Pepsico, Inc.

Crane Company

David W Duncan

Emad Jafa

Byron C Lee

Leah L Thomas

Noureddine Dia Malaeb

Gregory Glen Stettes

Lance G Hussey

Toshihiro Aya

John P Huffman

Ronald P Petersen

Ingvald Alain Smith-Kielland

Alistair John Meldrum

Kenneth G Albers

Cooler

Front panel for vending machine

A multiple product merchandising machine of the rotating drum type which is capable of vending large size bottles. It includes a cylindrical merchandise carrying drum mounted within the cabinet for rotation about its central longitudinal axis disposed vertically within the cabinet and having a plurality of annular product supporting shelves at spaced intervals along the drum, concentric with the axis of the drum, a plurality vertical walls extending between adjacent shelves and together with the shelves defining a plurality of individual product compartments, a central column extending the height of the drum and having wall portions adjacent each product compartment with at least one hole defined in at least some of the wall portions, the holes so positioned and arranged that a necked-down portion of a bottle supporting a cap can be inserted into each hole with the remainder of the bottle being disposed within the confines of an associated product compartment.

Enhancement to accommodate tall beverage containers in an automatic merchandiser

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Chesterfield, MO, United States of America

David W Duncan