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US3287079A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Refrigerated vending cabinet

Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1965-04-28
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Granted: 1966-11-22
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Expires: 1985-04-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Iber C Courson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 22:10
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/0064; G07F17/0078; F; F25; F25D; F25D25/00; G07F9/00; G07F9/10; G07F9/105

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 238 words
A REFRIGERATED VENDING MACHINE COMPRISING, AN UPSTANDING CABINET STRUCTURE, MEANS DIVIDING SAID STRUCTURE INTO AN UPPER REFRIGERATED COMPARTMENT AND A LOWER MACHINERY COMPARTMENT, SAID CABINET HAVING CLOSED BACK, SIDE, TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS TOGETHER WITH AN OPEN FRONT WALL EXTENDING FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, A FIRST DOOR HINGED AT THE SIDE OF SAID CABINET FOR ENCLOSING AN UPPER PORTION OF THE UPPER COMPARTMENT OF SAID CABINET, A SECOND DOOR HINGED AT THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID CABINET FOR ENCLOSING A LOWER PORTION OF THE UPPER COMPARTMNET TOGETHER WITH THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF SAID CABINET, SAID SECOND DOOR HAVING AN INTERLOCKING SURFACE ALONG ITS UPPER EDGE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A LOWER EDGE OF SAID FIRST DOOR WHEN SAID FIRST DOOR IS CLOSED TO THEREBY PREVENT THE SECOND DOOR FROM BEING OPENED WHILE SAID FIRST DOOR IS CLOSED, A SEALING GASKET EXTENDING AROUND THE SIDES OF THE FIRST DOOR IN A MANNER TO SEAL THE OPENING OF THE UPPER PORTION OF THE UPPER REFRIGERATED COMPARTMENT WHEN SAID FIRST DOOR IS CLOSED, AND A SEALING GASKET EXTENDING AROUND THE SIDES AND ACROSS A LOWER INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF THE SECOND DOOR IN A MANNER TO SEAL THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SECOND REFRIGERATED COMPARTMENT WHEN THE LOWER DOOR IS CLOSED, THE SEALING GASKET PORTION EXTENDING AROUND THE LOWER SIDE OF THE FIRST DOOR BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE INTERLOCKING SURFACE OF SAID SECOND DOOR WHEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND DOORS ARE CLOSED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 238 words
A REFRIGERATED VENDING MACHINE COMPRISING, AN UPSTANDING CABINET STRUCTURE, MEANS DIVIDING SAID STRUCTURE INTO AN UPPER REFRIGERATED COMPARTMENT AND A LOWER MACHINERY COMPARTMENT, SAID CABINET HAVING CLOSED BACK, SIDE, TOP AND BOTTOM WALLS TOGETHER WITH AN OPEN FRONT WALL EXTENDING FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, A FIRST DOOR HINGED AT THE SIDE OF SAID CABINET FOR ENCLOSING AN UPPER PORTION OF THE UPPER COMPARTMENT OF SAID CABINET, A SECOND DOOR HINGED AT THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID CABINET FOR ENCLOSING A LOWER PORTION OF THE UPPER COMPARTMNET TOGETHER WITH THE LOWER COMPARTMENT OF SAID CABINET, SAID SECOND DOOR HAVING AN INTERLOCKING SURFACE ALONG ITS UPPER EDGE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE A LOWER EDGE OF SAID FIRST DOOR WHEN SAID FIRST DOOR IS CLOSED TO THEREBY PREVENT THE SECOND DOOR FROM BEING OPENED WHILE SAID FIRST DOOR IS CLOSED, A SEALING GASKET EXTENDING AROUND THE SIDES OF THE FIRST DOOR IN A MANNER TO SEAL THE OPENING OF THE UPPER PORTION OF THE UPPER REFRIGERATED COMPARTMENT WHEN SAID FIRST DOOR IS CLOSED, AND A SEALING GASKET EXTENDING AROUND THE SIDES AND ACROSS A LOWER INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF THE SECOND DOOR IN A MANNER TO SEAL THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SECOND REFRIGERATED COMPARTMENT WHEN THE LOWER DOOR IS CLOSED, THE SEALING GASKET PORTION EXTENDING AROUND THE LOWER SIDE OF THE FIRST DOOR BEING ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE INTERLOCKING SURFACE OF SAID SECOND DOOR WHEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND DOORS ARE CLOSED.

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