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Increased column/selectivity vender

CA 1320472 C · Owner: Phillips, Paul A. · Inventors: Phillips, Paul A.; Groover, Phillip B.

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A Serpentine vend rack structure is provided formed of hollow upright wall portions mounted in ported laterally, adjustable brackets over a refrigeration plenum such that the relative spacing between the wall portions is adjustable to accommodate articles of various sizes for vending. A plurality of shaped bosses on opposing wall portions define a serpentine path and include flow parts over a portion of those paths to permit circulation of refrigerated air from the plenum up, through the brackets and wall portions and out through the bosses to chill articles stored in the vend rack prior to vending. The upright hollow wall portions are internally partitioned to preclude the flow of …

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  • Granted July 20, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 20, 2010.
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FiledOctober 5, 1988
GrantedJuly 20, 1993
Term endedJuly 20, 2010
Patent numberCA 1320472 C
Classification (IPC)G07F11/34 +1 more

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedOct 5, 1988Patent grantedJuly 20, 1993Term endedJuly 20, 2010

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