Vending machine with hanger carriers

Claim 2

A dispensing machine for releasing a single article at a time comprising: hanger means for suspending articles to be dispensed, said hanger means including head, leg and hook portions, holding means for supporting a plurality of said hanger means, said holding means mounted in a side-by-side vertically spaced relationship and inclined with respect to said dispensing machine, said holding means including guide rail means for supporting said head portions of said hanger means, having an opening extending alOng the full length thereof and adapted to have said leg portions of said hanger means extend therethrough, and a case member telescoped over said guide rail means, said case member being positioned over said guide rail means so as to define a dispensing gap, and having a longitudinal opening adapted to have said leg portions of said hanger means extend therethrough, an abutment at one end thereof, and having slits in side wall portions thereof, and, restraining means provided at one end of said holding means for selectively restraining said hanger means against forward movement, said restraining means including horizontal platform means reciprocably movable in said slits.

Claim 3

A dispensing machine for releasing a single article at a time comprising: hanger means for suspending articles to be dispensed, said hanger means including head, leg and hook portions; holding means for supporting a plurality of said hanger means, said holding means mounted in a side-by-side vertically spaced relationship and inclined with respect to said dispensing machine; said holding means including guide rail means, for supporting said head portions of said hanger means, and an opening extending along the full length of said holding means, adapted to have said leg portions of said hanger means extend therethrough; restraining means provided at one end of said holding means for selectively restraining said hanger means against forward movement, said restraining means being reciprocally moveable longitudinally with respect to said guide rail means; said restraining means including an arm portion for controlling movement of a first one of said plurality of hanger means; and further comprising: horizontal platform means reciprocally moveable within said guide rail means in association with said arm portion for controlling a gap through which said hanger means are individually delivered to a dispensing position of said guide rail means.

Claim 4

A dispensing machine for releasing a single article at a time comprising: hanger means for suspending articles to be dispensed, said hanger means including head, leg and hook portions; holding means for supporting a plurality of said hanger means, said holding means mounted in a side-by-side vertically spaced relationship and inclined with respect to said dispensing machine; said holding means including guide rail means, for supporting said head portions of said hanger means, and an opening extending along the full length of said holding means, adapted to have said leg portions of said hanger means extend therethrough; restraining means provided at one end of said holding means for selectively restraining said hanger means against forward movement, said restraining means being reciprocally moveable longitudinally with respect to said guide rail means; said restraining means including an arm portion for controlling movement of a first one of said plurality of hanger means; and further comprising: horizontal platform means reciprocally moveable within said guide rail means in association with said arm portion for controlling a gap through which said hanger means are individually delivered to a dispensing position of said guide rail means.