| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D364646 |
Cold drink vending machine |
November 28, 1995 |
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| D332096 |
Remote selector unit for jukeboxes |
December 29, 1992 |
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| D312639 |
Jukebox for compact disks |
December 4, 1990 |
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| D295425 |
Countertop vending machine |
April 26, 1988 |
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| D262018 |
Phonograph |
November 24, 1981 |
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| D260765 |
Phonograph |
September 15, 1981 |
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| D256357 |
Phonograph |
August 12, 1980 |
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| D247062 |
Vending machine |
January 24, 1978 |
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| 6373796 |
Disc changer |
April 16, 2002 |
| A disc player and changer mechanism adapted for use in a jukebox comprises a disc carrier which has a clamping arm movably mounted thereto, a translating tower and a drive system operable to move the carrier and/or the translating tower. The clamping arm includes a first disc engaging |
| 6279718 |
Merchandising machine with bulk coin hopper |
August 28, 2001 |
| A vending or merchandising machine is provided which includes a bulk-loaded coin hopper for providing change to a user of the machine. The vending machine may be operable in a change mode, wherein change is dispensed from the bulk loaded hopper in an amount equivalent to the amount of cr |
| 6212138 |
Control system for compact disc phonograph |
April 3, 2001 |
| A compact disc automatic phonograph which records skips which occur during playing of a selection as well as cancellations of selections which occur as a result of the player not being able to read a disk, an excessive skip time or an excessive number of skips, as well as the times of oc |
| 5884745 |
Pivot keypad and dual interface for multiple price and size setting vending machine |
March 23, 1999 |
| A programmable size and price setting mechanism for use in a vending machine has a plurality of .eta. access doors aligned horizontally across a front of the vending machine, each of which access doors has a locked condition denying access therethrough and an unlocked condition allowing |
| 5842355 |
Defrost control system for a refrigerator |
December 1, 1998 |
| A refrigeration controller is provided which thermostatically controls a refrigerated compartment temperature. A heated evaporator is provided within a certain wattage range to accelerate defrosting. The controller maintains the compartment temperature within a certain operating range; i |
| 5715923 |
Currency acceptor with locking cash box |
February 10, 1998 |
| A currency acceptor includes a currency acceptance and transport unit having a first housing and an actuatable latching assembly on the first housing. A cash box is provided having a second housing and an opening in the second housing configured to interface with the first housing in a |
| 5704146 |
Positive drive title rack for jukebox |
January 6, 1998 |
| A title rack page drive for a jukebox includes a plurality of title pages which are each pivotally mounted to pivot about a horizontal axis and a page drive for turning the pages. The page drive selectively turns an individual one of the pages at a time about the pivot axis of that page |
| 5657684 |
Popcorn vending machine |
August 19, 1997 |
| A popcorn vending apparatus according to the invention includes a cup dispenser for dispensing a cup in an area accessible by a purchaser, a cooker assembly for cooking corn kernels and dispensing the cooked kernels to a cup in the purchaser accessible area, and a corn dispenser for |
| 5511646 |
Multiple price and size setting method for vending machines |
April 30, 1996 |
| A programmable size and price-setting mechanism for use in a vending machine has a plurality of n access doors aligned horizontally across a front of the vending machine, each of which access doors has a locked condition denying access therethrough and an unlocked condition allowing |
| 5407264 |
Drive mechanism for moving a horizontal shelf in a vending machine |
April 18, 1995 |
| A drive mechanism for movement of a horizontal shelf in a vending machine includes first and second spaced apart rotatable sprockets. A continuous chain engages and extends around the first and second spaced apart sprockets. A plurality of brackets are attached to the continuous chain |
| 5392953 |
Cold drink vending machine with window front panel |
February 28, 1995 |
| A cold drink container vending machine having a front window panel through which cold drinks in serpentine tracks can be viewed for selection. Pre-cooled cold drink container holding racks are aligned with the serpentine tracks so that the pre-cooled containers can be viewed when ven |
| 5205481 |
Locked cassette bill box |
April 27, 1993 |
| A bill box assembly for use with an acceptor adapted to insert acceptable bills into the box through an opening in the box body which supports a door for movement between an open position at which bills can be inserted and a closed position over the opening. A spring loaded bolt locks th |
| 5067701 |
Multiple bill escrow mechanism |
November 26, 1991 |
| A multiple bill escrow apparatus for forming a stack of successively received bills at an escrow location and for selectively moving the stack to a stacker or to a return in which a ram moves successively received bills to between pairs of first and second belt lengths to form the stack |
| 5050148 |
Rotary compact disc magazine having disc receiving means limited to a minor segment of a disc |
September 17, 1991 |
| A compact disc magazine for a jukebox having an automatic mechanism for engaging a compact disc at generally diametrically opposite points and removing the disc from a location adjacent to the top of the magazine through the upper front portion thereof in which a hub mounted for move |
| 5031346 |
Jukebox selection display and page turning mechanism therefor |
July 16, 1991 |
| A title display system for an automatic phonograph in which two sets of large panels, each side of which is adapted to carry three CD jackets, are arranged side by side in a recess in the front of the machine cabinet for concomitant pivotal movement of the panels inwardly or outwardly. A |
| 4973851 |
Currency validator |
November 27, 1990 |
| An article of paper currency to be validated is scanned magnetically along the front to obtain a set of magnetic sample values and optically along the back to obtain a set of optical sample data values. Position-shifted versions of the magnetic data values are compared with stored sets o |
| 4887808 |
Compact bill acceptor |
December 19, 1989 |
| An improved compact bill acceptor having a frame provided with transport means for carrying a bill inserted therein along a path from an inlet to the space between a ram and the front opening of a bill box carried by the frame and a compound slide connected between the frame and the ram |
| 4842161 |
Countertop snack vendor |
June 27, 1989 |
| A countertop snack vendor in which a drum having a plurality of groups of circumferentially spaced article-receiving compartments is mounted within a cabinet for rotary movement around a generally horizontal axis with the groups disposed respectively behind normally locked elongated tran |
| 4720092 |
Locked bill stacker |
January 19, 1988 |
| A locked bill stacker in which a slide is mounted on the cash box for movement between a first position at which it blocks the mouth of the cash box and a second position at which the mouth is open. When the stacker is in operative relationship with a bill acceptor, movement of the slide |
| 4677777 |
Price setting and display system for multiple unit merchandising machine |
July 7, 1987 |
| An improved price display system for a multi-level merchandising machine in which the prices of articles at the respective levels are electronically displayed individually at locations immediately adjacent to the levels. Both the prices and the displays can be changed in a rapid and expe |
| 4588292 |
Universal document validator |
May 13, 1986 |
| An improved universal document validator in which a document is transported along a path past light detectors and associated light sources positioned above and below the path, such that light from the sources is directed toward the path and reflected onto the detectors to produce outputs |
| 4580697 |
Cup drop ring for drink machine |
April 8, 1986 |
| An improved cup drop ring including a plurality of cams having pivot axes disposed on the locus of a circle for concomitant rotation to release a cup, respective pinions on said cams and respective racks engaging said pinions pivotally supported on a drive ring with a mechanism for c |
| 4537336 |
Control system for cold drink merchandising machine |
August 27, 1985 |
| A cold drink vendor in which a circuit employing a programmed microcomputer controls the drink dispensing procedures and can be easily set to vary drink size, amount of ice to be dispensed, carbonation levels of each selection and the mix of the syrup and water for each selection. The |
| 4503963 |
Control circuit for bill and coin changer |
March 12, 1985 |
| A bill and coin changer in which a circuit employing a programmed microcomputer controls the bill-validating and coin-dispensing procedures and searches for faults in the operation of the sensors and electromechanical components of the changer. During bill validation, a bill is moved |
| 4482058 |
Control circuit for bill and coin changer |
November 13, 1984 |
| A bill and coin changer in which a circuit employing a programmed microcomputer controls the bill-validating and coin-dispensing procedures and searches for faults in the operation of the sensors and electromechanical components of the changer. During bill validation, a bill is moved |
| 4470496 |
Control circuit for bill and coin changer |
September 11, 1984 |
| A bill and coin changer in which a circuit employing a programmed microcomputer controls the bill-validating and coin-dispensing procedures and searches for faults in the operation of the sensors and electromechanical components of the changer. During bill validation, a bill is moved |
| 4466528 |
Apparatus for preventing circuit burn-out in multi-price merchandisers |
August 21, 1984 |
| Apparatus for preventing circuit burn-out in motor driven merchandisers, in one form of which a plurality of redundant diodes connects a price matrix to the open contacts of the selection switches. In another form, the price matrix is connected to the first normally open contacts of doub |
| 4392588 |
Nozzle assembly for cold drink merchandiser |
July 12, 1983 |
| A nozzle assembly for use with a cold drink machine for selectively delivering a plurality of drinks each having a beverage principal component and a beverage flavoring component to a cup positioned at a delivery location accessible to a customer in which a unitary body of molded syn |
| 4351452 |
Turret cup supply and delivery apparatus |
September 28, 1982 |
| A cup delivery and turret indexing arrangement in which a motor receives a signal indicating that a cup is to be delivered to drive its shaft first to actuate a cup drop ring over which one turret column is positioned and to release a cup supply sensing arm which moves to permit a full c |
| 4296872 |
Delivery box assembly for merchandising machine |
October 27, 1981 |
| An improved delivery box assembly for a merchandising machine in which a door biased by gravity to a position at which it closes the delivery box opening is adapted to be pushed inwardly to rotate a pair of cranks carrying pins which ride in slots formed in crank arms carried by baffle |
| 4284184 |
Coin mechanism to merchandising machine interface |
August 18, 1981 |
| An interface between a merchandising machine which requires a voltage of a first magnitude for its operation and a coin mechanism which operates at a voltage of a second magnitude in which each selection of the machine is provided with a customer-operated double-pole switch, one pole of |
| 4283708 |
Paper currency acceptor |
August 11, 1981 |
| Apparatus for accepting a U.S. bill or other paper currency having a portrait area printed with magnetic ink with spaced parallel lines in the background portions thereof. A pair of zones of predetermined length normally containing said portions and disposed a predetermined distance |
| 4280745 |
Merchandising machine shelf supporting structure |
July 28, 1981 |
| A merchandising machine shelf supporting structure in which respective left and right hand cabinet panel supported lower guide rails receive rollers mounted at the rear of the shelf and in which left and right hand shelf supported upper guide rails receive cabinet panel carried rollers m |
| 4260905 |
Device for setting dip switches |
April 7, 1981 |
| A device for setting the switches of a circuitboard-carried dual in-line package [DIP] which includes an array of miniature closely lined switch actuators such as toggle elements adapted to be rocked around a common axis to open and close their associated switches, which device has a |
| 4257657 |
Readily releasable mechanism for locking a merchandising machine door in open position |
March 24, 1981 |
| A releasable locking mechanism for maintaining the door of a merchandising machine in an open position for loading or servicing. Respective link arms pivotally interconnected at one end are pivotally coupled at their other ends to the door and to the cabinet for movement to an aligned po |
| 4256009 |
Disco lamp controller for coin-operated phonograph |
March 17, 1981 |
| A disco lamp controller for a coin-operated phonograph in which a signal derived from the audio amplifier signal of the phonograph is applied to the trigger input of an astable multivibrator the output of which is applied to a register the outputs of which cause lamps sequentially to |
| 4223210 |
Electronic vending machine selection counter |
September 16, 1980 |
| Electronic apparatus for recording the number of times each selection offered by a vending machine is chosen by customers and for displaying such information sequentially in either ascending or descending order. |
| 4180802 |
Random autoplay |
December 25, 1979 |
| An automatic selector unit for repetitively actuating an automatic phonograph to play randomly selected records includes a first timer for measuring the elapsed time since a previous play and a continuously running second timer for generating periodic pulses. The unit actuates the sc |
| 4157670 |
Ticket vending head |
June 12, 1979 |
| A ticket dispensing head for delivering individual tickets from a string of tickets connected by laterally extending lines of ticket material weakness in which tickets are advanced along a generally linear path past a breaker blade toward a limit switch adjustably positioned in the path |
| 4023704 |
Helical feed merchandising machine |
May 17, 1977 |
| A versatile merchandising machine for dispensing a variety of goods including bagged snacks and the like in which each of a plurality of delivery units of one of a number of vertically spaced shelves includes a pair of horizontally aligned oppositely wound helices which receive artic |
| 4003497 |
Delivery system for FIFO merchandising machine |
January 18, 1977 |
| An improved delivery system for a merchandising machine of the first-in first-out type in which each section comprises a spring clutch adapted to be actuated to couple a gear train to a common drive shaft to rotate an escrow member and to step a chain of merchandise-carrying paddles to c |
| 3998070 |
Syrup cooling system for cold drink machine |
December 21, 1976 |
| Syrup tanks in a beverage dispenser having a cold water bath are cooled by circulating water from the water bath through a coil disposed adjacent to the syrup tanks in heat exchange relationship therewith. In the preferred embodiment, the coil is located between adjacent rows of syrup ta |
