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- the invention relates generally to devices for dispensing products. More specifically, the invention relates to dispensing devices that incorporate theft deterrent measures, such as locks, time delays and sound.
- Theft in retail stores is an all too common problem. Items that are in high demand by thieves include over-the-counter (OTC) products such as analgesics and cough and cold medications, razor blades, camera film, batteries, videos, DVDs, smoking cessation products and infant formula.
- OTC over-the-counter
- Theft of infant formula in particular raises unique concerns.
- the infant formula is stolen by retail theft rings for resale.
- the infant formula may not be stored under proper conditions, which threatens the integrity of the product.
- the retail theft ring may create counterfeit labels for the infant formula that alter the expiration date or indicate that it is a more expensive or specialized formula. As a result, when these products make their way back into the legitimate distribution chain, parents may be feeding their babies unsafe or adulterated products.
- Typical store displays such as placing items on a shelf, may lead to certain shoplifting techniques.
- shelf sweeping when individuals or groups remove all the shelf stock and exit the store, is a particularly effective and troublesome technique.
- Retailers are constantly challenged to balance the needs of legitimate consumers' access to high theft items with measures to minimize the incidence of theft. Because theft has become so rampant in certain product categories, such as razors and infant formula, many retail stores are taking the products off the shelves and placing them behind the counter or under lock and key. Customers must request the products in order to make a purchase. This requires additional labor costs to provide individual service to customers who would normally not require it. It also makes it difficult for customers to compare products. Furthermore, it may be impossible where the space behind the counter is limited and is needed for prescription medications.
- vending machines It has long been known to place items such as cigarettes, sodas and newspapers in vending machines. Such machines require complete self-service by the customer. The customer places money into the vending machine and the machine dispenses the desired item.
- Typical vending machines do not allow for variation in product size and can only vend the particular item that they were designed for. Additionally, typical vending machines may be inconsistent with the way that people currently purchase items; many people prefer to use credit or debit cards instead of cash. Vending machines also occupy a great deal of space. Finally, typical vending machines do not employ any mechanism to prevent a purchaser from quickly dispensing all the items in the vending machine.
- a device or dispensing apparatus that minimizes the likelihood of sweeping or unusually high numbers of multiple purchases is needed.
- Such a device or dispensing apparatus should be able to fit within common grocery, drug store or other retail environment shelves. It is also desirable that the device or dispensing apparatus effectively display the products so consumers can easily identify the products. It is also preferable that the dispensing apparatus be easy to use.
- Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus for dispensing products including a mechanism for limiting the movement of multiple products within a housing to one direction, at least one product retaining structure for preventing access to multiple products in a given period of time, and at least one theft deterring mechanism.
- the mechanism for limiting the movement of the products to one direction includes an indexer wheel and pawl.
- the at least one product retaining structure includes a pair of doors that open simultaneously, but close sequentially, thus blocking access to the products for a period of the time.
- the doors may be rotating doors that are controlled by an electromechanical mechanism.
- the theft deterring mechanism is a time delay between the dispensing of products.
- FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an assembled dispenser according to certain embodiments of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the assembled dispenser of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of an assembled dispenser according to certain embodiments of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a side plan view of a dispensing module of a dispenser according to certain embodiments of the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a rear plan view of a dispensing module of a dispenser according to certain embodiments of the invention.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an assembled dispenser according to an alternative embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the assembled dispenser of FIG. 6 .
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged, partial perspective view of the dispenser of FIG. 6 .
- the dispenser 10 includes an outer housing 11 .
- the outer housing may be formed of any material suitable for holding the intended products, such as metal or molded plastic.
- the outer housing 11 may be a single part or may be formed from multiple parts.
- the outer housing 11 may include a left case side 12 , a right case side 14 and a front case cover 38 .
- the left case side 12 and the right case 14 side may be formed of molded plastic.
- the dispenser 10 can be used to store and dispense a plurality of products 54 ( FIGS. 3 and 4 ).
- the products 54 to be dispensed are located inside the outer housing 11 between the right case side 14 and the left case side 12 .
- An inner shelf 28 ( FIG. 2 ) may be used to divide the area inside the housing 11 into an upper area (not visible in the drawings and located behind front case door 40 ) and a lower area 26 ( FIG. 1 ) to allow additional products 54 to be stored within the dispenser 10 .
- the left case side 12 and the right case side 14 include slots or keyholes 52 in which the inner shelf 28 fits.
- the interior of the outer housing 11 includes an angled surface 56 in the lower area 26 .
- the angled surface 56 is shaped such that at least the ends of some of the products 54 rest on the angled surface 56 . Because the surface 56 is angled towards the dispensing opening 44 in the front case cover 38 , the products 54 move forward by gravity.
- the angled surface 56 may extend across the full width of the product 54 or may be two separate angled surfaces 56 located below each end of the product 54 , as shown in FIG. 2 .
- the products 54 or at least the packaging of the products 54 in the dispenser 10 are round so that the products 54 easily move forward by gravity on the angled surface 56 .
- at least the ends of the product 54 or its packaging may be round to facilitate the movement of the products 54 forwardly.
- Multiple products may be located in the dispenser 10 , as shown in FIG. 4 . However, only one product 54 is in the dispensing position and accessible to customers at any one time.
- a consumer lifts an outer door 18 of the dispenser 10 .
- An inner door 16 may be connected to the outer door 18 so that when the outer door 18 is opened, the inner door 16 is also opened.
- a gear 20 facilitates this coordinated movement of the two doors 16 , 18 .
- the gear 20 may include structure, such as an extension, arm or post, to engage the outer and inner doors 18 , 16 .
- a post 58 fits into an opening 62 in the outer door 18 .
- additional structures, such as arms 60 fit into the openings 64 in the inner door 16 .
- inner door 16 As the outer door 18 rotates, the gear 20 rotates.
- the gear 20 is directly connected to the inner door 16 by arms 60 .
- inner door 16 also rotates and opens with the outer door 18 .
- inner door 16 and outer door 18 are not connected and the customer must lift the inner door 16 after lifting the outer door 18 .
- both the inner and outer doors 16 , 18 When both the inner and outer doors 16 , 18 are open, they rotate, pivot, slide or otherwise move so that a single product 54 to be dispensed is accessible to the customer, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 .
- the inner and outer doors 16 , 18 When the inner and outer doors 16 , 18 are open, the inner and outer doors 16 , 18 are located between the product 54 to be dispensed and the next available product 55 , as shown in FIG. 4 .
- springs 50 may be connected to the outer door 18 .
- the spring 50 extends and exerts pressure on the outer door 18 to close.
- the outer door 18 closes after the customer has removed the product 54 to be dispensed.
- a damper 34 may be connected to the outer door 18 .
- the inner door 16 remains open for a period of time. While the inner door 16 is open, it physically blocks the next available product 55 from moving into the dispensing position. After the desired period of time has passed, the inner door 16 rotates closed. When the inner door 16 closes, the next available product 55 moves forward into the dispensing position.
- the closing of the inner door 16 is controlled by a mechanical mechanism.
- the gear 20 may have an extension 68 .
- This extension 68 can be connected to a motor 36 .
- the motor 36 is activated and turns the gear 20 , closing inner door 16 .
- the closing of the outer door 18 trips a switch that allows the inner door 16 to start closing. Springs 50 puts tension on inner door 16 to close; however, if the outer door 18 is left open or is reopened, the inner door 16 will not close and the next product will not move forward.
- the dispenser 10 according to the invention is also simple to stock and restock. According to some embodiments, products 54 are placed in the dispenser 10 by opening the case front door 40 and simply placing the products 54 one by one in the opening 42 onto the inner shelf 28 .
- the inner shelf 28 may be angled to facilitate the movement of products 54 toward the back of the dispenser 10 and into the lower area 26 .
- the dispenser 10 includes an additional theft deterrent mechanism that prevents would-be thieves from removing products 54 from the stocking area behind the front case door 40 .
- the additional theft deterrent mechanism is a lock on the case front door 40 .
- a key is necessary to open the case front door 40 and stock the dispenser 10 .
- a pair of indexer wheels 32 is the additional theft deterrent mechanism. The indexer wheels 32 are joined by a hex shaft 30 .
- a pawl 46 may be used to insure that the indexer wheel 32 is unidirectional and thus, any thieves are prevented from pulling a product 54 out of the stocking opening 42 in the front case cover 38 .
- the dispenser 10 may be placed on a shelf or a counter. In other embodiments, the dispenser 10 may be attached to a standard store display. The dispenses may be attached directly to a shelf or may be attached with a secondary mounting bracket.
- dispenser 100 includes left case side 102 and right case side 104 , which are joined at one end by top support 106 and at the rear end of the device by back cross supports 107 .
- Top support 106 provides support for an additional dispenser when the dispensers are stacked upon one another.
- locking ridge 108 accepts a locking element, such as locking element 110 , from another dispenser so that the units are secured together.
- Locking element 110 also elevates the dispenser unit 100 so that it rests at an angle and allows gravity to move product toward the front of the dispenser.
- Front door 112 is attached to control arms 114 and opens outward to expose a single product (not shown) resting on sloped surfaces 115 of feeding panels 116 .
- Control arms 114 attach to feeding panels 116 and lock when the door 112 is open, so that panels 116 are not able to accept another product from storage area 118 .
- Feeding shaft 121 connects feeding panels 116 .
- Spring 120 may be connected to the door 112 . As the front door 112 opens, spring 120 extends and exerts pressure on the door 112 to close. Thus, the front door 112 closes after the customer has removed a product to be dispensed. Both damper 122 and second spring 124 attach to the feeding panel 116 , so that spring 124 and damper 122 slow the return of the feeding panels 116 and create a time delay between dispensing products.
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- This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/677,252, filed May 2, 2005, which is incorporated in its entirety herein by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The invention relates generally to devices for dispensing products. More specifically, the invention relates to dispensing devices that incorporate theft deterrent measures, such as locks, time delays and sound.
- 2. General Background
- Theft in retail stores is an all too common problem. Items that are in high demand by thieves include over-the-counter (OTC) products such as analgesics and cough and cold medications, razor blades, camera film, batteries, videos, DVDs, smoking cessation products and infant formula. Theft of infant formula in particular raises unique concerns. In many cases, the infant formula is stolen by retail theft rings for resale. The infant formula may not be stored under proper conditions, which threatens the integrity of the product. The retail theft ring may create counterfeit labels for the infant formula that alter the expiration date or indicate that it is a more expensive or specialized formula. As a result, when these products make their way back into the legitimate distribution chain, parents may be feeding their babies unsafe or adulterated products.
- Typical store displays, such as placing items on a shelf, may lead to certain shoplifting techniques. For example, shelf sweeping, when individuals or groups remove all the shelf stock and exit the store, is a particularly effective and troublesome technique.
- Retailers are constantly challenged to balance the needs of legitimate consumers' access to high theft items with measures to minimize the incidence of theft. Because theft has become so rampant in certain product categories, such as razors and infant formula, many retail stores are taking the products off the shelves and placing them behind the counter or under lock and key. Customers must request the products in order to make a purchase. This requires additional labor costs to provide individual service to customers who would normally not require it. It also makes it difficult for customers to compare products. Furthermore, it may be impossible where the space behind the counter is limited and is needed for prescription medications.
- It has long been known to place items such as cigarettes, sodas and newspapers in vending machines. Such machines require complete self-service by the customer. The customer places money into the vending machine and the machine dispenses the desired item. Typical vending machines, however, do not allow for variation in product size and can only vend the particular item that they were designed for. Additionally, typical vending machines may be inconsistent with the way that people currently purchase items; many people prefer to use credit or debit cards instead of cash. Vending machines also occupy a great deal of space. Finally, typical vending machines do not employ any mechanism to prevent a purchaser from quickly dispensing all the items in the vending machine.
- Thus, a device or dispensing apparatus that minimizes the likelihood of sweeping or unusually high numbers of multiple purchases is needed. Such a device or dispensing apparatus should be able to fit within common grocery, drug store or other retail environment shelves. It is also desirable that the device or dispensing apparatus effectively display the products so consumers can easily identify the products. It is also preferable that the dispensing apparatus be easy to use.
- Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus for dispensing products including a mechanism for limiting the movement of multiple products within a housing to one direction, at least one product retaining structure for preventing access to multiple products in a given period of time, and at least one theft deterring mechanism.
- In some embodiments, the mechanism for limiting the movement of the products to one direction includes an indexer wheel and pawl.
- In other embodiments, the at least one product retaining structure includes a pair of doors that open simultaneously, but close sequentially, thus blocking access to the products for a period of the time. In specific embodiments, the doors may be rotating doors that are controlled by an electromechanical mechanism.
- In still other embodiments, the theft deterring mechanism is a time delay between the dispensing of products.
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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an assembled dispenser according to certain embodiments of the invention. -
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the assembled dispenser ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of an assembled dispenser according to certain embodiments of the invention. -
FIG. 4 is a side plan view of a dispensing module of a dispenser according to certain embodiments of the invention. -
FIG. 5 is a rear plan view of a dispensing module of a dispenser according to certain embodiments of the invention. -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an assembled dispenser according to an alternative embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the assembled dispenser ofFIG. 6 . -
FIG. 8 is an enlarged, partial perspective view of the dispenser ofFIG. 6 . - Embodiments of the invention will now be described more fully with reference to the drawings.
- In one embodiment of the invention, shown in
FIGS. 1-5 , thedispenser 10 includes anouter housing 11. The outer housing may be formed of any material suitable for holding the intended products, such as metal or molded plastic. Theouter housing 11 may be a single part or may be formed from multiple parts. As shown inFIG. 1 , in certain embodiments, theouter housing 11 may include aleft case side 12, aright case side 14 and afront case cover 38. Theleft case side 12 and theright case 14 side may be formed of molded plastic. - The
dispenser 10 can be used to store and dispense a plurality of products 54 (FIGS. 3 and 4 ). Generally, theproducts 54 to be dispensed are located inside theouter housing 11 between theright case side 14 and theleft case side 12. An inner shelf 28 (FIG. 2 ) may be used to divide the area inside thehousing 11 into an upper area (not visible in the drawings and located behind front case door 40) and a lower area 26 (FIG. 1 ) to allowadditional products 54 to be stored within thedispenser 10. In certain embodiments, theleft case side 12 and theright case side 14 include slots orkeyholes 52 in which theinner shelf 28 fits. - The interior of the
outer housing 11 includes anangled surface 56 in thelower area 26. Theangled surface 56 is shaped such that at least the ends of some of theproducts 54 rest on theangled surface 56. Because thesurface 56 is angled towards the dispensing opening 44 in thefront case cover 38, theproducts 54 move forward by gravity. Theangled surface 56 may extend across the full width of theproduct 54 or may be two separateangled surfaces 56 located below each end of theproduct 54, as shown inFIG. 2 . - In certain embodiments, the
products 54 or at least the packaging of theproducts 54 in thedispenser 10 are round so that theproducts 54 easily move forward by gravity on theangled surface 56. In other embodiments, at least the ends of theproduct 54 or its packaging may be round to facilitate the movement of theproducts 54 forwardly. - Multiple products may be located in the
dispenser 10, as shown inFIG. 4 . However, only oneproduct 54 is in the dispensing position and accessible to customers at any one time. - To dispense
products 54, a consumer lifts anouter door 18 of thedispenser 10. Aninner door 16 may be connected to theouter door 18 so that when theouter door 18 is opened, theinner door 16 is also opened. In certain embodiments, agear 20 facilitates this coordinated movement of the twodoors gear 20 may include structure, such as an extension, arm or post, to engage the outer andinner doors FIG. 2 , a post 58 fits into an opening 62 in theouter door 18. On the opposite side of thegear 20, additional structures, such asarms 60 fit into theopenings 64 in theinner door 16. When theouter door 18 is manually opened by a consumer, teeth 66 located onouter door 18 engagegear 20. As theouter door 18 rotates, thegear 20 rotates. Thegear 20 is directly connected to theinner door 16 byarms 60. Thus,inner door 16 also rotates and opens with theouter door 18. In other embodiments,inner door 16 andouter door 18 are not connected and the customer must lift theinner door 16 after lifting theouter door 18. - When both the inner and
outer doors single product 54 to be dispensed is accessible to the customer, as shown inFIGS. 1 and 3 . When the inner andouter doors outer doors product 54 to be dispensed and the nextavailable product 55, as shown inFIG. 4 . - As shown in
FIGS. 2 and 4 , springs 50 may be connected to theouter door 18. As theouter door 18 rotates to open, thespring 50 extends and exerts pressure on theouter door 18 to close. Thus, theouter door 18 closes after the customer has removed theproduct 54 to be dispensed. To prevent theouter door 18 from closing too quickly or too forcefully, adamper 34 may be connected to theouter door 18. - The
inner door 16 remains open for a period of time. While theinner door 16 is open, it physically blocks the nextavailable product 55 from moving into the dispensing position. After the desired period of time has passed, theinner door 16 rotates closed. When theinner door 16 closes, the nextavailable product 55 moves forward into the dispensing position. - In some embodiments, the closing of the
inner door 16 is controlled by a mechanical mechanism. For example, thegear 20 may have anextension 68. Thisextension 68 can be connected to amotor 36. When the desired period of time has passed, themotor 36 is activated and turns thegear 20, closinginner door 16. In some embodiments, the closing of theouter door 18 trips a switch that allows theinner door 16 to start closing.Springs 50 puts tension oninner door 16 to close; however, if theouter door 18 is left open or is reopened, theinner door 16 will not close and the next product will not move forward. - The
dispenser 10 according to the invention is also simple to stock and restock. According to some embodiments,products 54 are placed in thedispenser 10 by opening the casefront door 40 and simply placing theproducts 54 one by one in theopening 42 onto theinner shelf 28. Theinner shelf 28 may be angled to facilitate the movement ofproducts 54 toward the back of thedispenser 10 and into thelower area 26. - In certain embodiments of the invention, the
dispenser 10 includes an additional theft deterrent mechanism that prevents would-be thieves from removingproducts 54 from the stocking area behind thefront case door 40. In certain embodiments, the additional theft deterrent mechanism is a lock on the casefront door 40. In these embodiments, a key is necessary to open the casefront door 40 and stock thedispenser 10. In other embodiments, as shown inFIG. 2 , a pair ofindexer wheels 32 is the additional theft deterrent mechanism. Theindexer wheels 32 are joined by ahex shaft 30. When theproduct 54 is placed in the stocking area 24, theproduct 54 moves toward the back of thedispenser 10 because of the angledinner shelf 28. As it moves backwards, theproduct 54 moves over thehex shaft 30 and the weight of theproduct 54 causes theindexer wheel 32 to rotate towards the back of thedispenser 10. Apawl 46 may be used to insure that theindexer wheel 32 is unidirectional and thus, any thieves are prevented from pulling aproduct 54 out of thestocking opening 42 in thefront case cover 38. - In some embodiments, the
dispenser 10 may be placed on a shelf or a counter. In other embodiments, thedispenser 10 may be attached to a standard store display. The dispenses may be attached directly to a shelf or may be attached with a secondary mounting bracket. - In an alternative embodiment of this invention, shown in
FIGS. 6-8 ,dispenser 100 includes leftcase side 102 andright case side 104, which are joined at one end bytop support 106 and at the rear end of the device by back cross supports 107.Top support 106 provides support for an additional dispenser when the dispensers are stacked upon one another. In addition, lockingridge 108 accepts a locking element, such as lockingelement 110, from another dispenser so that the units are secured together. Lockingelement 110 also elevates thedispenser unit 100 so that it rests at an angle and allows gravity to move product toward the front of the dispenser. -
Front door 112 is attached to controlarms 114 and opens outward to expose a single product (not shown) resting on slopedsurfaces 115 of feedingpanels 116.Control arms 114 attach to feedingpanels 116 and lock when thedoor 112 is open, so thatpanels 116 are not able to accept another product fromstorage area 118. Feedingshaft 121 connects feedingpanels 116. -
Spring 120 may be connected to thedoor 112. As thefront door 112 opens,spring 120 extends and exerts pressure on thedoor 112 to close. Thus, thefront door 112 closes after the customer has removed a product to be dispensed. Bothdamper 122 andsecond spring 124 attach to thefeeding panel 116, so thatspring 124 anddamper 122 slow the return of the feedingpanels 116 and create a time delay between dispensing products. - The foregoing description is provided for describing various embodiments and structures relating to the invention. Various modifications, additions and deletions may be made to these embodiments and/or structures without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.
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