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Single Cigarrette Vending Machine

  • US 20170372553A1
  • Filed: 06/23/2017
  • Published: 12/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2016
  • Status: Active Application
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1. A cigarette vending machine for dispensing a single cigarette at a time, the cigarette vending machine comprising:

  • a) a housing;

    b) a touchscreen disposed on the housing and adapted to accept a selection of a particular cigarette brand from a user wherein the touchscreen generates a signal indicative of a selected cigarette brand;

    c) a payment processor disposed on the housing and adapted to accept payment from a user wherein the payment processor generates a signal indicative of the amount of payment received;

    d) a plurality of dispensing trays vertically disposed within the housing wherein each of said plurality of dispensing trays holds a plurality of cigarettes of a single brand and wherein each dispensing tray includes a cigarette dispensing mechanism; and

    e) a microcontroller coupled to the touchscreen, the payment processor, and the plurality of dispensing trays;

    f) wherein the microcontroller

         1) receives the signal indicative of a selected cigarette brand and the signal indicative of the amount of payment received,

         2) receives the signal indicative of the amount of payment received, and

         3) selectively activates a particular cigarette dispensing mechanism based on the signal indicative of a selected cigarette brand and the signal indicative of the amount of payment received.

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