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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2009
Applicant:
Kenyon A. Hapke, Libertyville, IL (US);
Inventor:
Kenyon A. Hapke, Libertyville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C 3/06 (2006.01); E05C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A motorized lock for a vending machine provides a simple lever mechanism that provides two separate points of engagement between the door and the machine to resist tampering and provide for more even pull in of a gasketed door.