US1731544A - Cigarette-vending machine - Google Patents

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US1731544A
US1731544A US309863A US30986328A US1731544A US 1731544 A US1731544 A US 1731544A US 309863 A US309863 A US 309863A US 30986328 A US30986328 A US 30986328A US 1731544 A US1731544 A US 1731544A
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    • 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
    • A47F1/00—Racks for dispensing merchandise; Containers for dispensing merchandise
    • A47F1/04—Racks or containers with arrangements for dispensing articles, e.g. by means of gravity or springs
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  • This invention relates to a device especial] designed for vending packaged articles suc as cigarettes or the like, the primary object of the invention being to provide a vending device of this character wherein the packages held therein will automatically feed to the deliveryend of the device when a package has been removed therefrom.
  • Another important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will be small and compact, the construction of the device being such that various brands of merchandise in package form may be contained in the device, while the Width of the device is slightly greater than the width of one of the packages.
  • a further object of the invention is to display all of the different brands of cigarettes or packaged articles at the bottom of the device, so that a person removing a package may see at a glance and select the package to be removed.
  • Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a dispensing device constructed in accordance with the lnvention.
  • Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof.
  • Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through the device.
  • Figure 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.
  • Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-'5 of Figure 1.
  • the device embodies an elongated body portion having a rear wall 5 and side walls 6, the rear.
  • the wall being preferably constructed of wood, While the side walls which are constructed of wood may be constructed of glass so that the articles may be viewed While in the device.
  • Elongated openings 7 are formed in the bottom members 9 that have their forward' edges cut away as at 10 to define finger openings whereby a erson may readily grip the packages or pac age to be removed without danger of breaking or tearing the wrapper from the package in order to remove it.
  • the forward lower edges of the side members or walls 6 are inclined towards the bottom of the device so that the delivery end of one compartment will not interfere with the removal of articles from the adjacent compartment.
  • Cut out portions 11 are formed at the lower ends of the side Walls 6 so that portions of the ends of the packages will be ex osed to be gripped by the person removing t e packages.
  • Brace bars 12 are secured tothe side Walls 6 adjacent to the upper and lower ends thereof to further brace the side walls against lateralmovement.
  • a cabinet including an elongated body portion having side walls and a rear wall, a vertical partitioning member seeured between the side walls and spaced from the rear wall defining a vertical compartment, vertical partitioning members spaced apart defining compartments therebetween, the lower end of one compartment being lower than the adjacent front compartment, bottom members having cut out portions and mounted at the lower ends of the compartments to support the weight of articles positioned in the compartments, the side walls of the cabinet having cut out portions adjacent to the lower ends of the compartments to permit the articles in the compartments to be grasped by the fingers to remove the articles.

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0d- 15 l929 H. c. RocKHol-F CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 2, 1928 Patented. Oct. l5, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAROLD c. nocxnorr, or Two mans, wIscoNsnT cIeARETTE-VENDING mcmmz application mea omber 2, 192s.- seriai No. soasss.
This invention relates to a device especial] designed for vending packaged articles suc as cigarettes or the like, the primary object of the invention being to provide a vending device of this character wherein the packages held therein will automatically feed to the deliveryend of the device when a package has been removed therefrom.
Another important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will be small and compact, the construction of the device being such that various brands of merchandise in package form may be contained in the device, while the Width of the device is slightly greater than the width of one of the packages.
A further object of the invention is to display all of the different brands of cigarettes or packaged articles at the bottom of the device, so that a person removing a package may see at a glance and select the package to be removed.
With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement Ofparts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.
`Referring to the drawing:
Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a dispensing device constructed in accordance with the lnvention.
Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof.,
Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through the device.
Figure 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.
Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-'5 of Figure 1.
Referring to the drawing in detail, the device embodies an elongated body portion having a rear wall 5 and side walls 6, the rear.
wall beingpreferably constructed of wood, While the side walls which are constructed of wood may be constructed of glass so that the articles may be viewed While in the device.
Elongated openings 7 are formed in the bottom members 9 that have their forward' edges cut away as at 10 to define finger openings whereby a erson may readily grip the packages or pac age to be removed without danger of breaking or tearing the wrapper from the package in order to remove it.
As shown, the forward lower edges of the side members or walls 6 are inclined towards the bottom of the device so that the delivery end of one compartment will not interfere with the removal of articles from the adjacent compartment.
Cut out portions 11 are formed at the lower ends of the side Walls 6 so that portions of the ends of the packages will be ex osed to be gripped by the person removing t e packages.
Brace bars 12 are secured tothe side Walls 6 adjacent to the upper and lower ends thereof to further brace the side walls against lateralmovement.
I claim:
A cabinet including an elongated body portion having side walls and a rear wall, a vertical partitioning member seeured between the side walls and spaced from the rear wall defining a vertical compartment, vertical partitioning members spaced apart defining compartments therebetween, the lower end of one compartment being lower than the adjacent front compartment, bottom members having cut out portions and mounted at the lower ends of the compartments to support the weight of articles positioned in the compartments, the side walls of the cabinet having cut out portions adjacent to the lower ends of the compartments to permit the articles in the compartments to be grasped by the fingers to remove the articles.
In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aixed my signature.
HAROLD C. ROCKHOFF.
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Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3002653A (en) * 1958-10-13 1961-10-03 Continental Vending Machine Co Vending machine
US3207564A (en) * 1963-03-27 1965-09-21 Gen Dynamics Corp Wire dispenser
US3210140A (en) * 1963-07-08 1965-10-05 William T Smythe Article dispensing device
US5862943A (en) * 1996-10-02 1999-01-26 Compare Generiks, Inc. Gravity fed display and dispenser
US20100102013A1 (en) * 2008-10-28 2010-04-29 Robert Godfrey Gravity fed bottle storage and display rack
US20110024443A1 (en) * 2009-07-29 2011-02-03 Mezzi Alternativi Mais & Associati S.R.L. Dispenser of boxed articles for retail shops

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3002653A (en) * 1958-10-13 1961-10-03 Continental Vending Machine Co Vending machine
US3207564A (en) * 1963-03-27 1965-09-21 Gen Dynamics Corp Wire dispenser
US3210140A (en) * 1963-07-08 1965-10-05 William T Smythe Article dispensing device
US5862943A (en) * 1996-10-02 1999-01-26 Compare Generiks, Inc. Gravity fed display and dispenser
US20100102013A1 (en) * 2008-10-28 2010-04-29 Robert Godfrey Gravity fed bottle storage and display rack
US20110024443A1 (en) * 2009-07-29 2011-02-03 Mezzi Alternativi Mais & Associati S.R.L. Dispenser of boxed articles for retail shops
CN101986962A (en) * 2009-07-29 2011-03-23 非凡方法麦斯联合股份有限公司 A dispenser of boxed articles for retail shops
CN101986962B (en) * 2009-07-29 2014-08-06 非凡方法麦斯联合股份有限公司 A dispenser of boxed articles for retail shops

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