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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1994
Robert G McGarrah, Brookfield, CT (US);
Pepsico, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for displaying and replacing product graphic sheets includes a clear display panel of a vending machine, a mechanism for controlling access to the reverse side of the display panel, a graphics frame permanently or semi-permanently affixed to the reverse side of the clear display panel to indicate a placement position for a product graphics sheet, and the product graphics sheet removably adhered by static cling and clinging to the reverse side of the clear display panel within the graphics frame. In a different embodiment the product graphics sheet is removably adhered by a tacky adhesive instead of by static cling. Further, a method allows different product graphic sheets to be exchangeably mounted within the frame quickly and easily by a service technician.