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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Anheuser-busch Inbev S.a., Brussels, BE;
Robert Gaafar, New York, NY (US);
Maisie Devine, New York, NY (US);
Patrick O'Riordan, New York, NY (US);
Hilary Farnsworth, Hauppage, NY (US);
Peter Daily, Hauppage, NY (US);
Doreen Swift, Hauppage, NY (US);
Ralph Cassara, Hauppage, NY (US);
Joseph Toro, Hauppage, NY (US);
Glenn Drost, Hauppage, NY (US);
Rodney McGaugh, Hauppage, NY (US);
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., Brussels, BE;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides an automatic vending machine for dispensing beverage cans. The machine includes a main housing having a can delivery slot. The housing includes a refrigerant compartment for storing the beverage cans. The housing further includes a delivery sub-system for delivering a beverage can from the refrigerant compartment to the delivery slot accessible to a consumer. The delivery sub-system is configured to orient and open the can while delivering to the delivery slot.