Patent · US Expired

Cold drink vending machine with window front panel

US5392953A · kind A · utility

23Cited by
19References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 3, 1993
Grant dateFeb 28, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 3, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F11/34
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cold drink container vending machine having a front window panel through which cold drinks in serpentine tracks can be viewed for selection. Pre-cooled cold drink container holding racks are aligned with the serpentine tracks so that the pre-cooled containers can be viewed when vendable containers in the serpentine tracks are depleted. Continuous advertisement is provided in the form of the cold drink containers themselves which are viewed through the transparent front window panel.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.