Product vending machine tray

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8789724
APP PUB NO 20120168344A1
SERIAL NO

13255860

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A tray for product vending machines, the tray having at least one channel with an outlet; a conveying device extending along the channel to support a column of products and feed the products to the outlet; and a release device for selectively allowing the products through the outlet, and having an independent passive retaining member, which extends across the channel to intercept a top portion of the first product in the column, and is moved by the first product from a normal withdrawn position to a forward position, in which the passive retaining member is located at least partly past the outlet in the travelling direction of the conveying device.

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N&W GLOBAL VENDING S P AITALY WAHL BRUMBAUGH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Roncari, Aristide Domenico Paderno Dugnano, IT 4 21

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