Modular stacking trays

Claim 1

A dispensing device, comprising, a plurality of tray members having a common configuration and dimenstion so as to be interchangeable with one another, said tray members having a pair of substantially parallel, transversely spaced, upstanding, sidewalls, a first and second ramp means disposed in interconnecting relation to said sidewalls, said first and second ramp means having a common length, said common length equal to the length of said sidewalls less a length slightly greater than the outside diametr of a beverage can to be dispensed by said device, said first and second ramp means extending from opposite ends of said sidewalls, said tray members being open-ended, a plurality of detachably secured end plate members for capping the open ends of said tray members, each of said end plate members of sufficient dimension to cap a pair of vertically adjacent open ends of said tray members when said tray members are stacked one atop the other, opposing ones of said end plate members being disposed in overlapping relation relative to one another so that opposite ends of the uppermost and lowermost tray members are disposed in open communication to the space around said device so that items to be dispensed are loaded into the uppermost one of said plurality of tray members and unloaded from the lowermost one of said plurality of tray members, said charging and discharging accomplished at longitudinally opposite ends of said device.