US5878862A
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Product delivery device
Assignee: LEDAN Inc (60% INTEREST)
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Filing: 1997-12-15
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Granted: 1999-03-09
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Expires: 2017-12-15
Abstract
Abstract An improved delivery track construction for use with known coolers and dispensing devices for bottled beverages. The construction includes a series of inclined tracks having first and second adjacent terminal ends, the tracks having a one-hundred eighty degree loop between the ends. The track permits the introduction of replacement stock at an upper end for feeding under gravity to a lower end, and assures that bottles are dispensed on a first in, first out basis.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul D. Dewsnap
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:53
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F11/00; G07F11/02; G07F11/34; A; A47; A47F; A47F7/00; A47F7/28; A47F7/285; G07F9/00; G07F9/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
In a gravity feed track for conveying bottles from a first loading end to a second dispensing end, said tracks comprising first and second parallel rails defining an interstice therebetween, said bottles having a neck portion including a transfer ring, said rails engaging said neck portion beneath said transfer ring, the improvement comprising: said track including first and second rectilinear sections, and a generally U-shaped section interconnecting said first and second rectilinear sections; said first rectilinear section including said loading end and being inclined at a first angle relative to a horizontal plane; said second rectilinear section including said dispensing end and being inclined at a second angle relative to said horizontal plane, such that said loading end is disposed at a level substantially higher than said dispensing end whereby loaded bottles are conducted by gravity away from said loading end.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
In a gravity feed track for conveying bottles from a first loading end to a second dispensing end, said tracks comprising first and second parallel rails defining an interstice therebetween, said bottles having a neck portion including a transfer ring, said rails engaging said neck portion beneath said transfer ring, the improvement comprising: said track including first and second rectilinear sections, and a generally U-shaped section interconnecting said first and second rectilinear sections; said first rectilinear section including said loading end and being inclined at a first angle relative to a horizontal plane; said second rectilinear section including said dispensing end and being inclined at a second angle relative to said horizontal plane, such that said loading end is disposed at a level substantially higher than said dispensing end whereby loaded bottles are conducted by gravity away from said loading end.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The improvement in accordance with claim 1, further comprising multiple tracks in horizontally stacked relation such that said first and second sections are disposed in common vertical planes.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2006-03-08 | 2006-09-07 | 2007-03-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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