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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2004
Applicants:
Paul L. Mason, Ii, Inwood, WV (US);
David A. Sprankle, Hagerstown, MD (US);
Inventors:
Paul L. Mason, II, Inwood, WV (US);
David A. Sprankle, Hagerstown, MD (US);
Assignee:
Automated Merchandising Systems Inc., Kearneysville, WV (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/20 (2006.01); B65H 1/00 (2006.01); G07F 11/16 (2006.01); G07F 11/68 (2006.01); B65G 59/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vending machine includes at least one width-adjustable storage rack, the storage rack having a fixed wall and a movable wall connected to the fixed wall by at least one connecting link; and an adjustment mechanism constructed and adapted to position the movable wall relative to the fixed wall and to thereby vary an interior width between the fixed and movable walls. Two movable walls can be connected to a single fixed wall.