Patent · US Expired

Vending machine

US6170285A · kind A · utility

34Cited by
11References
13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1999
Grant dateJan 9, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2700/12
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vending machine having a self-contained self-aligning refrigeration unit, a temperature sensing probe positioned in front of the machine behind a glass panel for sensing the temperatures in the machine near the product to be vended and having a monetary unit which slides in and out of the cabinet and rotates for easy access.

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