Vending machine with pivotable partition plates

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8602226
APP PUB NO 20130306582A1
SERIAL NO

13851687

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A vending machine includes a tray, at least one partition plate, and a mounting member pivotably attached to the at least one partition plate. The tray includes a base panel, a side panel extending from the base panel, and at least one tab extending from the base panel. A gap is defined in the side panel. The at least one partition plate is pivotably attached to the at least one tab. The mounting member is rotatable between a latched position, where the mounting member is engaged with the gap, and the at least one partition plate is secured in an upright position that is substantially perpendicular to the base panel, and a released position, where the mounting member is disengaged from the gap, and the at least one partition plate is rotatable away from the upright position to enlarge a space beside the at least one partition plate.

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HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO LTD66 CHUNG SHAN ROAD TU-CHENG NEW TAIPEI
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WUHAN) CO LTD430205 NO 1 GUANGGU 2ND ROAD DONGHU NEW TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ZONE WUHAN HUBEI WUHAN CITY HUBEI PROVINCE 430205

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Yun-Lung New Taipei, TW 535 3220
Xiao, Yang Wuhan, CN 97 389
Yeh, Chin-Wen New Taipei, TW 123 645
Zhou, Dun-Jun Wuhan, CN 18 43

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