Total sales indication device for a vending machine
US4376479A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 1980 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F5/22
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vending machine is generally equipped with a money amount indicator which indicates an amount of deposited coins or a balance thereof. This total sales indication device utilizes the money amount indicator to indicate a total sales of the vending machine on this indicator when the vending machine is not making a vending operation. Prices of articles sold are cumulatively added by a sales counter to obtain a total sales and counting contents of this sales counter are indicated on the money amount indicator by manipulating an indication control switch.
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