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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arthur G. Rudick, Atlanta, GA (US);
Paul Carlson, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Tom P. Howell, Suwanee, GA (US);
Assignee:
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 8/818 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 8/818 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a vending machine comprising a cabinet with at least one support bracket fixed within the cabinet and a shelf slidingly interacting with at least one support bracket so as to move along a first direction between a first position and a second position. The cabinet may also include an auxiliary support arranged to pivot about an axis extending substantially parallel to the first direction so as to support the shelf in a tilted position, when the shelf is in the second position.