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US3276624A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Slant shelf rotary receiver dispensing mechanism

Assignee: Seeburg Corp
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Filing: 1965-06-16
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Granted: 1966-10-04
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Expires: 1985-06-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Harry R Payne

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 22:50
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F11/00; G07F11/02; G07F11/28; G07F11/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 240 words
A VENDING MACHINE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SPACED VERTICALLY DISPOSED SLATING SHELVES, A ROTARY RECEIVER ADJACENT THE LOWER END OF EACH OF SAID SHELVES, MEANS FOR ROTATING EACH OF SAID RECEIVERS, A PAIR OF SPACED PINS EXTENDING FROM EACH OF SAID RECEIVERS FOR ROTATION THEREWITH NORMALLY LYING IN A VERTICALLY DISPOSED LINE, A FLEXIBLE NONEXTENSIBLE NORMALLY SLACK ELEMENT EXTENDING PAST SAID PINS FOR ENGAGEMENT BY AT LEAST ONE PIN OF A PAIR OF SAID PAIRS OF PINS UPON ROTATION OF ONE OF SAID RECEIVERS TO REMOVE SLACK FROM SAID ELEMENT, A PLATE MOUNTED FOR RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT, A RECESS IN SAID PLATE FOR RECEIVING SAID PAIRS OF PINS, A NOTCH IN THE WALL OF EACH OF SAID RECESSES RECEIVING ONE PIN OF ONE OF SAID PAIRS OF PINS UPON ROTATION OF ONE OF SAID RECEIVERS FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID PLATE, LATCH MEANS COOPERATING WITH AT LEAST ONE LATCH SHOULDER WITHIN SAID PLATE NORMALLY PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF A SAID PLATE, A LIP ON EACH OF SAID RECEIVERS BLOCKING THE ADJACENT ONE OF SAID SHELVES WHEN SAID RECEIVER IS ROTATED, SAID MEANS FOR ROTATING EACH OF SAID RECEIVERS COMPRISING A SHAFT SECURED TO ONE OF SAID END WALLS, A CRANK MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT AND A PLATE EXTENDING PARALLEL AND ADJACENT TO SAID CRANK LIMITING THE DIRECTION AND AMOUNT OF ROTATION OF SAID CRANKS, A PLATE EXTENDING PARALLEL AND ADJACENT TO SAID CRANKS LIMITING THE DIRECTION AND AMOUNT OF ROTATION OF SAID CRANKS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 240 words
A VENDING MACHINE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SPACED VERTICALLY DISPOSED SLATING SHELVES, A ROTARY RECEIVER ADJACENT THE LOWER END OF EACH OF SAID SHELVES, MEANS FOR ROTATING EACH OF SAID RECEIVERS, A PAIR OF SPACED PINS EXTENDING FROM EACH OF SAID RECEIVERS FOR ROTATION THEREWITH NORMALLY LYING IN A VERTICALLY DISPOSED LINE, A FLEXIBLE NONEXTENSIBLE NORMALLY SLACK ELEMENT EXTENDING PAST SAID PINS FOR ENGAGEMENT BY AT LEAST ONE PIN OF A PAIR OF SAID PAIRS OF PINS UPON ROTATION OF ONE OF SAID RECEIVERS TO REMOVE SLACK FROM SAID ELEMENT, A PLATE MOUNTED FOR RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT, A RECESS IN SAID PLATE FOR RECEIVING SAID PAIRS OF PINS, A NOTCH IN THE WALL OF EACH OF SAID RECESSES RECEIVING ONE PIN OF ONE OF SAID PAIRS OF PINS UPON ROTATION OF ONE OF SAID RECEIVERS FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID PLATE, LATCH MEANS COOPERATING WITH AT LEAST ONE LATCH SHOULDER WITHIN SAID PLATE NORMALLY PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF A SAID PLATE, A LIP ON EACH OF SAID RECEIVERS BLOCKING THE ADJACENT ONE OF SAID SHELVES WHEN SAID RECEIVER IS ROTATED, SAID MEANS FOR ROTATING EACH OF SAID RECEIVERS COMPRISING A SHAFT SECURED TO ONE OF SAID END WALLS, A CRANK MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT AND A PLATE EXTENDING PARALLEL AND ADJACENT TO SAID CRANK LIMITING THE DIRECTION AND AMOUNT OF ROTATION OF SAID CRANKS, A PLATE EXTENDING PARALLEL AND ADJACENT TO SAID CRANKS LIMITING THE DIRECTION AND AMOUNT OF ROTATION OF SAID CRANKS.

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