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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7258247 | Automated condiment dispensing system An automated system for dispensing condiment packets includes a magazine for storing a stack of condiment packets and a dispenser for metering out those condiment packets. Multiple magazines and dispensers can be combined in a single condiment delivery assembly, the... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246719 | Adjustable storage rack for a vending machine A vending machine includes at least one width-adjustable storage rack, the storage rack having a fixed wall and a movable wall connected to the fixed wall by at least one connecting link; and an adjustment mechanism constructed and adapted to position the movable wa... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7207474 | Carton with dispenser A carton includes a top wall, a pair of opposed side walls connected to the side edges of the top wall, an end wall interconnecting the side walls and an article dispenser for dispensing articles from the carton. The dispenser includes a detachable portion of the ca... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7150375 | Apparatus and method for storing slides in an angular arrangement An apparatus and method for storing slides in an angular, offset or fanning arrangement. The apparatus includes a base member and two support members. At least one of the base member, the first support member, and the second support member is arranged at an angle. W... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7103954 | Stamped gate bar for vending machine and method of forming same A stamped gate bar for a vending machine having an elongated body with opposing ends. The elongated body is formed first and second side walls extending from an integrally formed edge wall. A support member is disposed along at least one of the opposing ends, and an... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7032776 | Vending machine bucket drive control The disclosed invention is a dispensing apparatus and method for dispensing product from a vending machine. The invention employs a motor for bi-directionally rotating a dispenser bucket between two bumpers which physically obstruct and limit the rotational travel, ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028857 | Plastic water bottle and apparatus and method to convey the bottle and prevent bottle rotation A plastic container for beverages to replace a container having a round flange with a round flange diameter and which is adapted to be conveyed by air along a track with inwardly extending track rails spaced from one another a set distance. The plastic container rep... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6994230 | Rear loading vending machine A vending machine comprising a housing and a service chassis. The housing has an interior, a front face and a rear door pivotally connected to the housing. The front face of the housing includes at least one front opening for allowing a vended product to be removed ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993925 | Refrigerated merchandiser with access for cleaning A refrigerated merchandiser adapted to display refrigerated products includes a case defining a product display area, a bottom shelf adapted to support the refrigerated products within the product display area, and a container removably coupled with the case at a lo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6945427 | Self-learning depth logic for multi-depth vendor control The disclosed invention is a dispensing apparatus and method for dispensing product from a vending machine. The invention employs a product vend detector to sense when products are dispensed. A controller compares the occurrences of products actually dispensed to th... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6794634 | Optical vend-sensing system for control of vending machine For ensuring that a vending machine motor will continue to operate until a product has descended through a vending space or an established time interval has elapsed, an optical beam is established across the vend space through which a product must drop. A change in ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6685051 | Cooling apparatus and releasing system for beverages in containers Cooling apparatus and releasing system for beverages in containers, by which beverages in containers may be withdrew from the refrigeration with no need to open the front door, having wired vertical devices inside the refrigerated apparatus set, wired dev... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6513887 | Spring clip retainer for vending machine storage compartments This retainer system for a vending machine compartment includes a retainer having an upper hook wall connection which interfits a selected upper slot and a lower tab wall connection which includes a spring clip which interfits a selected lower slot aligne... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6199721 | Method and system for dispensing an irregularly shaped article for retail sale A system for dispensing an irregularly shaped article for retail sale includes a package assembly and a dispensing assembly. The package assembly includes an inner packaging portion and an outer packaging portion. The outer packaging portion defines a cyl... | 03/13/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5893482 | Product-dispensing device of a vending machine A rocker, which is pivotable for dispensing products and has a lower product support part, is arranged at the bottom of a product shaft in a product-dispensing device of a vending machine. To achieve trouble-free dispensing even in the case of bottles or ... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5848724 | Anti-bridging device for vending machines This anti-bridging system for vending machine storage compartments having a relatively tapered walls leading to an exit, includes a relatively narrow elongate member attached to one of the walls and arranged to tilt the longitudinal axis of a container in... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5806712 | Vending machine for dispensing beverage containers A vending machine for dispensing beverage containers having a cylindrical side wall forming a body and a neck extending from the cylindrical body. The body has a groove formed therein and extending around the circumference of the body. The vending machine... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5799823 | Device for releasing the products in a vending machine A device for releasing the products in a vending machine includes a structure for containing the stack of products consisting in a front plate (1) and a rear plate (2) to which two flanks (3a, 3b) and two walls (4a, 4b) are secured, a pair of rocker lever... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5529207 | Adjustable retainer system for vending machine storage compartments This retainer system for vending machine storage compartments includes opposed compartment walls and opposed elongate retainers selectively connected to associated compartment walls in adjustable relation lengthwise of the containers to engage selected co... | 06/25/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5289943 | Holder for dispensing cans from a multi-can carton A gravity feed dispensing holder which is adapted to receive and dispense cans directly from the open end of a multi-can carton. The open end of the multi-can carton fits into the holder which supports the carton on its side so the long axes of the cans a... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5238097 | Serpentine-type merchandise storing and dispensing column for automatic vending machine A serpentine-type merchandise storing and dispensing column used for an automatic vending machine has a pair of opposing, generally vertically disposed wave-formed walls forming a serpentine merchandise storing space therebetween. Each wall includes a plu... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5211309 | Controlled containment system for bottled beverage vending machines A bottled beverage vending machine storage column modified by including a controlled containment system to dispense irregularly shaped bottles having spherical surface areas from a dispenser tray at the bottom of the column for discharge of the bottled be... | 05/18/1993 |
| 4997105 | Glove dispensing system The present invention provides a device for storing a plurality of gloves and for individually dispensing the gloves. The invention allows a user to easily retrieve a single glove while the remaining gloves are shielded from contamination by the user and ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4986615 | Vending apparatus A vending apparatus for facilitating passage of a vendable object through a vending machine, the apparatus including a main body borne by the vending machine and mounting a pair of ribs which are disposed in spaced relation one to the other and which are ... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4940161 | Ramp apparatus A ramp apparatus for causing a plurality of containers disposed in a staggered stack column to converge into a single stack column for subsequent dispensing by a single column dispensing mechanism, the ramp apparatus having an upper edge of a configuratio... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4927055 | Increased column/selectivity vender A space-to-sales vend rack including a plurality of adjacent vend columns having a wide range of respective storage capacities, the columns being configured for supporting products in vertical stacks therein and being arranged in groups to provide space f... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4899906 | Automatic dispenser, particularly for packages of food products The dispenser contains a rotary magazine comprising a plurality of radial sectors, each containing plates of food stacked on the top of each other. The configuration of the plates allows the bottom of one plate not to rest on the food contained in the und... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4852767 | Vending machine dispenser A dispenser according to preferred teachings of the present invention is disclosed for use in a machine for vending generally cylindrical articles. The dispenser includes a generally cylindrical cradle rotatably mounted below the outlet of a storage enclo... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4763963 | Skewed serpentine multi-package product storage rack A storage rack assembly and vending channel structure for a vending machine that stores packages such as bottles and cans and feeds the same to a release mechanism upon the insertion of one or more coins or tokens in payment for the article. A release mec... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4722455 | Increased column/selectivity vender A space-to-sales vend rack including a plurality of adjacent vend columns having a wide range of respective storage capactities, first columns are provided for supporting products in vertical stacks with the longitudinal axes of the products orthogonal to... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4714240 | Lamina retrieval apparatus A lamina retrieval device for storing microfiche, holograms and other flat, sheet-like materials. A stack of laminae are retained in a cage formed by a plurality of guides, with the guides being so mounted as to retain the laminae in an angularly displace... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4625893 | Stamp booklet dispenser mechanism A postage stamp booklet dispenser mechanism uses a multi-position gate cam, which rotates about a central axis and controls the opening and closing of opposed pairs of gate members through which the stamp booklets are dispensed. The operative followers of... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4586633 | Vending machine storage rack assembly This dispensing machine rack assembly is formed from a pair of complementary, individually molded rack portions interconnected in face-to-face relation to define a plurality of generally vertical container-receiving compartments. Each rack portion include... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4583659 | Cartridge dispenser A cartridge dispenser having structure for securing two columns of cartridges within a housing so that they do not jostle about when the dispenser is used and including structure for guiding the cartridges to the cartridge dispenser opening in a manner wh... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4561564 | Article dispensing mechanism for a vending machine or the like An article dispensing mechanism for a vending machine includes at least one serpentine track comprising a pair of facing serially cusp-shaped vertical panels. These panels are attached to side plates of the machine and connected to one another by biasing ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4460107 | Plural mode multi-column dispensing machine A vending or dispensing machine is disposable in modes for triple depth dispensing, double depth dispensing, and single depth dispensing. Upper and lower gating members or rockers are used to selectively release cylindrical articles such as cans or bottle... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4456147 | Automatic vending machine By displaceably, rather than fixedly, supporting selected track segments in the gravity-fed storage chamber of an automatic vending machine, the kinetic energy developed in the stored goods as they fall in the storage chamber is dissipated by the displace... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4415301 | Cassette handling device A system for the handling of cassettes which are nested in a predetermined pattern to individually remove, orient and deliver each cassette to a work station and then nest in another predetermined pattern the cassettes having passed through the work stati... | 11/15/1983 |
