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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Anton K. Simson, Escondido, CA (US);
Henri J. A. Charmasson, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Anton K. Simson, Escondido, CA (US);
Henri J. A. Charmasson, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 59/00 (2006.01); B65H 3/44 (2006.01); G07F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A machine particularly adapted for dispensing light items packaged in symmetrical, frustum-shaped container. The items are propelled through a tubular cartridge and individually ejected by a flow of air generated by a blower under control of a toggling dual-gate mechanism at the dispensing end of the cartridge. The dual-gate mechanism of a removable magazine grouping a number of cartridges can be selectively addressed and activated by means of a solenoid-driven cross-bar assembly.