Method and apparatus for including article identification in an article handling device
CA 2410049 A1 · Owner: Chirnomas, Munroe · Inventors: Chirnomas, Munroe
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The above objects are achieved in an illustrated embodiment of an article dispensing apparatus embodied, for example as a vending machine, including a , controllably positioned suction hose dispenser for retrieving articles from a storage area. In one embodiment, the article dispenser comprises a storage area for storing articles along at least one longitudinal axis in a stack an , article dispensing device for moving the end article from the stack of articles in the storage area along a path to a retrieval area and an article , identification device mounted within the article retrieving apparatus. The article dispensing device moves the article in a predetermined pattern past the …
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- Filed May 23, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 23, 2021.
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