Title: Automaton for dealing out food and drink

Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic apparatus for dispensing or vending food and drink or other products having a rather small volume. The locking mechanism of the apparatus is based on the utilization of gravity. An electromagnetically actuated locking bolt is used to hold a segmented, serially folding door in a desired position, the door being so constructed that whenever the bolt is withdrawn, the door moves downwards due to gravity. As it moves downward, the lower segments of the door serially fold down into a magazine located below the locking mechanism and the upper segment of the door opens a space in which food or drink or other products are located.

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Inventors: Takaniemi, Tauno K. (Nasilinnankatu 30 B 31, SF-33200 Tampere 20, FI)

Application Number: 06/312048
Filing Date: 1981-10-16
Publication_date: 1983-12-20
Assignee: Takaniemi, Tauno K. (FI)

Primary Class(es): 312/35 312/117, 221/91, 312/306, 312/42
Other Classes: G07F9/10; G07F11/62; G07F11/00; B65D83/08; A47F3/02
US Patent Ref:

0568443	September, 1896	Henning	160/193
0868927	October, 1907	Hull, Sr.	160/193
1764612	June, 1930	Dickinson	312/280	Ledger desk
1839840	January, 1932	Fry	312/35	Vending machine
1839842	January, 1932	Fry	312/35	Vending machine
1848248	March, 1932	Fry	194/63	Coin-controlled mechanism
1865895	July, 1932	Fry	221/91	Vending machine
2617055	November, 1952	Reinheimer et al.	312/238	Filing cabinet
2737649	March, 1956	Pifer	312/7.2	Television cabinet roll front
2766822	October, 1956	Potter	312/297	Closure mechanism
3137533	June, 1964	Acker	312/35	Traveling independent carrier merchandising machine
3175729	March, 1965	Fyte	312/42	Dispensing device
3433545	March, 1969	Rainey	312/42	DISPLAY AND VENDING APPARATUS
3837041	September, 1974	Modert et al.	312/138R	COMBINATION CABINET EDGE TRIM STRIP AND CURVED GUIDE TRACK FOR TAMBOUR DOOR AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME
3851938	December, 1974	McCowan et al.	312/111	STORAGE DEVICE
4007853	February, 1977	Bahneman	312/42	Anti-theft dispensing rack

Other Refs: FR2103702GB1140341

March, 1972
January, 1969

Primary Examiner: Sakran, Victor N.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Pollock, Vande Sande & Priddy

Claims: