Vending machine

Claim 1

A MACHINE FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISPENSING ARTICLES OF MERCHANDISE WHICH COMPRISES, IN COMBINATION: COIN-RECEIVING, EVALUATING, STORING AND SIGNAL EMITTING MEANS; ACCUMULATOR AND ACCUMULATOR ADVANCING MEANS ADAPTED TO BE ENERGIZED BY SAID SIGNAL EMITTING MEANS FOR ADVANCING SAID ACCUMULATOR ACCORDING TO THE VALUE OF COINS RECIEVED; SWITCH MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID ACCUMULATOR FOR INDICATING THE TOTAL VALUE OF COINS RECEIVED; A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTAL ARTICLE STORAGE TRAYS EACH HAVING ARTICLE EJECTING MEANS; CHANGE STORING AND DISCHARGING MEANS; CONDUIT MEANS COMMUNICATING SAID SWITCH MEANS WITH SAID ARTICLE DISPENSING MEANS; MANUALLY OPERABLE SELECTOR MEANS FOR SELECTING AN ARTICLE AT OR BELOW THE VALUE OF CREDIT INDICATED AND ENERGIZING MEANS; A PRIME MOVER HAVING A ROTATCHANGE DISCHARGING MEANS; A PRIME MOVER HAVING A ROTATABLE SHAFT OPERABLY CONNECTED THERETO; A PLURALITY OF TIMING SWITCHES OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID SHAFT; SAID MANUALLY OPERABLE SELECTOR MEANS ADAPTED TO ENERGIZE SAID PRIME MOVER TO INITIATE ROTATION OF SAID SHAFT SUCH THAT SAID PLURALITY OF TIMING SWITCHES ARE ACTUATED FOR CONTINUAL CYCLING OF SAID PRIME MOVER THROUGH A COMPLETE CYCLE, ACTUATING SAID COIN STORING AND DISPENSING MEANS, COMPLETING THE EJECTION OF THE SELECTED ARTICLE, AND RESETTING THE MACHINE TO ITS NORMALLY AT-REST POSITION.