US3246797A
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Bag dispenser
Assignee: King Seeley Thermos Co
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Filing: 1962-08-03
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Granted: 1966-04-19
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Expires: 1982-08-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hoenisch Harold
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 06:20
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F11/00; G07F11/72; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T225/00; Y10T225/20; Y10T225/202; Y10T225/205
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
196 words
IN AN ICE CUBE VENDING MACHINE HAVING ICE CUBE STORAGE MEANS FOR STORING UNPACKAGED ICE CUBES, ICE CUBE DISPENSING MEANS FOR DISPENSING A PREDETERMINED QUANTITY OF ICE CUBES IN RESPONSE TO A COIN GENERATED SIGNAL, AND AN ICE CUBE DISPENSING CHUTE, A BAG DISPENSING SLOT LOCATED ADJACENT SAID ICE CUBE DISPENSING CHUTE, BAG STORAGE MEANS PROVIDED IN SAID MACHINE FOR STORING A CONTINUOUS ROLL OF BAG MATERIAL, DRIVE MEANS FOR UNWINDING THE CONTINUOUS ROLL OF BAG MATERIAL AND DELIVERING THE LEADING END THEREOF TO AND THROUGH SAID BAG DISPENSING SLOT, GUIDE MEANS TO GUIDE THE LEADING END OF THE CONTINUOUS ROLL OF BAG MATERIAL TO DRIVE MEANS AND THROUGH SAID SLOT, DISPENSING CONTROL MEANS INTEGRALLY FORMED ON THE CONTINUOUS ROLL OF BAG MATERIAL, SEPARATING MEANS TO SEPARATE SAID CONTINUOUS ROLL OF BAG MATERIAL INTO SEPARATE BAG MEMBERS, AND ACTUATING MEANS FOR SAID DRIVE MEANS AND SAID SEPARATING MEANS OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO THE COIN GENERATED SIGNAL AND SIGNALS GENERATED BY SAID CONTROL MEANS TO DISPENSE LENGTHS OF THE CONTINUOUS ROLL OF BAG MATERIAL PROVIDING ONLY ENOUGH MATERIAL FOR A SINGLE BAG AND SEVERING ONLY ONE BAG AT A TIME FROM THE CONTINUOUS ROLL OF BAG MATERIAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
196 words
IN AN ICE CUBE VENDING MACHINE HAVING ICE CUBE STORAGE MEANS FOR STORING UNPACKAGED ICE CUBES, ICE CUBE DISPENSING MEANS FOR DISPENSING A PREDETERMINED QUANTITY OF ICE CUBES IN RESPONSE TO A COIN GENERATED SIGNAL, AND AN ICE CUBE DISPENSING CHUTE, A BAG DISPENSING SLOT LOCATED ADJACENT SAID ICE CUBE DISPENSING CHUTE, BAG STORAGE MEANS PROVIDED IN SAID MACHINE FOR STORING A CONTINUOUS ROLL OF BAG MATERIAL, DRIVE MEANS FOR UNWINDING THE CONTINUOUS ROLL OF BAG MATERIAL AND DELIVERING THE LEADING END THEREOF TO AND THROUGH SAID BAG DISPENSING SLOT, GUIDE MEANS TO GUIDE THE LEADING END OF THE CONTINUOUS ROLL OF BAG MATERIAL TO DRIVE MEANS AND THROUGH SAID SLOT, DISPENSING CONTROL MEANS INTEGRALLY FORMED ON THE CONTINUOUS ROLL OF BAG MATERIAL, SEPARATING MEANS TO SEPARATE SAID CONTINUOUS ROLL OF BAG MATERIAL INTO SEPARATE BAG MEMBERS, AND ACTUATING MEANS FOR SAID DRIVE MEANS AND SAID SEPARATING MEANS OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO THE COIN GENERATED SIGNAL AND SIGNALS GENERATED BY SAID CONTROL MEANS TO DISPENSE LENGTHS OF THE CONTINUOUS ROLL OF BAG MATERIAL PROVIDING ONLY ENOUGH MATERIAL FOR A SINGLE BAG AND SEVERING ONLY ONE BAG AT A TIME FROM THE CONTINUOUS ROLL OF BAG MATERIAL.
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