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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 28, 2016
Applicants:

Fred I. Morad, Toluca, CA (US);

William P. Camp, Jr., Wooster, OH (US);

Arnold G. Benecke, Crawfordsville, IN (US);

Robert A. Acosta, Norwalk, CA (US);

Inventors:

Fred I. Morad, Toluca, CA (US);

William P. Camp, Jr., Wooster, OH (US);

Arnold G. Benecke, Crawfordsville, IN (US);

Robert A. Acosta, Norwalk, CA (US);

Assignee:

Tranzonic Companies, Cleveland, OH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 5/02 (2006.01); G07F 11/04 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); G07F 11/10 (2006.01); G07F 11/22 (2006.01); G07F 9/04 (2006.01); A61F 13/551 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 11/045 (2013.01); A61F 13/55135 (2013.01); A61F 13/55175 (2013.01); G07F 5/02 (2013.01); G07F 9/04 (2013.01); G07F 11/10 (2013.01); G07F 11/22 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vending machine that dispense feminine hygiene products. Specifically, this invention is a coin-operated vending machine that dispenses sanitary napkins and tampons. This invention allows a user to purchase a feminine hygiene product by placing a coin or multiple coins in a slot within the vending machine and pressing a product release button. The product is then dispensed to the consumer. The apparatus also provides a mechanism for retrieving a coin in the event that the vending machine is out of a specific feminine hygiene.


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