Vending machine antirock mechanism
CA 2021934 A1 · Owner: Pepsico Inc. · Inventors: Mcgarrah, Robert G.; Mcgarrah, Christopher
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A vending machine antirock mechanism is disclosed which is a safety feature for a soft drink vending machine to prevent rocking of the vending machine. The antirock ratchet mechanism prevents oscillatory rocking of a vending machine by a potential pilferer until a sufficient forward tilt of the machine is attained to possibly allow soft drink products to be pilfered from the machine through the product dispensing chute. A safety problem has been incurred here as the vending machines are very heavy and can possibly, fall on top of and injure the person rocking the machine or other persons in the proximity thereof. The present invention is designed to prevent such rocking motions by mounting …
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- Filed July 25, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 25, 2010.
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