Vending machines

Claim 1

A VENDING MACHINE COMPRISING A BODY AND A MERCHANDISING UNIT COMPRISING A PLANAR SUPPORT MEMBER, AN ENDLESS BELT PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF ARTICLE-RECEIVING COMPARTMENTS, AND MEANS FOR INDEXING SAID ENDLESS BELT THROUGH A DISPENSING POSITION, THE MACHINE ALSO COMPRISING MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID MERCHANDISING UNIT RELATIVE TO THE BODY FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A DISPENSING POSITION AND A LOADING POSITION, SAID MEANS COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND PARALLEL SUSPENSION LINK MEMBERS EACH PIVOTED AT AN UPPER PIVOT TO THE BODY AND EACH PIVOTED AT A LOWER PIVOT TO THE SAID PLANAR SUPPORT MEMBER WITH THE PLANE OF MOVEMENT OF SAID SUSPENSION LINK MEMBERS PARALLELTO THE PLANE OF THE PLANAR SUPPORT MEMBER, THE AXES OF SAID PIVOTS BEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLANE OFF SAID PLANAR SUPPORT MEMBER, AND STOP MEANS FOR RETAINING THE MERCHANDISE UNIT IN SAID LOADING POSITION.