Anti-bridging device for vending machines
US5848724A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F11/16
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This anti-bridging system for vending machine storage compartments having a relatively tapered walls leading to an exit, includes a relatively narrow elongate member attached to one of the walls and arranged to tilt the longitudinal axis of a container in the vicinity of the baffle area out of parallel relative to the baffle and also relative to the axes of adjacent containers. This arrangement facilitates the downward travel of the containers toward the exit.
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