Patent · US Expired

Hot and cold vending apparatus

US6808083B2 · kind B2 · utility

5Cited by
19References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 31, 2002
Grant dateOct 26, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 2, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F9/105
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vending machine for dispensing a first number of products and a second number of products. The vending machine may include a product compartment. The product compartment may include a first column with the first products and a second column with the second products. A dispensing path may be positioned about the product compartment so as to dispense the first products without heating. A heating device may be positioned adjacent to the product compartment for heating the second products. A positioning device may be positioned about the second column to maneuver the second products to the heating device and the dispensing path so as to dispense the second products as heated.

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