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Vending system for floral type products

CA 1195297 A · Owner: Watkins, Kenneth M. · Inventors: Watkins, Kenneth M.

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This invention provides a product type vending system operable by a customer. The system includes a plurality of cubicles for the products; an access door for each cubicle movable between open and closed positions for respectively permitting and denying outside access to the associated cubicle; a controllable locking means for the doors for preventing and permitting the corresponding door from being opened and to be opened, respectively, as the case may be; a validator means for accepting and totalling money; a plurality of selector means individual to each locking means accessible to the customer and operatively connected between the validator means and each of the locking means for …

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  • Granted October 15, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 15, 2002.
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FiledJanuary 14, 1982
GrantedOctober 15, 1985
Term endedOctober 15, 2002
Patent numberCA 1195297 A
Classification (IPC)G07F7/04

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1983198519871989199119931995199719992001Application filedJan 14, 1982Patent grantedOct 15, 1985Term endedOct 15, 2002

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