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Compact table-top vending machine

  • US 6,330,958 B1
  • Filed: 10/08/1999
  • Issued: 12/18/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A vending machine which comprises:

  • a housing cabinet having a good dispensing opening;

    a detachable and replaceable magazine having a plurality of stations, each holding a plurality of goods and means for dispensing said goods therefrom;

    means housed outside said magazine for driving said means for dispensing;

    means for selectively activating one of said means for driving;

    a control mechanism, housed within said cabinet, including;

    means for selecting one of said stations;

    means, responsive to said means for selecting, for controlling said means for selectively activating one of said means for driving; and

    wherein said magazine comprises a box having a closable front and a back panel;

    each of said good-holding stations comprises one of said means for dispensing goods; and

    said stations are distributed over a plurality of layers, wherein each layer comprises a plurality of side-by-side positioned stations.

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