Clear door vending machine
CA 2666089 C · Owner: Royal Vendors, Inc. · Inventors: Holdway, John; Ring, Mike; Halterman, Brian
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A product separation and selection tray system for a vending machine comprises a tray for holding two columns of product to be mounted on a shelf in the vending machine and a central wall for separating the two columns of product on opposite sides of the wall. There is a rotator pivotally mounted on the tray for controlling release of a product from the tray. There is also provided a gate located in the central wall and pivotally mounted on the tray for restraining a successive product located behind the product released by the rotator. A lever projecting from the tray for engagement by a product acquisition device controls simultaneous movement of the rotator and the gate for dispersing …
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- Filed June 3, 2004 and granted January 31, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 3, 2024.
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