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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2001
William J. Knox, Jr., Painesville, OH (US);
Paul Tamulewicz, Cleveland, OH (US);
Mag-Nif Incorporated, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A snack dispenser and coin bank is disclosed. The assembly includes a housing and a shaft member making up a portion of the housing. A first storage area is located in the housing for storing associated snacks and a dispenser is movably mounted in the shaft for selectively dispensing the associated snack. A depositing member is movably mounted in the housing for selectively allowing the deposit of associated coins in the housing, the depositing member being operatively connected to the dispenser. An actuator is mounted on the dispenser, and when the actuator is moved to one position, it actuates the dispenser and the depositing member. A method of saving coins and receiving a snack is also provided.