The Times Mirror Company

Steven Harry Nersesian

Kenneth Ling

Imraan Aziz

Neil J Goldberg

Brian J Marcroft

Bradley C Dinkmeyer

Gerard Marnien

Lars Jonas Furberg

A newspaper vending machine provides a display newspaper at a height and angle resembling a lectern so that a customer can easily read the display paper from a standing position. The newspaper vending machine comprises a housing having a front wall, a back wall, two side walls, a top, and a bottom, and a storage compartment therein for storing a plurality of newspapers. The top of the housing is generally curved downwardly toward the front wall. A portion of the top in contact with the back wall is higher than the portion of the top in contact with the front wall. A viewing area is provided within the top of the housing through which at least a part of a display newspaper can be viewed. A newspaper display rack is mounted within the top of the housing under the viewing area at an angle from vertical ranging from about 40&deg; to about 70&deg;. The display rack has an upper surface through which at least a part of the display newspaper can be viewed.

Newspaper vending machine

Growing community of inventors

Oakland, CA, United States of America

Steven Harry Nersesian