Class 221/273 - Cam

Subclass of Class 221 - Article dispensing
Definition: Devices in which motion of the discharge assistant is imparted
No. of patents: 27
Last issue date: 09/04/2007

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Number	Title	Issue Date
7264139	Sensor dispensing device A sensor dispensing device (1) comprises a cartridge (2) having an outer casing (11) and a plurality of sensors (6) arranged one upon another in a stack. The cartridge has a first dispensing end (13) and a second opposing end (1...	09/04/2007
6904969	Time-bake cycle for a refrigerated oven A method of operating a refrigerated oven to cook a food item therein comprises the steps of A) determining the temperature of the cooking chamber in the refrigerated oven, B) producing cooled air in the refrigeration unit of the refrigerator oven for a first period...	06/14/2005
6644503	Single publication vending device A publication vending device for vending a single publication per vend cycle. The single publication vending device includes a forward transport assembly located within a housing and connected to a carriage for reciprocating movement with the carriage. A ...	11/11/2003
6286715	Transparent front vending machine A vending machine for increasing consumer interest in the vending process and vended product includes a tipping mechanism. The tipping mechanism is positioned at a first end of a shelf, and modifies the orientation of an article being delivered from the s...	09/11/2001
6280314	Coin dispensing device A cam groove in a shuttling mechanism for shuttling a slide piece is formed into a generally S-shape, in order to provide a long shuttling distance of the slide piece which dispenses one by one coins stacked and stored in a coin tube, without sizable desi...	08/28/2001
6220480	Dispenser A pill dispenser for dispensing pills is provided that has a container for holding the pills to be dispensed. The container is closed at one end and open at the opposite end. The container is slidably received in a sleeve. The dispenser has an outlet thro...	04/24/2001
6206236	Clip fastener A clip fastener has a housing and a magazine located in or on the housing for holding a plurality of clips. A track for receiving clips from the magazine is provided. The fastener has means for moving the clip along a pathway defined by the track, and spr...	03/27/2001
5933944	Article feeding arrangement A fastener apparatus, which attaches a first article to a second article at a setting station, includes a plate-like support, a feed in finger for receiving and engaging a first article at a first predetermined position, and a lever pivotally mounted on t...	08/10/1999
5673816	Roofing washer magazine for barbed roofing washers In a washer-dispensing machine, a chute open at a lower end receives a stack of roofing washers of a type having a central aperture to receive a fastener shank and possibly having downwardly extending barbs. A shuttle engages a single washer from the stac...	10/07/1997
5503300	Vending machine including refrigeration and oven compartments A vending machine includes a refrigeration compartment, an oven compartment, structure for transferring a food product from the refrigeration compartment to the oven compartment, and structure for transferring the food product from the oven compartment to...	04/02/1996
5467895	Ticket dispensing machine A ticket dispensing machine which can dispense the lowermost ticket from a column of tickets, has a reciprocating arm member which includes a selector having a rocker arm to facilitate engagement with, and ejection of tickets. This allows the machine to e...	11/21/1995
5452821	Vending machine dispensing apparatus A vending machine with a frame in which there are numerous pivoting shelves, each shelf having a tang which extends through a hole in the frame, each tang having a tab positioned to frictionally interact with a side of the hole to keep the shelf in a gene...	09/26/1995
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
5335826	Apparatus for feeding nuts or the like A nut feeding apparatus which can surely and easily feed nuts and the like, temporarily supported in a conductor cylinder, to an underlying support member one by one, without scratching them by the downward stress or the like of a plunger. A feeder openin...	08/09/1994
5167345	Dual dispenser A dual dispenser for dispensing a first type of article from first and second stacks of the first articles and a second type of article from a stack of the second articles. The dispenser includes a housing having first and second magazines for holding the...	12/01/1992
5074432	Card dispensing device A card dispensing mechanism for an automatic card dispensing machine is provided with adjustable walls for storing cards of different lengths and interchangeable card ejecting device which can be selected to dispense cards of a preselected length. The car...	12/24/1991
5052674	Paper feeder apparatus A simple, low cost, hand operated paper feeder includes a media chamber mounted at an acute angle with respect to a horizontal plane that allows media to exit the chamber through a membrane. A two-position, T-shaped actuator including a pair of non-rotati...	10/01/1991
4717044	Apparatus for dispensing coin packages A plurality of cassette cases for accommodating coin packages are vertically arranged in a coin package dispensing apparatus. An elevator device is disposed to be vertically movable so that it is adapted to be aligned with each of cassette case. The eleva...	01/05/1988
4711369	Tab dispensing and attaching apparatus First and second separately actuatable triggers are mounted to a housing which carries a hollow needle through which a fastener is dispensed. The needle is mounted to the housing for movement between original and extended positions. The article to be tagg...	12/08/1987
4702392	Vending machine A vending machine for vending flat packages is disclosed which includes vend assemblies which are reciprocal from a rearward position to a forward, vend position. The vending machine is equipped with a rotary coin accepting assembly including a handle, a ...	10/27/1987
4606362	Change delivery device in coin sorting controller A change delivery device in a coin sorting controller, including a change enclosing cylinder, a motion changing mechanism disposed below the change enclosing cylinder for changing a rotational motion into a horizontal reciprocating motion and discharging ...	08/19/1986
4564326	Feed arrangement for pick-and-place machine This invention provides a feed arrangement for chips in a pick-and-place machine in which a vertical magazine feeds chips into a groove in a vibrating table, with the chips being advanced toward a pick station by a gravity actuated lever which will be sto...	01/14/1986
4434913	Cyclical mechanical dispensing mechanism A mechanical dispensing device, suitable for dispensing miniature elements, comprises a cyclically driven finger element having a cam follower member which rides over a cam surface to produce a generally rectangular motion path for the finger during each ...	03/06/1984
4363393	Coin controlled mechanism for vending machine The coin receiving capacity of a coin controlled mechanism is increased to compensate for increased cost of merchandise dispensed from a known type of vending machine whose coin holding capacity has been increased for the same reason. The mechansim has al...	12/14/1982
4146151	Automatic chip or button placer A device for storing in a column chips or buttons or the like, and dispensing the same through the bottom of the device, by a selection of either of two different means one of which is a depressible finger piece and the other a depressible plunger actuate...	03/27/1979
4077188	Apparatus for applying covers to containers An apparatus for applying covers to containers as they are advanced by a conveyor in spaced succession past a cover applying station, the cover applying apparatus including a cover magazine that supports the bottom cover in the magazine in an inclined pla...	03/07/1978
4017003	Article dispensing machine An article dispensing machine, of the type which has a conveyor including holders provided with a multiplicity of open-ended cavities for receiving the articles to be dispensed and for dispensing them by gravity discharge on tilting of the holders, is pro...	04/12/1977

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