Theft deterrent device for newspaper dispensing machines
US5248060A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 1992 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F11/045
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A theft deterrent device restricts the number of newspapers or other periodicals that can be retrieved from a newspaper vending machine at one time. The device includes a cover gate forming a generally T-shaped opening with a vertical passageway and a horizontal slot opening. The cover gate mounts over an access opening of the vending machine behind a hinged door that closes against the vending machine. The cover gate restricts the number of periodicals that can be withdrawn at one time from a storage cabinet portion of the machine after the hinged door is opened and lowered by a customer. The deterrent device is easily installed on existing newspaper vending machines by way of an engagement member that securely engages a fixed part of the vending machine in the region of the access opening. A lock mechanism on the cover gate serves to lock the cover gate to the dispensing machine and firmly hold the gate in place over the access opening.
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