Tandem column vender apparatus
US4019650A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1975 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F11/08
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vending machine having a compartment dimensioned to hold two pairs of columns of cylindrical articles with the columns of each pair arranged with their articles in axial alignment, front to rear, and the two pairs being vertically staggered and horizontally overlapping. A bail structure comprises upper and lower bail bars swingable about a central fore and aft axis, to opposite sides thereof. The lower bail bar, when in one lateral position, supports the bottom articles of one pair of columns while the upper bail bar supports all other articles in the compartment. The lower bail bar is laterally wider under the rear columns than under the front columns so that partial swinging of the bial releases the bottom article from only the front column and further swinging releases the bottom article of the rear column.
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