SELF-SERVE KIOSK WITH ROTATABLE CONTAINER CAROUSEL
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1. A self-serve kiosk for storing and dispensing tanks comprisinga main frame with a bottom wall, top wall and side walls defining an enclosure for storage and dispensing of tanks;
- a carousel rotatably mounted atop said bottom wall about a vertical axis of rotation, said carousel having a plurality of separate shelves located around said axis on a plurality of levels located along said axis for receiving a single tank on each shelf;
a plurality of doors hingedly mounted to said main frame and movable to and from open positions allowing access to said shelves and closed positions limiting access to said selves, one of said doors is provided for each level leading to a shelf located behind each door;
a driver mounted on said main frame and engaged with said carousel for drivingly rotating said carousel about said axis in a single direction and position a shelf behind each door; and
,a lock mounted on said main frame and releasably engageable with said carousel limiting movement of said carousel.
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Abstract
A dispenser of containers. A carousel is rotatably mounted to a main frame about a vertical axis of rotation and has a plurality of container compartments arranged around the axis and along the length of the axis. A driver mounted to the main frame rotates the carousel around the axis in a single direction and a lock limits rotation of the carousel in any direction when engaged.
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1. A self-serve kiosk for storing and dispensing tanks comprising
a main frame with a bottom wall, top wall and side walls defining an enclosure for storage and dispensing of tanks; -
a carousel rotatably mounted atop said bottom wall about a vertical axis of rotation, said carousel having a plurality of separate shelves located around said axis on a plurality of levels located along said axis for receiving a single tank on each shelf; a plurality of doors hingedly mounted to said main frame and movable to and from open positions allowing access to said shelves and closed positions limiting access to said selves, one of said doors is provided for each level leading to a shelf located behind each door; a driver mounted on said main frame and engaged with said carousel for drivingly rotating said carousel about said axis in a single direction and position a shelf behind each door; and
,a lock mounted on said main frame and releasably engageable with said carousel limiting movement of said carousel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A container dispenser comprising:
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a main frame; a carousel rotatably mounted to said main frame about a vertical axis of rotation, said carousel having a carousel frame with a plurality of container compartments arranged around said axis and further arranged in at least two different levels along said axis;
said carousel frame having a bottom portion and a top portion;a plurality doors movably mounted to said frame with a door openable for each level providing access to a compartment aligned therewith; a driver mounted to said main frame and releasably engageable with said bottom portion to engage and drive said carousel frame around said axis through an angle equal to 360 degrees divided by the number of compartments on a level and then to disengage said carousel frame; and
,a lock mounted to said frame and releasably engageable with said carousel frame to limit rotation of said carousel frame. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An LP gas tank dispenser comprising:
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a cabinet including a cabinet frame with a top portion and a bottom portion; a carousel rotatably mounted atop said bottom portion of said cabinet frame about a vertical axis of rotation; a ring shaped wall surrounding said vertical axis; a plurality of wheels rotatably extending against said ring shaped wall to center said carousel on said vertical axis as the carousel rotates; a spring biased finger extending upwardly from said bottom portion of said cabinet frame against said carousel frame; and
,an extendable rod connected to said spring loaded finger to move said finger rotating the carousel frame. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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