Title: Apparatus for storing and dispensing generally cylindrical products

Abstract: An improved article restraining and releasing mechanism is provided for product dispensing machines in which rollable products are supported in a row upon an inclined shelf and individually released from the lower end of the shelf. The mechanism employs a pair of spaced rotatable restraining and releasing structures mounted on a rotatable shaft offset from but extending in the same general direction as the path of movement of the products along the shelf. The mechanism is particularly adapted for improving the versatility of drawer type product venders to include a capacity for efficiently handling generally cylindrical products such as canned foods.

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Inventors: Moss, Charles A. (Lee's Summit, MO, US)
Andrews, Boley A. (Shawnee Mission, KS, US)

Application Number: 948376
Filing Date: 1978-10-04
Publication_date: 1980-02-26
Assignee: The Vendo Company (Overland Park, KS)
Primary Class(es): 221/299
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US Patent Ref:

3357537

Dec, 1967

Ring

221/298.

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Primary Examiner: Knowles, Allen N.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Schmidt, Johnson, Hovey & Williams