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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1976
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henry J Albright, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Arthur N Wirstlin, Altoona, IA (US);
Assignee:
Fawn Engineering Corporation, Des Moines, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
221 75 ; 221241 ;
Abstract
A plurality of item discharge units disposed in side-by-side fashion within a vending machine, each unit including a tray with a selectively driven helix rotatably disposed therein. A divider member is mounted completely within the helix and extends along the length of the helix and upon the divider member and extends downwardly and at an angle therefrom on both sides of the divider to form spaces triangular in cross section between the divider and the walls of the tray.