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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:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles W. Percy, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Jack L. Osborn, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Crane Co., Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F 1/04 ;
Abstract
Access panel and method of manufacture. The access panel is mounted on a vending machine for movement between open and closed positions and normally closes the opening to a product retrieval area. Advertising indicia is provided behind a front face of the access panel to prevent damage to the indicia. The access panel is also tamper resistant and may be changed only by authorized personnel. The advertising indicia is encapsulated between a front panel and back panel of the access panel.