Vending apparatus for vending individual servings of ice cream
First Claim
1. Vending apparatus for vending individual servings of ice cream at the demand and selection of a vendee, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) money activated switch means for being closed when the vendee inserts a predetermined amount of money thereinto;
(b) selector switch means for being energized when said money activated switch means is closed, said selector switch means including a plurality of specific selection switch means for allowing the vendee to select one of a plurality of specific selections when said selector switch means is activated by manually closing one of said specific selection switch means;
(c) container dispenser means for dispensing one ice cream container when said selector switch means is energized and one of said specific selection switch means is closed;
(d) container rotator means for receiving said ice cream container after said ice cream container is dispensed and for rotating said ice cream container when said selector switch means is energized and one of said specific selection switch means is closed;
(e) ice cream dispenser means for dispensing ice cream into said ice cream container as said ice cream container is rotated by said container rotator means when said selector switch means is energized and one of said specific selection switch means is closed; and
(f) syrup dispenser means for dispensing syrup onto the ice cream dispensed into said ice cream container after the ice cream is dispensed into said ice cream container, at least one of said specific selection switch means being connected to said syrup dispenser means, said syrup dispenser means dispensing syrup when said selector switch means is energized and said at least one of said specific selection switch means that is connected to said syrup dispenser means is closed.
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Abstract
An apparatus for vending individual servings of ice cream at the demand and selection of a vendee. The apparatus includes a money activate switch for being closed when a predetermined amount of money is inserted thereinto; a selector switch for being energized when the money activated switch is closed; a container dispenser for dispensing one ice cream container when the selector switch is energized and one of a plurality of specific selection switches of the selector switch is closed; a container rotator for receiving the ice cream container from the container dispenser and for rotating the ice cream container; and an ice cream dispenser for dispensing ice cream into the ice cream container as the container is rotated by the container rotator. A syrup dispenser is preferably provided for selectively dispensing syrup onto the ice cream dispensed into the container.
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1. Vending apparatus for vending individual servings of ice cream at the demand and selection of a vendee, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) money activated switch means for being closed when the vendee inserts a predetermined amount of money thereinto; (b) selector switch means for being energized when said money activated switch means is closed, said selector switch means including a plurality of specific selection switch means for allowing the vendee to select one of a plurality of specific selections when said selector switch means is activated by manually closing one of said specific selection switch means; (c) container dispenser means for dispensing one ice cream container when said selector switch means is energized and one of said specific selection switch means is closed; (d) container rotator means for receiving said ice cream container after said ice cream container is dispensed and for rotating said ice cream container when said selector switch means is energized and one of said specific selection switch means is closed; (e) ice cream dispenser means for dispensing ice cream into said ice cream container as said ice cream container is rotated by said container rotator means when said selector switch means is energized and one of said specific selection switch means is closed; and (f) syrup dispenser means for dispensing syrup onto the ice cream dispensed into said ice cream container after the ice cream is dispensed into said ice cream container, at least one of said specific selection switch means being connected to said syrup dispenser means, said syrup dispenser means dispensing syrup when said selector switch means is energized and said at least one of said specific selection switch means that is connected to said syrup dispenser means is closed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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