Patent · US Expired

Vending machine and a shelf support assembly

US6582037B1 · kind B1 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 2, 2000
Grant dateJun 24, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 27, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F11/42
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a vending machine comprising a cabinet with at least one support bracket fixed within the cabinet and a shelf slidingly interacting with at least one support bracket so as to move along a first direction between a first position and a second position. The cabinet may also include an auxiliary support arranged to pivot about an axis extending substantially parallel to the first direction so as to support the shelf in a tilted position, when the shelf is in the second position.

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