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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2003
Paul Hayward Kelly, Aiken, SC (US);
Aron Philip Lewis, Aiken, SC (US);
Joshua Robert Powell, Aiken, SC (US);
Edmund Scott Richardson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
John T. Samson, Aiken, SC (US);
Paul Hayward Kelly, Aiken, SC (US);
Aron Philip Lewis, Aiken, SC (US);
Joshua Robert Powell, Aiken, SC (US);
Edmund Scott Richardson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
John T. Samson, Aiken, SC (US);
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Abstract
A vending machine includes an adjustable channel assembly for varying the depth of a product stack area within the vending machine. Preferably two adjustable channel assemblies are mounted to a column wall to support a rear spacer wall that defines a back portion of the stack area. The rear spacer wall is selectively movable fore-to-aft in order to permit the stack area to be customized in order to accommodate various sized bottles and cans.