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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5219094 | Automatic dispenser, particularly for audio/video products An automatic dispenser for the sale/exchange of video cassettes/compact ds and similar. The products are housed on a rotary drum inside respective peripheral radial compartments arranged side by side in two concentric rings of the same diameter and occup... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5169027 | Multiple-product merchandising machine A multiple-product merchandising machine having a cylindrical drum mounted within a cabinet. The drum is divided into a plurality of horizontal shelves each of which is divided by a plurality of vertical walls into separate compartments from which the pro... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5067630 | Vending machine A vending machine has a carousel containing several rotatable trays stacked one above another. The trays carry and present for vending selected items, such as food and merchandise. The carousel is contained in a housing or canister and is part of an integ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5048717 | Multiple-product merchandizing machine A multiple-product merchandizing machine having a cylindrical drum mounted within a cabinet. The drum is divided into a plurality of horizontal shelves each of which is divided by a plurality of vertical walls into separate compartments from which the pro... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4989420 | Ring with hidden internal compartments A ring with a plurality of hidden internal compartments for receiving articles includes an inner circular member and an outer circular member. The outer member defines a plurality of laterally separated, inwardly open compartments for receiving articles a... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4927051 | Multiple-product merchandising machine A multiple-product merchandising machine having a cylindrical drum mounted within a cabinet. The drum is divided into a plurality of horizontal shelves each of which is divided by a plurality of vertical walls into separate compartments from which the pro... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4915205 | Apparatus for dispensing and receiving rented articles Machine for automatic rental of video cassettes. Cassettes are stored in a drum like magazine (32) and are made available at a dispensing slot (20, 22) after a user has identified himself by introducing a personal into a slot (12) and entered a unique per... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4890765 | Storage container for blood collection devices A packaging device for storing, dispensing and collecting a plurality of blood collection units. The packaging device includes a rectangularly shaped container, a first opening for dispensing unused blood collection units and a second opening for receivin... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4842161 | Countertop snack vendor A countertop snack vendor in which a drum having a plurality of groups of circumferentially spaced article-receiving compartments is mounted within a cabinet for rotary movement around a generally horizontal axis with the groups disposed respectively behi... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4687119 | Dispenser for hot and cold products An automatic dispenser for hot and cold food products comprises an isothermal cabinet in which a plurality of horizontal conveyor belts arranged one above another comprises a plurality of conveyor belts on which the food products are stored and a single d... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4621746 | Vending apparatus An improved apparatus for vending newspapers or similar articles is disclosed. The apparatus consists of a horizontally disposed drum mounted on a pedestal. The drum includes an open top and a sliding door on its vertical face. A drive plate is rotatably ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4572403 | Timed dispensing device for tablets, capsules, and the like A dispensing system is provided for timed dispensing of tablets, capsules and the like, the system comprising a base unit having a top cover and bottom cover, a carousel in the base unit, and a tray including bins for receiving tablets, capsules and the l... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4498603 | Vending machine comprising at least one drum A vending machine comprising at least one drum pivotably mounted about a vertical shaft comprises a front pane permitting the customer to view the articles contained in the drum. In order to increase the utilization of the compartments of the drum and the... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4391388 | Control system for increasing the versatility of an all purpose merchandiser A merchandising machine of the type in which a merchandise carrier comprising a plurality of levels of compartments, each adapted to receive merchandise, is mounted within a cabinet for movement as a unit around a vertical axis with the compartment levels... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4310103 | Medication dispenser An automatic medication dispenser is disclosed which dispenses medication serially at preselected time intervals. The medication may be retrieved by the patient within a grace period after which time the medication returns to an inaccessible location with... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4170317 | Towel-dispensing golf bag insert A towel-dispensing golf bag insert comprising an elongated tubular container having a central axis, a cap removably mounted to one end of the container, a rod of about the same length as the container and located along the container's central axis, and a ... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4049154 | Vending machine with tiered turn table construction A vending or dispensing type machine featuring a turntable with a tiered superstructure embodying receptacles for articles to be dispensed. The superstructure is formed in segments which can be quickly and readily assembled per se and then easily joined, ... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4046243 | Disposable diaper dispenser vending unit A diaper dispensing vending unit includes a housing having an upper, middle, and lower chambers therein. The upper and middle chambers each contain a drum type dispensing assembly therein, wherein one assembly dispenses disposable diapers and the other as... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4045014 | Sheet film magazine for an X-ray film exchanger A sheet film magazine for an X-ray film exchanger includes a housing with a chamber, a drum rotatably mounted in the chamber with a portion urged toward the cylindrical surface with the teeth resting thereon. A leading end of each sheet inserted into the ... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4036418 | Spool holder The spool holder is provided with a plurality of circular discs of different diameters in which each disc is provided with one or more rows of pins, each pin being of such diameter and length as to extend loosely into the hole formed in a standard type sp... | 07/19/1977 |
