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Fail safe document dispensing system

  • US 4,521,008 A
  • Filed: 03/03/1983
  • Issued: 06/04/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An article dispensing system comprising:

  • first and second article dispensing subsystems, each of said article dispensing subsystems comprising;

    dispensing means responsive to a first signal for either sequentially dispensing articles therefrom or for generating a second signal when no articles are being dispensed therefrom;

    an output receptacle;

    conveying means for feeding articles from said dispensing means to said output receptacle; and

    diverter means being responsive to a third signal for diverting articles from said associated dispensing means to said output receptacle of the other one of said article dispensing subsystems; and

    means being responsive to said second signal from one of said subsystems for selectively generating first and third signals to cause articles to be fed to said output receptacle in said one of said subsystems from said dispensing means in the other one of said subsystems.

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