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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 1980
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alec T Newman, Banbury, GB;
David Rhodes, Banbury, GB;
Assignee:
General Foods Limited, Banbury, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
141105 ; 141174 ; 221 96 ; 222 63 ; 417317 ; 417442 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a container delivery system for vending apparatus for vending containers. The delivery system comprises a container store and dispenser, an arm moveable in to and out of the path of travel of a cup dispensed by the container dispenser for receiving the dispensed container to support it temporarily at an angle to its path of travel and an ingredient dispenser mounted to one side of the container dispenser for dispensing a charge of material into the angled container and a guide to guide the container after it has been released by the arm to a discharge part formed in the body of the vending apparatus.