Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vending machine for retaining and dispensing products
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Application No.: US16113226Application Date: 2018-08-27
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Publication No.: US10424146B2Publication Date: 2019-09-24
- Inventor: Fred I. Morad , William P. Camp, Jr. , Arnold G. Benecke , Robert A. Acosta
- Applicant: Tranzonic Companies
- Applicant Address: US OH Cleveland
- Assignee: Tranzonic Companies
- Current Assignee: Tranzonic Companies
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cleveland
- Agency: Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
- Agent Ryan O. White
- Main IPC: G07F11/04
- IPC: G07F11/04 ; G07F9/04 ; A61F15/00 ; G07F5/02 ; G07F11/10 ; G07F11/22 ; A61F13/551 ; G08B21/18 ; G07F17/18 ; G07F17/00

Abstract:
An apparatus for dispensing a product is provided, the apparatus including a housing for retaining a first dispensable product, the housing having a storage rack configured to hold the first dispensable product; a weight movably positioned within the storage rack, the weight being configured to exert a downward force on the first dispensable product; a coin assembly having a first coin slot, the coin assembly being configured to receive a coin; and a pushbutton associated with the coin assembly, the pushbutton being configured, upon activation, to cause the coin assembly to move from a first position to a second position after a coin has been placed within the first coin slot; and wherein the housing is configured to dispense the first dispensable product when the coin assembly is within the second position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180365921A1 VENDING MACHINE FOR RETAINING AND DISPENSING PRODUCTS Public/Granted day:2018-12-20
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