Single article vending machine
US4651896A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 1984 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F11/045
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A machine for permitting access to and manual removal of one uppermost article from a stack of vertically positioned articles, such as a newspaper, upon deposit of a predetermined amount of payment in the form of coins and the like, including a manually movable vending mechanism actuated by a machine door that allows access to an article closure having an article access opening that is normally closed by a barrier member which is self-adjusting to the thickness of the article to be vended and which by a pawl and ratchet mechanism is withdrawn from access blocking position upon actuation of the vending mechanism by the machine door. The machine may include a coin receiver and totalizer that permits access through the movable door to the article to be vended through the article access opening.
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