Can vending mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5547105
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08324501

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A can vending mechanism comprising a module containing three vertically-extending channels arranged front-to-back and dimensioned to vend cylindrical products, such as cans, with their longitudinal axes parallel to the front face of a vending machine to achieve greater product capacity. A sold-out switch is provided in each channel. Each sold out switch is activated when two products remain in escrow at the bottom of its respective channel. The channels are refilled without the use of diverters by dropping new products into the channels. The two products remaining in escrow at the bottom of each channel absorb the shock of the falling products.

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MERCANTILE BANK NATIONAL ASSOC721 LOCUST STREET ST LOUIS MO 63101

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Oden, Kenneth W Charles Town, WV 16 197
Ring, Michael D Kearneysville, WV 5 59

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