a plurality of exit channels for guiding coins of differe... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996838 | Vending machine A vending machine including a housing with one or more assembly units and one or more stacking shafts positioned in the housing. The assembly unit include a plurality of product dispensing coils for stacking and dispensing product horizontally. The stacki... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5971205 | Cigar vending machine A cigar vending machine provides for the automated vending of cigars which are stored in a humidor area within the machine until being dispensed. The humidor portion of the machine provides for the automatic control of the humidity and at least the minimu... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5967364 | Large product vending system A large product vending system which allows for the dispensing of large diameter product from a vending machine is presented. The system includes a dispense mechanism associated with the existing column walls and columns defined therebetween of a machine ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5931341 | Adjustable high speed lid dropper An automated, fully adjustable high speed lid dropper (10) including an upright set of guide rods (26) for supporting a stack of lids (12) above a conveyor (16), a set of three feed screws (62) for capturing the lowest lid at the bottom of stack (12) and ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5897024 | Medicament dispensing cell A medicament dispensing cell for use in an automatic dispensing machine includes a housing defining a medicament storage section, a discharge section leading to an outlet, a passage between the sections, a rotatable platen and a dispensing assembly for di... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5857587 | Automatic fastener supplier An automatic fastener supplier includes a frame having a receiving section for receiving fasteners. A track is removably and partially mounted in the receiving section. The track includes a gap defined therein for receiving shanks of the fasteners and an ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5788116 | Adjustable tray dispenser The invention provides an adjustable tray dispenser having a plurality of tray guides for individually dispensing trays from a tray stock. Each of the tray guides is driven by a flexible drive shaft coupled to a gear box. The flexible drive shafts enable ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5584415 | Roofing washer-dispensing and fastener-driving machine In a machine for dispensing stackable roofing washers individually and for driving fasteners through such washers, a shuttle is actuatable to displace a lowermost washer of one from a stack, either a small, circular or large, square washer. A gate is bias... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5518149 | Cup dispenser for vending machines The present invention provides an apparatus that dispenses a lowermost cup from a stack of nested cups. The cups are disposed within an opening formed through an annular housing, and a group of cam assemblies project inward from the housing to support and... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5511688 | Vending machine dispensing system This vending machine dispensing assembly (10) for dispensing containers of different diameter includes a storage compartment (1) having an exit passage defined by a turnstile member (20) on one side and an arcuate stop member (30) on the other side. The s... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5454688 | Automated order system having a compound angle dispenser matrix and a dispenser cartridge An automated order system (AOS) having an arrayed matrix of product dispensers oriented at a compound angle with respect to an underlying gathering conveyor belt. Each dispenser includes a flexible belt ejector mechanism for dispensing products stored the... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5439345 | Automatic distributor of stacked packages An automatic distributor of stacked packages includes two lines of stacking means counterfaced and spaced apart from each other, having their respective outlets counterfaced and leading to the inside of the distributor, and two lines of delivery means ope... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5392955 | Ball feeding device A ball feeding device which can feed balls one by one without allowing many impacts on the balls and which can prevent the balls from being magnetized. Balls are accommodated in a housing formed with a conical hole in the bottom thereof. A rotary rod havi... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5361938 | Automatic vending apparatus adaptable to accommodate different-sized commodity A commodity delivering device for automatic vending machines in which both thick commodities and thin commodities are sorted out automatically without manually adjusting the commodity passage width. The automatic vending apparatus includes: a commodity fe... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5318195 | Single vend device for a newspaper vending machine The application discloses a device (10) to retrofit into the cabinet (11) of newspaper vending machine racks to prevent the removal of more than one copy of the newspaper for each vend or door opening of the cabinet (11). The single vend device (10) consi... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5305913 | Apparatus for dispensing articles A dispensing apparatus is disclosed for sequentially vending articles upon movement of an actuator. The dispensing apparatus includes a platform for supporting the articles to be vended; a display assembly disposed adjacent to the platform; a forward supp... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5301834 | Card vending machine A card vending machine comprising a cabinet having a plurality of card holding and dispensing modules individually removably positioned therein with each of the modules including a card holding portion and card dispensing portion. Each of the modules incl... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5301831 | Newspaper rack with improved one-at-a-time dispensing assembly The present invention comprises a one-at-a-time dispensing assembly for newspaper racks of tetrahedral shape in which the assembly is positioned within and spans the walls of the rack. The dispensing assembly of the invention includes a fixed support base... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5248060 | Theft deterrent device for newspaper dispensing machines A theft deterrent device restricts the number of newspapers or other periodicals that can be retrieved from a newspaper vending machine at one time. The device includes a cover gate forming a generally T-shaped opening with a vertical passageway and a hor... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5217106 | Oscillating log unscrambler Apparatus for separating logs singularly or in a single layer to down- stream processing equipment such as a debarker. The apparatus includes an oscillating drum segment which has a log pocket thereon. The log pocket is initially located adjacent the log ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5209336 | Newspaper vending machine The present invention relates to a coin-operated newspaper vending machine that is designed to prevent direct access to the newspaper-storage compartment by means of a door that includes a newspaper-display compartment. A multiplicity of stack newspapers ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5205437 | Single article newspaper dispensing apparatus A single article dispensing apparatus adapted for newspaper vending captures a bundle of newspapers between opposing support plates with one movable plate being spring biased toward the stationary plate. Newspaper engaging pins extend beyond the stationar... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5199599 | Apparatus for dispensing articles A dispensing apparatus is disclosed for sequentially vending articles upon the movement of an actuator. The dispensing apparatus includes a housing which encloses a plurality of newspapers, and which further includes a passageway; a platform is disposed w... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5199600 | Dispenser for stackable articles A dispenser for stackable articles such as dishes and the like. The dispenser comprises a housing having an opening in its top, a carriage for supporting a generally vertical stack of the articles, mechanism for biasing the carriage vertically upwardly in... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5197589 | Single paper dispenser The present invention provides a single paper dispenser. An enclosure has a transverse aperture at one end and a discontinuous transverse member near the aperture. A horizontal stack of papers is located within the enclosure and a mechanism is provided to... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5191998 | Brush housing for bulk vendor A coin operated bulk vending apparatus is provided with brushes, preferably tension springs, extending over the aperture above the dispensing wheel. One end of each brush is anchored to a brush housing adjacent a periphery of the dispensing wheel, and the... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5176288 | Control dispensing apparatus for vending machines A novel control storing and dispensing apparatus for a vending machine, or the like is provided, the apparatus being particularly adapted for storing and dispensing cylindrical products of various types and sizes in single and multiple depth stack fashion... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5143251 | Single vend device for a newspaper vending machine The application discloses a device (10) to retrofit into the cabinet (11) of newspaper vending machine racks to prevent the removal of more than one copy of the newspaper for each vend or door opening of the cabinet (11). The single vend device (10) consi... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5135136 | Device for use in varying the effective cross-sectional area of an outlet opening of a dispensing unit A device for use in varying the effective cross-sectional area of an outlet opening of a dispensing unit for nested containers, e.g. paper cups, comprises at least two shutter members, pivotally mounted on equispaced pivots of a support means at the outle... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5082268 | Credit card dispensing and positioning apparatus Apparatus for accurately dispensing and positioning a credit card onto a predetermined area of a surface, includes a support tray which supports a stack of cards; a pusher assembly including a pusher plate which pushes out a leading edge of a lowermost on... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5067605 | Single paper dispenser The present invention provides a single paper dispenser. An enclosure has a transverse aperture at one end and a discontinuous transverse member near the aperture. A horizontal stack of papers is located within the enclosure and a mechanism is provided to... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5065898 | Apparatus for orienting and injecting fasteners Apparatus for initially orienting and then injecting fasteners (F) into fastener grasping fingers (46), the fasteners being received by the apparatus (10) from a non-dedicated feed tube (18). The apparatus includes, as its principle components, a mounting... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5042685 | Dispensing having a compartment for detecting and counting the dispensed objects especially adapted for dispensing medication and method of using the same A medication dispenser that includes a receptacle having a counting compartment with a first opening into the receptacle and a second opening through which the pills are dispensed. To be dispensed, the pills must passthrough the counting compartment and a... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5018940 | Apparatus for separating a number of periodicals from a stack of periodicals An apparatus for separating one or more essentially thin and planar products (3), such as books, periodicals and newspapers, from a stack (2) of such products. The apparatus includes a gripping arrangement (6) for gripping of at least one product (3) at a... | 05/28/1991 |
