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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2010
Nancy Lacroix-toyne, Tujunga, CA (US);
Raffi Mekhitarian, Shadow Hills, CA (US);
Dikran Babikian, Glendale, CA (US);
Jacobus Marcus Berkhout, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Robert Riccomini, Saratoga, CA (US);
William Conway, Moorpark, CA (US);
Peter Hues, San Jose, CA (US);
Nancy LaCroix-Toyne, Tujunga, CA (US);
Raffi Mekhitarian, Shadow Hills, CA (US);
Dikran Babikian, Glendale, CA (US);
Jacobus Marcus Berkhout, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Robert Riccomini, Saratoga, CA (US);
William Conway, Moorpark, CA (US);
Peter Hues, San Jose, CA (US);
Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc., North Hollywood, CA (US);
Abstract
A vending apparatus and method of vending a product. Embodiments of a vending apparatus include a dispense mechanism configured to dispense a product, the dispense mechanism including a chamber that is rotatable relative to an opening of the dispense mechanism for aligning the product with the opening and dispensing the product therethrough. Further embodiments of a vending apparatus include a coin mechanism for receiving at least one coin before the vending apparatus dispenses a product, the coin mechanism including a delay mechanism configured to slow movement of an actuating device for avoiding jamming of the at least one coin in the coin mechanism.