Binocular vending apparatus and method
CA 2055501 A1 · Owner: Binoptic International Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Perhacs, Leslie; Tacke, David J.
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A binocular vending apparatus (2) for attachment to a structure preferably a seat bottom (5), a seat back (8) or a pedestal (7) is provided. The vending apparatus includes a pair of binoculars (20), a housing (10) for removably retaining said pair of binoculars, and a mounting plate (26) which is attachable to the structure, wherein the housing is mountable to the mounting plate when the mounting plate is attached to the structure. The vending apparatus preferably includes an elongated tether (24) connected to the housing and also to the binoculars such that the binoculars are tethered to the housing. The vending apparatus preferably includes a binocular vending machine operated by …
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- Filed April 18, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 18, 2010.
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