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Class 221/108 - By article presence or absence responsive means


Subclass of Class 221 - Article dispensing
Definition: Devices having means preventing feeding of articles from
No. of patents: 9
Last issue date: 02/19/2002


NumberTitleIssue Date
6349244Cooler inventory management system
An apparatus for tracking the movement of a plurality of products. The apparatus includes a shelf with a plurality of products positioned thereon. The shelf has a first end with an optical sensor positioned thereabout. A controller is functionally connect...
02/19/2002
5285928Fluid-operated container storage and dispensing system
A system for storing and dispensing articles, containers and the like includes stacks of opposing, vertically staggered shelf assemblies. A shelf associated with each shelf assembly is pivotally mounted for movement at least between an upwardly tilted rec...
02/15/1994
5236104Multiple pressure container storage and retrieval apparatus
A container storage and retrieval apparatus includes opposing stacks of vertically staggered shelf assemblies. Each shelf assembly includes a shelf pivotally mounted to a support structure and movable between at least an upwardly tilted, receiving positio...
08/17/1993
5111963Container storage and dispensing apparatus
A storage and dispensing apparatus for articles, containers and the like includes two opposing vertical stacks of shelf assemblies pivotally mounted relative to support structure for rotation between an upwardly tilted receiving and storage position in a ...
05/12/1992
5092489Device for the automatic dispensing of bottles, particularly of flexible materials
The subject of the present invention are devices for the automatic dispensing of bottles, notably in flexible material. The technical sector of the invention is that of the manufacture of automatic vending machines of drinks in individual containers, of the ...
03/03/1992
4744489Store display fixture
A rack for display of articles comprises a plurality of trays for holding the articles. Each tray comprises upper and lower courses connected at opposite ends. At one end, an upper course communicates with the lower course by means of a gate. The gate is ...
05/17/1988
4699295Vending machine with improved flexibility of product distribution
A vending machine designed to increase the flexibility of product storage and distribution therein, allowing specific product capacities to be increased or decreased in small increments without a loss of product selection. In the vending machine, a plural...
10/13/1987
4666060Pot dispensing apparatus
An apparatus for dispensing frusto-conical pots, such as nursery or plant pots, including a pair of pivotally connected arm members arranged for movement toward and away from each other on opposite sides of a stack of pots to be dispensed. Each arm member...
05/19/1987
4600120Magazine for dispensing cartridges into an automated analyzer
A magazine is disclosed for dispensing generally cylindrical and elongated articles in a pre-determined order. The magazine comprises a series of shelves with a reciprocating ratcheting plate arranged perpendicular to the shelves. The ratching plate has s...
07/15/1986
 
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