Dispensing machine
US4483459A · kind A · utility
43Cited by
6References
14Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 22, 1982 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F11/32
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dispensing machine particularly for dispensing bottles or cans. The machine has a storage area formed by a plurality of parallel vertically spaced inclined shelves and at the lower end of each shelf is a pick-up station. A carrier mounted on a carriage moves vertically past the pick-up stations and can receive a bottle from any selected one by operating a release mechanism when it is adjacent the required pick-up station. The carriage takes the selected bottle to a dispensing station at the top of the machine where the carriage tips and rolls the bottle into a fixed position from which it can be removed by a customer.
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