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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2020
Applicant:
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventor:
Peter J. L. Burd, Burry Port, GB;
Assignee:
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/14 (2006.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01); G07F 11/00 (2006.01); B65D 90/18 (2006.01); B65D 90/00 (2006.01); G07F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 11/0007 (2013.01); B65D 88/14 (2013.01); B65D 90/0066 (2013.01); B65D 90/18 (2013.01); G07F 7/005 (2013.01); G07F 11/005 (2013.01); G07F 11/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mobile self-vending beverage dispenser is disclosed. In embodiments, the dispenser includes a mobile housing divided into segmented sections. Each segmented section includes an outlet at the bottom for dispensing canned beverages and an access hatch for loading canned beverages into the segmented section. Each segmented section includes a vertical staggered raceway extending from the access hatch the outlet via which the segmented section is loaded with canned beverages, the cans traveling in a gravity-assisted path downward to the outlet for dispensing upon request.