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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:
Sep. 25, 2001
Filed:
May. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
M. Jeffrey Ellis, Wesley Hills, NY (US);
Stuart Sklovsky, Montebello, NY (US);
Silvio J. DiMarchi, Leonia, NJ (US);
Jack Wuensch, Hackensack, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Mars, Inc., McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/124 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/124 ;
Abstract
A bulk vending apparatus for dispensing a user-determined amount of product includes a rack unit having a plurality of support structures capable of extending out from the rack unit, a plurality of dispensing units each containing a product for dispensing and arranged on the support structures and including restraining means to restrain all but a first support structure of the plurality of support structures when a first support structure is extended from the rack unit.