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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 1988
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Phillip B Groover, Marietta, GA (US);
Jose Batlle, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Saburo Tatsuke, Gyoda, JP;
Masaaki Kozukue, Fukiage, JP;
Yukio Endo, Fukiage, JP;
Assignee:
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
221-7 ; 221 13 ; 221231 ; 271110 ;
Abstract
A sheet or coupon dispensing apparatus includes a magazine for storing a plurality of sheets or coupons and components for advancing each sheet individually from the magazine to a dispensed position. The apparatus is inoperative for dispensing another sheet until a previously dispensed sheet has been removed from the apparatus. The disclosed apparatus is especially adapted for use with automatic equipment, such as automatic vending machines.