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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tamotsu Tsuchida, Iwatsuki, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ; B65H / ; G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
221258 ; 221275 ; 74 8918 ; 74109 ;
Abstract
An ejection apparatus for dispensing an item from a stack of items, for example, in a vending machine, includes an ejector member mounted for reciprocal movement. A movable member is connected to the ejector member and can be relatively rigid when transmitting force to the ejector member during an ejection stroke but can be bent during a return stroke to enable a compact storage configuration. A tube member can receive the movable member and bend it during its return stroke.