Apparatus for dispensing flat items
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1. An apparatus for dispensing flat items comprising:
- a housing having a front wail with an upper door opening, at least one intermediate dispensing slot and a lower pan opening formed therein;
a collection pan releasably retained in said pan opening and extending inside said housing;
a pan bag removably retained in said collection pan for receiving coins;
a door positioned in said door opening and pivotally attached to said front wall for movement between open and closed positions;
at least one coin slide mechanism mounted on said door and operable to transfer at least one coin from outside said housing to said pan bag;
a storage means removably mounted on an inside surface of said door for holding a plurality of flat items in a column; and
a folder slide mounted on an inside surface of said door adjacent said storage means and coupled to said coin slide mechanism whereby when said storage means holds at least one flat item and said coin slide mechanism is operated to transfer the at least one coin from outside said housing to said pan bag, said coin slide mechanism actuates said folder slide to push the at least one flat item at least partially out of said at least one dispensing slot.
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Abstract
A vending machine for dispensing flat items includes a housing having a removable collection pan with a pan bag, a door with display windows, a coin slide mechanism extending through the door and a folder slide mounted on the inside of the door. The folder slide releasably retains either a tower or a shipping/dispensing box for holding a column of the flat items to be dispensed through a slot in the door.
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1. An apparatus for dispensing flat items comprising:
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a housing having a front wail with an upper door opening, at least one intermediate dispensing slot and a lower pan opening formed therein;
a collection pan releasably retained in said pan opening and extending inside said housing;
a pan bag removably retained in said collection pan for receiving coins;
a door positioned in said door opening and pivotally attached to said front wall for movement between open and closed positions;
at least one coin slide mechanism mounted on said door and operable to transfer at least one coin from outside said housing to said pan bag;
a storage means removably mounted on an inside surface of said door for holding a plurality of flat items in a column; and
a folder slide mounted on an inside surface of said door adjacent said storage means and coupled to said coin slide mechanism whereby when said storage means holds at least one flat item and said coin slide mechanism is operated to transfer the at least one coin from outside said housing to said pan bag, said coin slide mechanism actuates said folder slide to push the at least one flat item at least partially out of said at least one dispensing slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for dispensing flat items comprising:
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a housing having a front wail with at least one dispensing slot formed therein;
a storage means removably mounted inside said housing for supporting a plurality of flat items in a column, said storage means having a bottom wall with an opening formed therein; and
a folder slide mounted on an inside surface of said housing front wall adjacent said storage means, said folder slide having at least one flange extending into said opening and at least one post extending into said opening whereby when said storage means holds at least one flat item, said at least one item is supported by said at least one flange and said at least one post out of contact with said storage means bottom wall. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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