Coin controlled bottle releasing mechanism

• US 3,270,917 A
• Filed: 05/27/1965
• Issued: 09/06/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1965
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Norman L. Kesecker
• Original Assignee: Norman L. Kesecker
• Inventors: Kesecker, Norman L.
• Application Number:
  US04/459,251
• Time in Patent Office: 467 Days
• US Class Current: 221/133
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/40 the articles being delivered by hand-operated means

Claims

1. A BOTTLE RELEASING MECHANISM FOR A DISPENSING CABINET, SAID MECHANISM COMPRISING MEANS DEFINING A HOUSING PROVIDED WITH A SIDE WALL, A TOP WALL, A COMPARTMENT IN SAID HOUSING, A SIDE OPENING IN SAID SIDE WALL FOR ADMITTING AN UPRIGHT BOTTLE TO SAID COMPARTMENT, AND A TOP OPENING IN SAID TOP WALL FOR REMOVAL OF A BOTTLE FROM SAID COMPARTMENT, A BOTTLE RESTRAINING LIP MEMBER PARTIALLY CLOSING SAID TOP OPENING AND BEING MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING FOR MOVEMENT AWAY FROM SAID TOP OPENING;

A MOVABLE LATCH HOLDING SAID LIP MEMBER IN POSITION TO PARTIALLY CLOSE SAID TOP OPENING WHEN SAID LATCH IS IN LATCHING POSITION;

A SOLENOID IN SAID HOUSING;

AND MEANS OPERABLE BY SAID SOLENOID WHEN ENERGIZED TO RELEASE SAID LATCH TO MOVE TO A RELEASE POSITION, MEANS BIASING SAID LATCH TO ITS RELEASE POSITION;

MOVABLE BLOCKING MEANS ENGAGING SAID LATCH TO PREVENT MOVEMENT THEREOF TO ITS RELEASE POSITION, SAID SOLENOID BEING CONNECTED TO SAID BLOCKING MEANS WHEREBY TO WITHDRAW SAID BLOCKING MEANS FROM SAID LATCH WHEN SAID SOLENOID IS ENERGIZED.