Signage retrofit kit for vending machines
US8104206B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F23/065
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A holder of product identification indicia incorporated with a specifically printed illuminated sign in a beverage vending machine. The holder allows enhanced product identification relating to a separate, existing selection button panel. The holder is securely attached to the back of the illuminated sign that has clear viewing windows registered to the holder. Specifically, it is intended as a retrofit kit for existing beverage vending machines to allow the display of product contained in the machine by use of significantly larger product identification indicia than the existing product identification indicia. The larger display windows may be specifically correlated to the existing selection mechanisms by way of numbers, letters, symbols, connecting lines and/or colors.
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