Article delivery system with coded check controlled annunciator

• US 3,339,671 A
• Filed: 02/23/1966
• Issued: 09/05/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1966
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Command Automation Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Luther G. Simjian
• Inventors: Simjian, Luther G.
• Application Number:
  US04/529,556
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• US Class Current: 186/56
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 10/02 for self-service type systems, e.g. supermarkets A47F10/06 takes precedence; hand-carts B62B; baskets B65D
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/10 for means for safe-keeping of property, left temporarily, e.g. by fastening the property
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/00 Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus

Claims

1. AN ARTICLE DELIVERY SYSTEM COMPRISING:

A PLURALITY OF ARTICLE RECEIVING POSITIONS, EACH INCLUDING A CHECK RECEIVING MEANS FOR RECEIVING A CODE BEARING CHECK AND INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROVIDING A SIGNAL RESPONSIVE TO SUCH CODE;

A CONVEYING MEANS COMPRISING SECTIONS DISPOSED FOR CONVEYING ARTICLES DISPOSED ON RESPECTIVE SECTIONS TO SAID POSITIONS;

EACH OF SAID SECTIONS INCLUDING A CHECK RECEIVING MEANS FOR RECEIVING A CODE BEARING CHECK AND PROVIDING A SIGNAL RESPONSIVE TO SUCH CODE;

MEANS COUPLED TO SAID CONVEYING MEANS FOR CAUSING SAID CONVEYING MEANS TO CONSECUTIVELY CONVEY SAID SECTIONS PAST SAID POSITIONS;

MEANS COUPLED TO SAID RESPECTIVE CHECK RECEIVING MEANS FOR CAUSING A COMPARISON OF SAID CODE RESPONSIVE SIGNALS AS EACH SECTION HAVING A CODE BEARING CHECK PASSES ONE OF SAID POSITIONS AND UPON DETERMINING THE EXISTENCE OF CORRELATION OF SAID RESPECTIVE SIGNALS CAUSING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL;

DELIVERY MEANS COUPLED TO SAID CONVEYING MEANS AND ADAPTED TO BE ACTUATED RESPONSIVE TO SAID OUTPUT SIGNAL FOR CAUSING THE ARTICLE TO BE CONVEYED FROM SAID CONVEYING MEANS TO THE RESPECTIVE POSITION WHOSE CHECK CODE RESPONSIVE SIGNAL CORRELATES WITH THAT OF THE ARTICLE, AND CONTROL MEANS COUPLED TO SAID RESPECTIVE CHECK ACCEPTANCE MEANS FOR CAUSING RESPONSIVE TO SAID OUTPUT SIGNAL THE CHECK ACCEPTED BY SAID ACCEPTANCE MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID POSITION TO BE RENDERED INACCESSIBLE FOR SURREPTITIOUS REMOVAL THEREFROM, AND FOR CAUSING THE CHECK ACCEPTED BY SAID CHECK ACCEPTANCE MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID RESPECTIVE ARTICLE CONVEYING SECTION TO BE DELIVERED WITH SUCH ARTICLE TO SAID POSITION.