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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1988
Joseph F Gasiel, Peru, IA (US);
Paul L Hawkins, Guthrie Center, IA (US);
Jeffery J Wilson, Guthrie Center, IA (US);
Fawn Engineering Corp., Des Moines, IA (US);
Abstract
An article dispensing machine (10) comprising a cabinet (12) containing a plurality of upstanding columns (14),(15),(16) each of which includes a first serpentine track unit (17) having an upper article receiving end (19) and a lower article dispensing end (21), the first track unit (17) having serpentine track sections overlying each other in contiguous relationship, a second track unit (22) including an upper serpentine section (23) disposed above the first track unit (17) and including also a rear substantially straight, vertically disposed track section (26) connected to the lower end of the upper section (23) and disposed behind said first track unit (17) and having a lower article dispensing end (27), and article dispensing control units (28),(29) at the lower dispensing ends of said first and second track units, each control unit selectively pushing and lifting an article (18),(18') to be dispensed for aiding the release thereof.