US3272300A
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Ice vending machine
Assignee: King Seeley Thermos Co
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Filing: 1965-06-29
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Granted: 1966-09-13
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Expires: 1985-06-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter H Hoenisch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:04
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/0064; G07F17/0071; A; A23; A23G; A23G9/00; A23G9/04; A23G9/22; A23G9/228; A23G9/28; F; F25; F25C; F25C5/00; F25C5/20; G07F11/00; G07F11/02; G07F11/04; G07F11/16; G07F11/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
209 words
AN ICE CUBE VENDING MACHINE COMPRISING ICE CUBE MANUFACTURING MEANS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ICE CUBES, STORAGE BIN MEANS PROVIDING AN ICE CUBE STORAGE AREA FOR ICE CUBES MANUFACTURED IN SAID ICE CUBE MANUFACTURING MEANS, ICE CUBE DELIVERY MEANS CONNECTING SAID ICE CUBE MANUFACTURING MEANS AND SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS FOR DELIVERING ICE CUBES TO SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS, MOVABLE ICE CUBE AGITATING AND DISPENSING MEANS PROVIDED IN SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS AND FORMING A PART OF THE ICE CUBE STORAGE AREA ENCLOSURE AND INCLUDING THE LOWERMOST PORTIONS OF SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS, WHEREBY ALL OF THE ICE CUBES IN SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS ARE AT LEAST PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY SAID ICE CUBE AGITATING AND DISPENSING MEANS AND ARE SUBJECT TO AGITATION DURING MOVEMENT THEREOF, ICE CUBE VENDING MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS AT A POINT SPACED ABOVE THE LOWERMOST PORTIONS OF SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE PREDETERMINED QUANTITIES OF ICE CUBES FROM SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS, AND POWER MEANS TO ACTUATE SAID ICE CUBE AGITATING AND DISPENSING MEANS AND MOVE ICE CUBES FROM SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS INTO SAID ICE CUBE VENDING MEANS BY MOVEMENT OF ICE CUBES FROM THE LOWERMOST PORTIONS OF SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS UPWARDLY TO SAID POINT SPACED THEREABOVE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
209 words
AN ICE CUBE VENDING MACHINE COMPRISING ICE CUBE MANUFACTURING MEANS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ICE CUBES, STORAGE BIN MEANS PROVIDING AN ICE CUBE STORAGE AREA FOR ICE CUBES MANUFACTURED IN SAID ICE CUBE MANUFACTURING MEANS, ICE CUBE DELIVERY MEANS CONNECTING SAID ICE CUBE MANUFACTURING MEANS AND SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS FOR DELIVERING ICE CUBES TO SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS, MOVABLE ICE CUBE AGITATING AND DISPENSING MEANS PROVIDED IN SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS AND FORMING A PART OF THE ICE CUBE STORAGE AREA ENCLOSURE AND INCLUDING THE LOWERMOST PORTIONS OF SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS, WHEREBY ALL OF THE ICE CUBES IN SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS ARE AT LEAST PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY SAID ICE CUBE AGITATING AND DISPENSING MEANS AND ARE SUBJECT TO AGITATION DURING MOVEMENT THEREOF, ICE CUBE VENDING MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS AT A POINT SPACED ABOVE THE LOWERMOST PORTIONS OF SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE PREDETERMINED QUANTITIES OF ICE CUBES FROM SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS, AND POWER MEANS TO ACTUATE SAID ICE CUBE AGITATING AND DISPENSING MEANS AND MOVE ICE CUBES FROM SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS INTO SAID ICE CUBE VENDING MEANS BY MOVEMENT OF ICE CUBES FROM THE LOWERMOST PORTIONS OF SAID STORAGE BIN MEANS UPWARDLY TO SAID POINT SPACED THEREABOVE.
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