Console cigarette merchandising machine

Claim 1

A MERCHANDISING MACHINE FOR DISPENSING ARTICLES OF MERCHANDISE INCLUDING IN COMBINATION MEANS FORMING A COLUMNAR CONTAINER FOR HOUSING A SUPPLY OF ARTICLES OF MERCHANDISE TO BE DISPENSED, A CARRIAGE, MEANS MOUNTING SAID CARRIAGE FOR MOVEMENT ADJACENT SAID CONTAINER, AN ARTICLE EJECTOR, MEANS MOUNTING SAID EJECTOR ON SAID CARRIAGE FOR SELECTIVE MOVEMENT TO AN OPERATIVE POSITION AT WHICH IT IS ADAPTED TO BE MOVED INTO SAID CONTAINER, MEANS BIASING SAID EJECTOR TO AN INOPERATIVE POSITION, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID EJECTOR TO OPERATIVE POSITION AGAINST THE ACTION OF SAID BIASING MEANS, SAID CARRIAGE MOUNTING MEANS NORMALLY POSITIONING SAID CARRIAGE AT A LOCATION AT WHICH SAID EJECTOR IS POSITIONED OUTSIDE OF SAID CONTAINER WHEN IT IS RAISED TO ITS OPERATIVE POSITION UNDER THE ACTION OF SAID MOVING MEANS, A TOE CARRIED BY SAID EJECTOR, A SPRING SUPPORTED BY SAID CARRIAGE, SAID TOE ENGAGING SAID SPRING AS SAID EJECTOR MOVES IN RESPONSE TO THE OPERATION OF SAID EJECTOR MOVING MEANS TO RETAIN SAID EJECTOR IN OPERATIVE POSITION, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID CARRIAGE TO MOVE SAID EJECTOR WHEN RAISED TO ITS OPERATIVE POSITION INTO SAID CONTAINER, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE FOR MOVING SAID TOE OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SPRING TO RELEASE SAID EJECTOR AND MEANS FOR RETAINING SAID EJECTOR IN OPERATIVE POSITION AFTER ITS RELEASE UNTIL THE DISPENSING OPERATION IS COMPLETE.