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Article dispensing mechanism for a vending machine

  • US 4,632,257 A
  • Filed: 01/07/1985
  • Issued: 12/30/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In an article dispensing mechanism for a vending machine including a pair of side plates facing one another at a predetermined spacing and at least one pair of serial cusp-shaped vertical panels disposed transversely between said side plates, said panels facing each other to define a serpentine track, the improvement comprising said vertical panels having a plurality of projections horizontally extending from each side surface, each side plate having a plurality of elongate holes located so that an outer portion of said projections penetrates and extends through said holes, said projections having an outer edge, and said outer portions of said projections are twisted to place said outer edge of said projections in contact with said side plates and fix said vertical panels to said side plates.

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