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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Josef Bayer, Herrieden, DE;
Klaus Kracher, Herrieden, DE;
Assignee:
Sielaff GmbH & Co., , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
221 75 ; 221130 ; 221131 ; 221241 ;
Abstract
A vending machine including a housing with one or more assembly units and one or more stacking shafts positioned in the housing. The assembly unit include a plurality of product dispensing coils for stacking and dispensing product horizontally. The stacking shaft stacking and dispensing products vertically, especially beverage containers. A support structure extends over a horizontal width of the housing and supports the assembly units and the stacking shafts in horizontally adjacent positions.