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Vending machine for dispensing refrigerated and unrefrigerated foods

CA 1310620 C · Owner: Unidynamics Corporation · Inventors: Ficken, Leonard A.

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Abstract of the Disclosure, A vending machine for dispensing refrigerated and unrefrigerated foods. The vending machine includes a housing having a refrigerated storage and dispensing area for the refrigerated foods separate from an unrefrigerated storage and dispensing area for the unrefrigerated foods. The vending machine also includes a device contained in the housing for cooling the refrigerated foods in the refrigerated storage and dispensing area. The vending machine also includes a common receiving device adjacent the refrigerated and unrefrigerated storage and dispensing areas for receiving dispensed foods from either area. The vending machine further includes a device for selecting …

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  • Granted November 24, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 24, 2009.
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FiledApril 29, 1987
GrantedNovember 24, 1992
Term endedNovember 24, 2009
Patent numberCA 1310620 C
Classification (IPC)B65G59/00 +2 more

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedApril 29, 1987Patent grantedNov 24, 1992Term endedNov 24, 2009

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