EP2938225B1 - Apparatus for keeping packages containing smoking articles - Google Patents

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EP2938225B1
EP2938225B1 EP13794889.9A EP13794889A EP2938225B1 EP 2938225 B1 EP2938225 B1 EP 2938225B1 EP 13794889 A EP13794889 A EP 13794889A EP 2938225 B1 EP2938225 B1 EP 2938225B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B49/00—Revolving cabinets or racks; Cabinets or racks with revolving parts
    • A47B49/004—Cabinets with compartments provided with trays revolving on a vertical axis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F3/00—Show cases or show cabinets
    • A47F3/06—Show cases or show cabinets with movable or removable shelves or receptacles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F5/00—Show stands, hangers, or shelves characterised by their constructional features
    • A47F5/04—Stands with a central pillar, e.g. tree type
    • A47F5/05—Stands with a central pillar, e.g. tree type with separate containers rotatable around the pillar

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus useful for keeping packages that contain smoking articles ready for sale.
  • the apparatus may further be used for temporarily displaying these packages to a customer.
  • Smoking articles such as cigarettes and the like, are commonly sold to the customer by the retailers in small packages, which may contain, for example, a number of approximately 20 cigarettes, and which can have the form of a box made of cardboard or of a pack made of soft paper.
  • the types of smoking articles may differ, for example, in their flavor, the tobacco mixture used, the price, the brand and so on.
  • the types of smoking articles are many, and as the retailer will usually prefer to keep a certain number of individual packages of each type in readiness for sale, it has already in the past been found advantageous to provide some kind of shelf arrangement for presentation and sale of these packages, preferably in ordered manner according to the brand and flavor, for example, of the smoking articles contained in the packages.
  • Such a conventional display shelf is described in DE 94 17 898 U1 and comprises shelves fixed to vertical stands. These shelves are divided into compartments for packages containing the smoking articles, and are inclined so that, when a first package is taken out from a compartment, the packages remaining therein slide to the front of the shelf under the action of a pushing roller acting on a rear end of a respective row of packages.
  • packages containing smoking articles, like cigarettes, are kept ready for sale using a conventional arrangement of this type, the packages contained in the compartments are permanently visible to any client present in the shop where the smoking articles are sold.
  • recent legislation may require the retailer to prevent packages of smoking articles, which the retailer keeps in the shop for selling them, from being seen by the customers present in the salesroom, except when a package is actually sold.
  • FR1512539 discloses a rotatable display rack with compartments, which are not permanently visible.
  • the apparatus preferably should be suitable for keeping a significant number of different types of packaged smoking articles ready for sale. Further preferably, the apparatus should only require a limited amount of space in the shop.
  • an apparatus for keeping packages containing smoking articles ready for sale and/or for temporarily displaying the packages to a customer which comprises:
  • the rack is mounted within the cabinet in such a manner that the rack is rotatable about an axis of rotation at least in a first direction of rotation.
  • the rack and the cabinet are arranged in such a manner that, in an initial angular position of the rack none of the receptacles is accessible from an outside of the cabinet through the access aperture for taking out a package from any receptacle, and that an accessible subset of the receptacles is accessible only after rotation of the rack in the first direction of rotation to a delivery angular position or to one of several delivery angular positions of the rack.
  • the accessible subset is dependent on the angular position of the rack with respect to the cabinet.
  • the idea underlying the present invention is that, by arranging the rack rotatably inside of a cabinet, and by accommodating the individual packages containing the smoking articles in a number of receptacles, preferably sorted by type of smoking article, a significant number of packages of various types of smoking articles can be easily held ready for sale, and the receptacle containing packages of the type of smoking articles the consumer desires can be easily selected by rotating the rack.
  • the inventive apparatus due to the rotatable arrangement of the rack inside the cabinet, thus has a limited footprint and also a limited front area, and a comparatively narrow access aperture will be sufficient' for accessing a considerable number of different types of smoking articles.
  • the rack can be rotated back to its initial angular position, so that the packages and corresponding labeling which may be present on the receptacles cannot be seen from the outside of the cabinet.
  • the apparatus of the present invention also complies with the display ban regulations discussed above.
  • the axis of rotation of the rack is oriented along a vertical direction of the cabinet.
  • vertical direction in the present context, the direction with respect to the cabinet is meant which is oriented vertically when the cabinet has been set up and has been positioned for use by the retailer.
  • Rotating the rack about an axis oriented along the vertical direction has the advantage that the receptacles carried by the rack will not be turned upside down during rotation of the rack, and that therefore, means for preventing the packages containing the smoking articles from falling out of the receptacles are not needed.
  • the rack comprises a helical surface on which the receptacles are disposed.
  • the helical surface has a small lead angle of, in particular, less than 20 degrees, and more preferably of less than 10 degrees.
  • disposing the receptacles on a helical surface can be useful for aiding the retailer or shop assistant when he/she needs to quickly identify a receptacle containing a specific type of smoking article, as the vertical position of the accessible subset of receptacles varies when the rack is turned.
  • the receptacles are arranged along portions of an imaginary cylindrical enveloping surface of the rack. In this manner, a large number of receptacles can be accommodated by the rotatable rack, at a given size of the cabinet, and the receptacles are easily accessible due to their arrangement along an enveloping surface of the rack.
  • each receptacle is provided with an opening which enables packages contained in the receptacle to be taken out therefrom.
  • the receptacles are arranged on the rack with their openings facing outward from the axis of rotation.
  • the receptacles are arranged in such a manner that the openings enabling the packages to be taken out face radially outward from the axis of rotation. In this way, when the rack has been rotated into a delivery angular position, the retailer can easily take out a package from the receptacle of the desired type and sell it to the customer.
  • the receptacles are arranged on the rack in a plurality of levels. This makes it possible to accommodate an even greater number of receptacles and thus an even greater number of different types of smoking articles within the cabinet by means of the rack.
  • the receptacles are arranged on the rack in such a manner that a sector of the rack is left devoid of receptacles along the entire longitudinal extent of the rack.
  • the sector extends through an angle of between 60 degrees and 180 degrees when measured in a plane normal to the axis of rotation.
  • the sector may be oriented towards the access aperture when the rack is in its initial angular position.
  • the apparatus further comprises an openable and closeable door adapted to cover the access aperture in a closed position of the door in order to essentially prevent the rack from being seen from the outside of the cabinet.
  • the door may be opened by the retailer when proceeding to a sale of one or more of the packages kept by means of the apparatus. After the sale, the door provided according to this improvement can be closed and allows, in its closed position, to prevent the receptacles, the packages and also labelling possibly present on the receptacles from being seen by customers present in the salesroom even better.
  • the door may be useful for further improving the aesthetic appearance of the apparatus when the door is closed.
  • the door is arranged so as to be pivotable from its closed position about an axis parallel to or coinciding with the axis of rotation of the rack in order to uncover the access aperture and enable access to the receptacles on the rack.
  • the door when the access aperture is fully uncovered, the door is essentially contained within the cabinet.
  • the doors and the rack are arranged in this way, the movements of the door and the rack can be coupled to each other in a simple manner.
  • the entire access aperture is easily accessible from the outside of the cabinet, and the shop assistant or the retailer is not hindered by an open or half-open door sticking out from the front face of the cabinet.
  • the door is coupled to the rack so as to be rotated in common with the rack, the door covering the access aperture in the initial angular position of the rack. In this way, the door can simply be opened and closed along with the rotation of the rack.
  • the door being rotatable in common with the rack, is coupled to the rack so as to substantially cover the circumference of the rack in the sector devoid of receptacles.
  • the door can be coupled to the rack in a simple manner without hindering access to the receptacles for packages containing smoking articles.
  • the door is coupled to the rack in such a manner that, in the closed position of the door, the door is enabled to be pushed radially inward towards the axis of rotation, preferably against a force generated by an elastic means, which couples the door and the rack, so as to enable the access aperture to be subsequently uncovered by rotating the rack from the initial angular position in the first direction of rotation.
  • rotation of the rack is prevented by appropriate locking means when the rack is in its initial angular position and the door is not pushed inward.
  • the locking means may be operated to enable rotation of the rack by pushing the door inward, as described. Unintentional rotation of the rack and unintentional uncovering of the access aperture is thereby prevented.
  • the door is rotatably mounted to the cabinet, and a pivoting motion of the door is coupled to the rotation of the rack about the axis of rotation by means of a transmission, in particular by means of a gear mechanism or a linkage. This can be useful if it is desired to dispose receptacles on the rack along the entire circumference of the rack.
  • the rack may be rotatable from a first angular position corresponding to one of the delivery angular positions about the axis of rotation in the first direction of rotation until the rack reaches a final angular position which corresponds to another of the delivery angular positions of the rack.
  • the door and the rack are arranged and coupled in such a manner that, when the door is opened, the rack assumes a first angular position immediately after the access aperture is fully uncovered.
  • the rack is rotatable from the first angular position about the axis of rotation in the first direction of rotation until it reaches a final angular position, in which the access aperture is still fully uncovered.
  • the first angular position and the final angular position of the rack each correspond to a respective one of the delivery angular positions of the rack. In this way, different subsets of the entire plurality of receptacles carried by the rack become successively accessible from the outside through the access aperture of the cabinet after the door has been opened. Taking out packages from receptacles accessible when the rack has reached its final angular position is as simple as taking out packages from receptacles that are accessible when the rack assumes its first angular position.
  • the apparatus further comprises a biasing means, which may preferably be embodied as a spring means, and which is arranged so as to enable the rack to be rotated against a force or torque generated by the biasing means in the first direction of rotation by an operator. In a preferred variant, this operation can be performed by the operator by hand.
  • the biasing means is adapted to induce a rotation of the rack in a second direction of rotation opposite to the first direction of rotation when the rack is released after having been rotated by the operator.
  • the biasing means is adapted to return the rack to the initial angular position when the rack is released after having been rotated to the delivery angular position or to one of the delivery angular positions.
  • the door is automatically closed when the rack is returned to the initial angular position under the action of the biasing means.
  • the biasing means is adapted to return the rack to the first angular position when the rack is released after having been rotated to the final angular position or to any angular position between the first angular position and the final angular position.
  • each receptacle may, on its front face oriented outward and away from the axis of rotation, be provided with a suitable label or signboard. This is particularly advantageous in case the receptacles enclose the packages contained almost entirely and are made of intransparent material. Alternatively or additionally, the receptacles could be made of a transparent material so that the packages can be at least partially seen by the customer when the retailer proceeds to a sale and the door is in an opened position so that the access aperture is uncovered.
  • the receptacles and the rack may be, according to one development, be formed in one piece.
  • the receptacles may be formed such as to be removable from the rack.
  • the receptacles and/or the rack may be provided with means enabling the receptacles to be releasably fastened to the rack.
  • different sections or stories of the rack which are preferably identical, may be formed in one piece with receptacles arranged on that section or story of the rack.
  • a construction in one piece, either of the entire rack and the receptacles or of each of a number of different sections or stories of the rack, which afterwards make up the complete rack when assembled to each other, can be advantageous from the point of view of manufacturing the apparatus.
  • manufacture may, as an example, be simplified by producing the receptacles and the rack from a suitable plastic synthetic material, for example by injection molding of thermoplastic synthetic material.
  • Releasably fastened receptacles may have advantages when the receptacles need to be refilled with packages containing smoking articles.
  • All receptacles carried by the rack may be identical, except that they will usually - if a label or signboard is provided - be labelled differently in order to indicate different types of smoking articles. According to a further development, however, different receptacle types may be provided, in particular different receptacles adapted to various package sizes and/or package shapes.
  • the cabinet of the apparatus may be made from a metal material, for example from sheet steel or aluminum. More preferably, however, the cabinet comprises walls made from a synthetic material, in particular from acrylic glass or PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate), which is painted or coated so as to render it opaque. In the same manner, painted or coated acrylic glass or PMMA can also be used for forming the door.
  • a metal material for example from sheet steel or aluminum.
  • the cabinet comprises walls made from a synthetic material, in particular from acrylic glass or PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate), which is painted or coated so as to render it opaque.
  • acrylic glass or PMMA polymethylmethacrylate
  • the cabinet is block-shaped or cuboid-shaped, and preferably has rounded vertical edges.
  • a cabinet of this type makes it possible to easily arrange several apparatuses according to the invention next to each other in case the capacity of a single apparatus - in spite of its ability to accommodate a considerable number of different types of smoking articles - is not sufficient for the needs of a particular retailer, for example.
  • An arrangement for keeping packages containing smoking articles ready for sale and/or for temporarily displaying the packages to a customer can thereby be built up in a modular way.
  • FIG. 1 an apparatus 1 for keeping packages containing smoking articles ready for sale and/or for temporarily displaying the packages to a customer is shown in perspective view.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises a cabinet 2 having vertical side walls 2a and 2b as well as a vertical rear wall 2c.
  • the cabinet 2 is generally cuboid-shaped but has rounded vertical edges 3.
  • a vertical direction of the cabinet 2 is indicated by reference sign V.
  • the cabinet 2 is closed by an essentially flat top wall 4a and an essentially flat bottom wall 4b, the top and bottom walls 4a, 4b being substantially parallel to each other.
  • the cabinet 2 is provided with an access aperture 5, of a substantially rectangular shape, extending along the front side F of the cabinet 2 from the bottom wall 4b to the top wall 4a.
  • the access aperture 5 is covered by an openable and closeable door 6, which is shown in Figure 1 in its closed position.
  • Longitudinal side edges 7 of the door 6, extending along the vertical direction V, are bent backward towards an inside of the cabinet 2 in regions 7a.
  • the apparatus. 1 of Figure 1 is shown again, now in exploded view.
  • the apparatus 1 further comprises a rack 11 comprising a helical surface 12 winding around a central axle 13, to which the helical surface 12 is fixedly connected.
  • the rack 11 carries a plurality of receptacles 14, only some of which are provided with reference signs in Figure 2 for the sake of clarity.
  • the receptacles 14 are disposed on the helical surface 12 of the rack 11 in such a manner as to be seated on top of the helical surface 12.
  • the helical surface 12 is formed such as to perform a number of windings around the central axle 13.
  • the lead angle of the helical surface 12 is preferably rather small, and does not exceed, in particular, 20 degrees, and preferably is equal to or less than about 10 degrees.
  • the receptacles 14 are arranged on the helical surface 12 in five levels 15a-15e, ten receptacles 14 being arranged on each of the levels 15a-15e along portions of an imaginary cylindrical envelope surface of the rack 11.
  • the receptacles 14 are, within each of the levels 15a-15e, arranged in evenly spaced manner, but preferably close to each other in order to accommodate a large number of receptacles 14 on the rack 11.
  • Each receptacle 14, as shown in Figure 2 is provided with an opening 16 which is formed so as to enable packages 17 containing smoking articles to be taken out from the respective receptacle 14.
  • the receptacles 14 are arranged on the helical surface 12 of the rack 11 with the openings 16 facing radially outward from the central axle 13, and thus also radially outward from an axis of rotation A defined by the central axle 13.
  • the receptacles 14 are preferably each formed box-like but are each open at their tops 14a.
  • the cross-section of the receptacles 14 is chosen in such a manner that a pile of packages 17 can be received within each of the receptacles 14.
  • the receptacles 14 can be filled by inserting packages 17 through the open top 14a of the receptacles 14.
  • the opening 16, intended for taking out packages 17 successively from each of the receptacles 14, is arranged at a lower end of a front face 14b of the receptacle 14, the front face 14b facing radially outward from the axis of rotation A and the central axle 13.
  • the opening 16 is dimensioned to allow a single package 17, in particular the lowermost package 17 of the pile inside the receptacle 14, to be taken out from the receptacle 14 through the opening 16.
  • the remaining packages 17 within the receptacle 14 move downward under the action of gravity as soon as a package 17 has been removed through the opening 16.
  • the cabinet 2 is adapted to accommodate the rack 11 inside the cabinet 2.
  • the rack 11 is mounted within the cabinet 2 in such a manner that the axis of rotation A, defined by the central axle 13, is oriented along the vertical direction V of the cabinet 2, as indicated by reference sign A' in Figure 2 .
  • the vertical direction V of the cabinet 2 extends substantially perpendicularly to the ground.
  • the rack 11 is mounted within the cabinet 2 in such a way that the rack 11 can rotated about the axis of rotation A.
  • the door 6 is also shown.
  • the door 6 serves to essentially prevent the rack 11, the receptacles 14 and the packages 17 contained within the receptacles 14 from being seen from an outside of the cabinet 2, in order to comply with legislation requiring that smoking articles must be hidden from the view of the customers except when the retailer proceeds to a sale.
  • the receptacles 14 are arranged on the rack 11 in such a manner that a sector 21, indicated in the figure by a dash-dotted line, is devoid of receptacles 14 along the entire longitudinal extent of the rack 11.
  • the sector 21 may extend through an angle ⁇ , when measured in a plane normal to the axis of rotation A, of between 60 degrees and 180 degrees, for example through an angle ⁇ substantially equal to 90 degrees.
  • a label or signboard 18 indicating the kind of packages that are contained in the respective receptacle 14 is fixed in suitable manner.
  • labels 18 may be adhesively bonded to the front face 14b of each of the receptacles 14.
  • the rack 11, the cabinet 2 and the door 6 of the apparatus 1 are dimensioned and arranged in such a manner that when the door 6 of the apparatus 1 is open, a subset of the receptacles 14 is accessible through the access aperture 5 from the outside of the cabinet 2.
  • the subset that is accessible depends on the angular position ⁇ (see Figure 2 ) of the rack 11 about the axis of rotation A with respect to the cabinet 2, i.e. different receptacles 14 become accessible through the access aperture 5 when the rack 11 is turned inside the cabinet 2 about its axis of rotation A.
  • This means that the rack 11 can assume several delivery angular positions, in each of which a different subset of receptacles 14 can be accessed through the access aperture 5.
  • Figure 3 shows four apparatuses 1 according to the embodiment of Figure 1 and Figure 2 , arranged in exemplary manner next to each other and denoted by reference signs 1a-d.
  • the door 6 of the leftmost apparatus 1a in Figure 3 is closed, so that the rack 11 inside, carrying the receptacles 14 and the packages 17 therein, is substantially hidden from view and access to the rack 11, the receptacles 14 and the packages 17 is prevented.
  • the door 6 is arranged in such a manner that it can be pivoted from its closed position, shown for apparatus 1a, about an axis parallel to or coinciding with the axis of rotation A of the rack 11 in order to uncover the access aperture 5.
  • apparatus 1b when the door is open, access to the receptacles 14 on the rack 11 is possible.
  • the access aperture 5 is fully open in the states of operation of apparatuses 1b, 1c and 1d in this figure, and in these states of operation, the respective door 6 is contained within the cabinet 2.
  • the rack 11 of each of the apparatuses 1b, 1c and 1d assumes a different delivery angular position with respect to the cabinet 2.
  • the door 6 is coupled to the rack 11 so as to be rotated in common with the rack 11.
  • the door 6 covers the access aperture 5 while the rack 11 assumes an initial angular position with respect to the cabinet 2.
  • the door 6 is coupled to the rack 11 and dimensioned in such a manner that it substantially covers the circumference of the rack 11, along the entire length thereof, in the region of the sector 21 which is devoid of receptacles 14, as shown in more detail in Figure 2 .
  • the door 6 is coupled to the rack 11 by means of a suitable mechanism in such a manner that the door 6 can be, when in its closed position, as shown in Figure 3 for apparatus 1a, be pushed radially inward towards the central axle 13. This is indicated by arrow P.
  • a suitable mechanism in such a manner that the door 6 can be, when in its closed position, as shown in Figure 3 for apparatus 1a, be pushed radially inward towards the central axle 13. This is indicated by arrow P.
  • the door 6 and the rack 11 are rotated in common - after the door 6 has been pushed inward, as the case may be - as indicated by reference sign R in Figure 3 , about the axis of rotation A defined by the central axle 13, in a first direction of rotation from the initial angular position of the rack 11 shown for apparatus 1a to a first angular position of the rack 11, shown for apparatus 1b in Figure 3 .
  • the rack 11 thus assumes the first angular position shown immediately after the access aperture 5 has become fully uncovered.
  • a given subset of receptacles 14 is accessible through the access aperture 5.
  • the receptacles 14 accessible in the state of apparatus 1b are filled with those types of packages 17 of smoking articles that the customer should see most and longest on the occasion of a sale of a package 17.
  • the apparatus 1, 1a-d may be provided without a door 6.
  • the sector 21 which is devoid of receptacles is arranged so as to be oriented towards the access aperture 5 when the rack 11 assumes its initial angular position.
  • the angle ⁇ is chosen sufficiently large, in such a manner that in the initial angular position of the rack 11, the front face 14b of none of the receptacles 14 on the rack 11 can be seen through the access aperture 5.
  • the rack 11 can be rotated further within the cabinet 2 in the first direction of rotation R, to assume a second, intermediate angular position corresponding to another delivery angular position of the rack 11, as shown for apparatus 1c and, when rotated even further in the direction R, to assume a final angular position, as this is shown for apparatus 1d.
  • the final angular position of the rack 11 corresponds to a further delivery angular position thereof.
  • a retailer or shop assistant can take out a package 17 containing smoking articles from a chosen receptacle 14 of the respective accessible subset of the receptacles 14.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises a biasing means, not shown in the figures, which may, for example, be formed as a spring means, and which is arranged preferably so as to couple the rack 11 and the cabinet 2 in such a manner that the rack 11 is enabled to be rotated against a force or a torque, which is generated by the biasing means, in the first direction of rotation R.
  • the biasing means is formed in such a manner that this operation of rotation in direction R can be carried out by an operator, in particular by hand.
  • the biasing means induces a rotation of the rack 11 in a second direction of rotation R', opposite to the first direction of rotation R.
  • the rack 11 thus automatically rotates back, in the case of the embodiment depicted in the figures, to the first angular position of the rack, shown for apparatus 1b, in which the rack 11 displays those receptacles 14 containing packages 17 of smoking articles that the customer should preferably see as long as possible on the occasion of a sale.
  • the rotation R' is induced by the biasing means when the rack 11 is released by the operator in any angular .position of the rack 11 between the first and the final angular positions.
  • the biasing means may be adapted so as to return the rack 11 to the initial position of the rack 11, shown in Figure 3 for apparatus 1a, which means that when the operator releases the rack 11, the door 6 is automatically closed.
  • the door 6 when the rack 11 returns to the initial angular position, the door 6 is moved radially outward from the central axle 13 under the action of the elastic means mentioned before, coupling the rack 11 and the door 6, thus covering the access aperture 5. In this state, rotation of the rack 11 is preferably prevented by a suitable locking mechanism unless the operator pushes the door 6 inward along direction P again.
  • the door 6 may be rotatably mounted to the cabinet 2 in a manner separate from the rack 11.
  • a transmission not shown in the figures, in particular a suitable gear mechanism or a suitable linkage, may be provided in order to couple a pivoting motion of the door 6 to the rotation of the rack 11 about the axis of rotation A.
  • the bottom wall 4b of the cabinet 2 may be replaced by a box-like base 4b', being larger in height, compared to the bottom wall 4b.
  • the box-like base 4b' can be useful for accommodating.mechanical components, not shown in the figures in detail, for enabling the rotation of the rack 11 and the rotational or pivoting motion of the door 6, as well as for enabling the door 6 to be pushed inward along arrow P, as described above.
  • the biasing means described above may also be accommodated inside the box-like base 4b'.
  • a rotatable plate 9 may be provided within the box-like base 4b'.
  • a rotatable plate 9 is circular in shape and substantially fills a corresponding circular recess provided in an internal floor 8 of the cabinet 2 so as to be flush with the internal floor 8, this internal floor 8 being formed by a top of the box-like base 4b'.
  • the rack 11 can be arranged on the rotating plate 9, and the door 6 and the rack 11 can be coupled to each other by means of the rotatable plate 9 in such a manner that the operation of the apparatus 1, as set forth above with reference to the embodiments of Figures 1-3 and/or their variants, is achieved.
  • Top and bottom walls 4a, 4b as well as side walls 2a, 2b and, rear wall 2c of the cabinet 2 - and also the box-like base 4b', if it is provided - may be formed from a metal material like steel or aluminum, but preferably are manufactured from acrylic glass or PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate), which is painted or coated so as to be opaque.
  • the door 6 may be manufactured using a metal material, such as a steel or aluminum sheet, but preferably is also formed with acrylic glass.
  • the rack 11 may be formed in one piece with the receptacles 14 and the central axle 13. Alternatively, rack 11 may be formed by assembling a number of sections or stories, each of the sections or stories, for example, corresponding to one of the levels 15a-15e. Each section or story may then be produced in one piece with the associated receptacles 14.
  • the rack 11 and the receptacles 14 may be formed from a thermoplastic synthetic material, for example by injection molding.
  • the receptacles 14 may be produced separately from the axle 13 and the helical surface 12 of the rack 11, and the receptacles 14 may be provided with suitable means, not shown, which allow to permanently or releasably fix the receptacles in predefined positions on the helical surface 12.
  • the receptacles 14 are all formed in identical manner and size, and differ only by the packages 17 contained and by the label or signboard 18 placed on the respective front face 14b, it is also conceivable to arrange receptacles 14 of varying size and/or shape, for example of varying width, on the helical surface 12, although the provision of identical receptacles 14 may be more preferable.

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