US2738049A - Vending machine cabinet - Google Patents

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United States Patent VENDING MACHINE CABINET William F. Shepherd, Cincinnati, Ohio, assignor to William F. Shepherd, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application April 25, 1951, Serial No. 222,76

Claims. (Cl. 194-1) This invention relates to vending machines of the coin operated type wherein packages are dispensed from a series of hoppers or stacks, which constitute a magazine,

by insertion of a coin in the slot and manipulation of the lever appropriate for the item selected. The present invention has nothing to do with the dispensing mecha nism itself, or the mechanism operated by the coin, but is directed to a cabinet structure in which any desired delivery and coin mechanism may be used.

The novel construction of the cabinet of this invention is concerned with the appearance of the vending machine as a whole and with the safety and servicing of the machine, that is, the re-fllling of the magazines and the removing of the coins. The objective of the inventor is to provide a vending machine cabinet structure wherein the features which make for ease and foolproofness of servicing also contribute to the safety andappear'ance of the machine.

In vending machines, imposing problems for their operators inhere. Children and even certain adults are often inclined to regard unguarded vending machines as fair game for ravishrnent by means ofany tools at hand short of the kit of the professional burglar. Thus, invulnerability to many ingenious types of attack must be built into the body of the machine if it is to show a net profit in an exposed location. Yet, as a matter of cost, it is not feasible to employ design or material for the machine which is orthodox for establishing boundaries between private property and the criminal world.

The present invention is, therefore, concerned with the design of the cabinet for a vending machine which is fabricated from light weight metal and plastics, but which, nevertheless, by virtue of its design, is immune to entry by means of ordinary hand tools such as pocketknives, screw drivers, wires, and the like.

Also, the operators of vending machines are continuously confronted with the problem of the ineptness of the labor force which is engaged in the occupation of servicing vending machines, that is, of re-filling the magazines with the proper packages of sandwiches, peanuts, candy, etc., or whatever the vending machines may dispense. Since it is also the duty of these service men to return the coins collected by the machine, the men must be financially trustworthy; but still, high mechanical skill is by no means the inevitable concomitant of common honesty. Thus, the invention also concerns the provision of a cabinet structure which may be serviced, that is, taken apart and put back together again, by a man of very little mechanical skill.

The key element in the structure of this invention is a novel closure member which serves literally as a mechanical key to hold together in assembly the three non-stationary elements of the cabinet structure, to wit, .two hinged Wings and a top. This key element is itself constituted by a lock bar and a sill joined by a non-breakable transparent plastic window which is molded into a selfsustaining channel. The lock bar is permanently afiixed to the top of the channel, and the sill is permanently aflixed to the bottom of the channel. The sill serves to keep hinged wings on either side of the cabinet in closed 7 in turn held in down position with the sill on its seat by fastening the top cover of the cabinet down over the lock bar at the upper end of the channel by means of a key operated lock disposed in the top of the channel. Thus, the one lock serves to secure all of the parts which need be removed for servicing the machine. The cooperation and interaction of the various parts will be better under stood from a description of the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the dispensing cabinet in closed and locked position.

' Figure 2 is a side elevation with the closure member shown in dot-dash lines removed from the cabinet.

Figure 3 is a front elevation of the cabinet similar to cated by the dot-dash line portion of Figure 2, with top open and the side wing which houses the coin collection box swung open.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure l and illustrates the preferred locking arrangement between the top of the closure member and the hinged top of the cabinet. In this View certain elements have been omitted for clarity.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 3.

Figure 7 is .a view similar to Figure 6 showing the hinged wing of that'figure in partially closed position.

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figures 6 and 7 showing the hinged wing in closed but not locked position.

Figure 9 shows the wing in locked position.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken on the line 10 1il of Figure 2.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary cross sectional view taken on the line 1111 of Figure 10.

Figure 12 is a fragmentary perspective view looking down and in at the right end of the cabinet with certain of the parts broken away to show the construction of the seat for the closuremember and the preferred lock for the hinged wing.

In general, the coin operated vending machine cabinet of this invention comprises a pedestal 10 which houses all of the delivery mechanism for unloading the magazine, shown generally at 11, and which rises from the rear of the pedestal and displays as well as houses the merchandise. The delivery mechanism may be of any con ventional or desired type and is preferably mounted within the pedestal between a pair of rectangular side plates 12 12, the side plates serving to support and journal the various parts of the mechanism. Each side plate, as will be noted from Figures 61l, is provided with outwardly turned marginal flanges 13 which project at right angles to the plate. The back of the pedestal is completely enclosed, while an appropriate delivery chute such as that shown at 14 is provided at the front of the pedestal. Preferably, an apron 15 is mounted across the front of the pedestal above the delivery chute, the two ends of the apron being affixed to the front flanges 13 on the respective side plates as will be described below.

Although the delivery mechanism is not shown in the drawings, it will be appreciated that all of the screws, bolts and other fastening devices, which .the cabinet parts and-operating mechanism are other than welds, by v held together are either in the cabinet interior or disposed in the side plates 12. This will be readily apparent from Figure 12. In this figure it will be seen that the apron is secured only at its two ends, these ends being sandwiched between flange 13 and an angle strip 16, the angle strip being disposed vertically at the two sides of the pedestal with metal fastening screws extending from the front through strip 16, the edge of the apron, and flange 13. The angle strip 16 is L-shaped in cross section, presenting a rail 17 which extends outwardly from the front of the apron, the function of which will be described at a later point.

The outer face and flanges of each of the side plates 12 are protected by a hinged wing indicated at 18. The one on the left of the cabinet, as disclosed, protecting the screws, nuts and journals by means of which the operating mechanism inside the pedestal is mounted upon the side plate, whereas the one at the right, as disclosed, protects like mechanism; but in addition functions to enclose coin receiving mechanism indicated by dot-dash lines 20. The latter wing also holds a coin collection box shown in 21. Both the coin receiving mechanism and box may be of conventional type and are thus not disclosed in detail. It will be obvious that the side plate 12 at the right side of the machine offers more than adequate support area for any of the conventional types of coin testing and receiving mechanisms presently used in vending machines.

Each of the hinged wings comprises a housing which opens to the inside, each of which is constituted by a face panel 22 from which walls 23 project inwardly. For added strength, these walls are turned over to provide flanges 24 at one or more margins (all except the bottom margin as disclosed) to constitute a substantially rectangular housing with the major portion of the inner face cut away. The front, upper corner of the rectangular housing may be rounded as shown to provide better appearance. The upper part of the inner face of each housing is enclosed by a plate 25 which is welded to the flanges 24. From this plate depends a locking tab 26 which is secured to it by means of a hinge 27 (see Figure 12). The hinge is welded to the inner face of the plate just below the rounded top front corner. The locking tab itself is flared inwardly at its bottom, as at 28, and is turned outwardly at its top to provide a detent 30. As will be described at a later point, the tab functions in cooperation with a closure member for the front of the magazine 11 to lock the hinged wing in closed position.

Each of the wings is journalled upon its adjacent side plate by means of a novel hinge construction which permits the wing to be swung from closed to a limited open position in which it extends at approximately 4-5 degrees to the side plate, and which also permits the wing to be completely removed from the machine when it is at a point intermediate the open and closed positions. The hinge construction is best shown in Figures 6-9. Referring to Figure 6, it will be noted that the inwardly turned flange 24 along the rear edge of the hinged wing is engaged by an oddly shaped, angulated strip 31 which is secured to the side plate just inside the rear flange 13 by metal screws 32. Where the strip nests against the side wall 12 and flange 13 it is L-shaped in cross section, however, the outer arm 33 of the L extends just slightly beyond the edge of the flange 13 and is then turned sharply back at approximately 45 degrees.

In the position shown in Figure 6, the outer portion 33 of strip .31 which is bent at 45 degrees is disposed against the inside of flange 24. Referring now to Figure 7, when it is desired to remove the Wing, it is swung to a position, near its closed position, in which the front of the housing is just clear of the side plate 12. From this position, the wing can be slipped to the :rear, removing flange 24 at the rear of the wingfrom the bent portion 33 of strip 31. This movement is indicated by dot-dash lines and completely frees wing 18 from attachment to the machine.

In Figure 10, it will be noted that the lower edge of plate 25 is turned into the housing to provide a ledge 35 which rests on top of the strip 31 when the wing is open and rests upon the top of the strip and the upper flange 13 of plate 12 when in closed position, thus supporting the wing vertically. When it is desired to close the wing, it is pulled forward and then swung in against the side plate so that the flange 24 at the front of the wing clears the projecting rail 17 of angle strip 16. From this position, the freedom of movement permitted by the hinge construction permits the wing to be pushed back so that flange 24 at the front of the wing embraces rail 17. Thus from closed position, shown in Figures 9 and 12, the hinged wing must be pulled forward before it can be swung open. Referring again to Figure 12, it will be noted that the side plate is cut out to provide a rectangular opening 36 which is just as wide as locking tab 26 and in a position to receive detent 30 of the locking tab when the hinge is in its closed position embracing lock strip 16. With the tab swung down, detent 30 is inside opening 36, as illustrated in Figure 10, and the forward edge of the detent is in position to abut the forward marginal edge of opening 36 and prevent forward movement of the wing. Therefore, as long as tab 26 is held down, it is impossible to open the hinged wing to which it is attached. Since the wings enclose all journals and fastening means at the side plates, there are no exteriorly exposed screws, bolts or nuts to tempt the ingenuity of vending machine looters.

The magazine 11 rises from the rear of the pedestal and may have, as shown in Figure 2, a straight back. However, it is preferred that the front of the magazine be slanted slightly toward the rear so that when packages are being stacked within it, they do not have to be supported at the front, this feature expediting servicing of the machine. The two sides and the back of the magazine may be formed as continuations of the pedestal or made from a separate sheet which is bent into the configuration shown and spot welded or otherwise secured to the pedestal. The stacks for housing the packages preferably are channel shaped, as shown in Figure 5, these stacks being formed from sections of sheet metal which are bent into open channel configuration, as shown.

The specific arrangement of the stacks shown is not particularly important to the present invention, however, it is required that a pair of grooves indicated at 3737 be provided at the two sides of the magazine, these grooves extending from the top to the bottom and being open at the front. In the embodiment shown, the grooves are formed by spot welding a sheet metal, angulated flange 38 to the inner face of each of the two sides of the magazine. See Figure 5. This angulated flange may be formed as part of the material from which the stacks are made.

The delivery mechanism, of course, is located beneath the stacks of the magazine, one delivery unit being aligned with each of the stacks and in operative connection with one of the levers 40 at the front of the machine. These levers are located just beneath the apron 15 and extend through a front panel 41 which encloses the lower portion of the front of the pedestal, the panel 41 being afiixed at its two ends to the front marginal flanges 13 of the side plates 12 in the same way that the ends of the apron are secured.

The two hinged wings 18 at the sides of the pedestal extend above the top of the apron and also the side plates 12, with the plate 25 at the inner face of each hinged wing extending along the lower end of the adjacent side of the magazine; thus, when the wings are closed, the lower ends at the two sides of the magazine and any attachment means used between the magazine and pedestal are also enclosed.

A metal rod comprising a lock bar 42 extends across the pedestal in front of the lower end of the magazine 5 with the two ends of the bar afiixed to the respective side plates 12. As shown in Figure 11, each end of the lock bar is secured by means of a bolt 43 which extends through an appropriate aperture in the side plate and is threaded into the end of the bar. The lock bar, being fairly heavy, serves, in addition to its primary locking function which will be discussed below, as a longitudinal stiffener for the pedestal. Lock bar 42 provides a seat for a novel closure member for the front of the magazine, the member being indicated generally at 44.

The closure member itself comprises a self-sustaining channel 45 formed of transparent plastic which is preferably shatter-proof. The channel when seated faces rearwardly so that the two sides 46 of the channel can be received and embraced by the grooves 37 at the two sides of the magazine. The lower end of the closure member 44 has a sill 47 affixed to it, the sill extending from one side to the other of the plastic channel and thus fitting between the respective plates 25 of the hinged wing members when the closure member is seated, as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. The sill itself is constituted by two sheet metal forms, one, indicated at 48,. is attached to the front of the plastic channel, being itself a formed channel which is provided with flanges 49 and 50 which extend respectively along its upper and lower edges. These two flanges interlock with a hollow sheet metal form 51 which includes an upper flange 52 adapted to dovetail with the upper flange 49, a curved face portion 53 which slopes forwardly and downwardly to a point in advance of the bottom of the plastic channel member, and a base portion 54 which extends rearwardly toward the bottom of the plastic channel and interlocks with flange 50, the rearward edge of the base portion 54 being turned up and then rearwardly again in an inverted L shape. As will be noted from Figure 12 of the drawings, the bottom of the plastic channel 45 forms with the inverted L-shaped inner end of the base portion of the sill a groove 55 which is adapted to receive or seat upon lock bar 42. The particular form of the sill shown in the drawings is a manufacturing expedient and it will be obvious that it can be made differently, if desired. As shown, the hollow sheet metal form 51 can be slid longitudinally of the flanged form 48 during installation and the bolts such as those shown at 56 which are utilized to hold form 48 to the bottom of the plastic channel enclosed so that they are not exposed to tampering.

The upper edge 57 of the apron is turned inwardly so that it, with the sill, encloses the entire area in front of the plastic channel closure member 45 between the two hinged wings 18.. Since the apron is at a vulnerable spot, it is preferably made out of heavier metal than the rest of the cabinet and may be reinforced by a backing sheet 58 which is affixed to the rear face of the apron and attached at its lower end 59 to an in-turned lower lip 69 on the apron; the sheet 58 and curved portion 60 of the apron forming a hollow tubular structural member across the front of the machine just above the delivery chute 14. It has been observed that most tampering of vending machines is attempted through the delivery chute and the strength provided by the hollow construction is desirable at this point.

The upper end of the panel member has a lock bar 61 fastened to it. .The lock bar preferably is riveted to the plastic material so that no easily managed fastenings are exposed to tampering. Both ends of the lock bar are turned inwardly to conform to the channel configuration of the two sides 46 of the closure member, but terminate at the respective ends short of the inner edges of the sides 46 so that when the channel member is seated, as shown in Figure 5, the inner ends at the two sides abut the forward edges of the sides of the magazine to space the closure member properly with respect to the stacks in the magazine. The grooved seat 55 at the bottom of the transparent plastic closure member, in combination with the rounded configuration of the face vhinged wing and can be lifted out and emptied.

53 of the hollow sill permit the channel member to pivot upon the lock bar to swing outwardly at its top to clear the two sides 46 of the channel of grooves 37--37. Thus, in removing the closure member, it is swung outwardly in this fashion and then lifted upwardly off its seat. In order to protect the finish on the two plates 2525 at the inner'faces of the two hinged wings 18, rubber beading, such as is shown at 62, may be provided for the two ends of the sill member.

When seated, the upper end of the transparent plastic channel closure member is embraced by a hinged lid 63, which is welded to the top of the magazine and adapted to be secured to the lock bar 61 by a key-operated lock 64. Figure 4 shows a preferred type look. It will be seen that the tumbler assembly is mounted in an aperture which is cut through lock bar 61'and the plastic material of the channel at top center. At the inside of the lock, a hook 65 is provided which is adapted to be turned by the key into a lock seat 66 which is welded to the underside of the hinged lid 63 when the lid is down. It is to be observed that the lid 63 is flanged at its front and sides to provide a depending wall 67 which overhangs or embraces lock bar 61. Since the two turned in ends of lock bar 61 extend approximately to the pivot line of the hinged lid 63,- it is impossible to lift the front closure member even slightly from its seat when the lid 63 is locked to it.

If desired, a fluorescent light 68 may be mounted on the underside of the top of the magazine above the stacks in order to illuminate the contents of the machine. A reflector 69 preferably is utilized with the light to direct it downwardly over the front of stacks of packages. In addition, advertising material may be stencilled or otherwise placed upon the inside of the top of the channel member where it is illuminated from behind by the light.

In servicing the machine, the only key-operated lock which must be opened is the one at 64, which is at the top center of the front closure member. When the key is turned to free the closure member, the lid 63 is lifted and then the front closure member swung out, pivoting upon lock bar 42 and then the entire closure member lifted from the machine and set aside. With the removal of the sill 47 from itsposition between the two hinged wings 18, the respective tabs 26 are free to be lifted to remove their detents 30 from the respective openings 36 in the side plates. The wings may then be swung outwardly so that the coin receiving mechanism and the coin collection box are accessible. If no further servicing of the machine is required other than the replenishing of the stacks and collection of coins, the hinged wing at the right of the machine need not be removed entirely but simply swung open, as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3 represents the condition of the machine under routine servicing circumstances. It will be noted that every one of the stacks is exposed so that the packages can be placed in the stacks quite easily, the slanting magazine insuring that none of the packages falls out of the stacks. The coin collection box simply rests upon the lower wall of the If it is desired or necessary to further check the coin receiving mechanism, the hinged wing at the right of the machine may be removed, as described above. Removing the hinged wing exposes all of the fastening means for gaining entry to the inside of the pedestal and also exposes the coin receiving mechanism in its entirety.

The hinged wing at the left is similar to the one at the right, however, since it encloses only journals and other fastening means for the dispensing mechanism inside the pedestal, its removal is necessary only when it is desired to gain access to the inside of the pedestal.

After servicing, the hinged wings are swung in, the hinged tab 26 on each one being lifted so that it clears the top of the side plate. After each hinged wing is pushed back so that the front flange 24 upon it embraces rail 17, the tab 26 may be permitted to fall so that it swings down parallel to the inner face of the sideplate with .detent 30 in opening 36. In this position, the inner face of the tab is adapted to be engaged by the end of the sill 47 when the closure member is put in place. Thus with the sill seated, it is impossible to remove the hinged wing. After being seated, the closure member is simply swung against the face of the magazine with the two sides 46 of the channel entering grooves 3737. Then the lid 63 on the magazine is swung down over lock bar 61 and the key-operated lock 64 turned.

From the point of view of merchandising, the magazine which is herein disclosed is very advantageous in that a full and uninterrupted view of the contents of the magazine is provided. The plastic channel extends all of the way from one side to the other of the magazine, the outside walls of the channel actually engaging with the insides'of the side walls of the magazine.

Although the advantages of the hinged wing construction of the pedestal might be retained in employing a channel member other than this type, that is, a window and frame type enclosure, the utilization of a self-sustaining channel constituted by a single piece of transparent plastic is particularly advantageous from every point of view. From that of security, the plastic channel is desirable because it cannot be broken easily or even out; but even if the plastic channel did not contribute to the security of the machine, it would still be desirable from the point-s of view of appearance and merchandising. As disclosed in Figure 2, the plastic channel juts forwardly of the side walls of the magazine, thus rendering the contents of the end stacks open to view even from a position to one side of the vending machine. The wholly transparent front closure for the magazine provides absolute maximum visual exposure of its contents and the transparent plastic is per se attractive in appearance.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a package vending machine, a pedestal having two side plates, an open-faced magazine mounted on and rising from the pedestal at its rear, a closure clamp hinged to the top of said magazine, a wing housing hinged to the outside of a side plate, means for locking the wing housing on the side plate, said means operable from a point on the inside of the side plate, and a front closure member including a lower sill adapted to fit between the side plates of the pedestal and to operate the lock between the winged housing and the side plate, a self-sustaining transparent plastic channel connected to said sill, said channel facing rearwardly to form a closure for the front of the magazine, and a lock located at the top of the channel to lock down said hinged closure clamp, whereby the transparent channel is locked in position enclosing the front of the magazine and the sill is locked in fixed down position to maintain locking engagement between the side plate of the pedestal and the winged housing.

in a vending machine cabinet, a edestal, a side plate fastened to each of the sides of the pedestal, a pair of wing housings adapted to enclose the respective side plates of the pedestal, an open faced magazine extending upwardly from the rear of the pedestal, a pair of grooves at the respective of: said ma" ine, a magazine closure member comprising a self-sustaining channel formed of transparent plastic material, said member having a sill secured across the lower end thereof adapted to seat upon the pedestal in front of the magazine between the respective wing housings with the sides of the member engaged in said grooves, latch means associated with the inner sides of the wing housings, said latch means operable by cog ment with the side plates and sill to prevent removal of the Wing housings from the sides of the pedestal when the closure member is seated, a lock bar secured across the upper end of the magazine enclosure member, a hinged top on the magazine adapted to enclose the lock bar, and a. key-operated lock for securing the top to the loci; .tit.

3. in a package trending machine cabinet, a pedestal,

a side plate fastened to each of the respective sides of said pedestal by removable fastening means, an open faced magazine extending upwardly from the rear of the pedestal, a pair of hinged wings adapted to enclose the respective side plates and their removable fastening means, a bar extending across the pedestal between the respective wings in front of the magazine, a magazine closure member, a sill secured to the closure member across the lower end thereof, said sill having a groove in its underside adapted to fit over said bar and thus seat the closure member in front of the ,rnagazine, latch means associated with the wings, said latch means operable by engagement with the respective ends .of the sill to prevent outward swinging movement of the wings with respect to the sides of the pedestal when the closure member is seated Whereby the respective wings cannot be opened unless the closure member is unscatcd, a lock bar secured across the upper end of the magazine closure member, a hinged top on the magazine adapted to enclose the lock bar, and a key-operated lock for securing the hinged top to the lock bar, said key-operated lock preventing upward movement of the closure member with respect to its seat upon the first named bar.

4. in a coin operated vending machine cabinet, a pedestal, a side plate secured to one side of the pedestal, said side plate adapted to support coin receiving mechanism, a wing hinged to the side of the pedestal and adapted to enclose said side plate and coin receiving mechanism, a tab hinged to the inside of the Wing, said tab adapted to engage over a horizontal edge of the plate and hang down against the inner face of the plate when the wing is closed with respect to the side of the pedestal, an open aced magazine extending upwardly from the rear of the pedestal, a magazine closure member adapted to seat upon the pedestal in front of the magazine with one side thereof in engagement with said tab, whereby said tab is prevented from becoming disengaged and the wing thus prevented from being swung outwardly to expose the coin receiving mechanism, and a key-operated lock for securing the upper end of the seated closure member to the top of the magazine.

5. In a coin operated vending machine, a pedestal, a side plate fastened to each one of the respective sides of the pedestal by removable fastening means, a. wing hinged at the rear of each of the sides of the pedestal, each wing adapted to enclose a side plate and its removable fastening means, a magazine mounted at the rear of the pedestal between the respective wings, a magazine closure member seated upon the pedestal in front of the magazine between the wings, and means for locking the wings in closed position disposed at the inner sides of the wings, said means adapted to be locked by the seated closure member whereby the wings cannot be removed unless the closur member is unseated.

6. in a vending machine cabinet, a pedestal, removable fastening means at the respective sides of said pedestal, an open faced magazine mounted on and extending upwardly from said pedestal at the rear thereof, a pair of wings adapted to enclose each of the respective sides of said pedestal and said removable fastening means, a magazine closure member, said member adapted to seat upon the pedestal at the front of said magazine in position to enclose the front of said open faced magazine, said member having a sill which extends across the lower end thereof, means disposed at the respective inner sides of said wings for holding said wings in closed position, said last named means being adapted to be locked by engagement with the respective opposite ends of said sill when said closure member is seated as aforesaid, whereby the wings cannot be removed unless the closure member is unseated, and a key operated latch adapted to lock the seated closure member to said magazine.

7. In a vending machine cabinet, a pedestal, an open faced magazine extending upwardly from the rear of said pedestal, a side plate fastened to each one of the respective sides of said pedestal by removable fastening means, a removable wing adapted to enclose each of the respective side plates and their removable fastening means, a magazine closure member, said closure member adapted to seat upon the pedestal at the front of said magazine, means disposed at the respective inner sides of said wings for holding the respective wings in closed position, the latter named means adapted to be locked by the seated closure member, whereby the wings cannot be removed unless the closure member is unseated, and a key operated latch adapted to lock the closure member to said magazine when said closure member is seated as aforesaid.

8. In a vending machine cabinet, a pedestal, an open faced magazine extending upwardly from the pedestal at the rear thereof, a substantially vertically disposed groove at each of the respective sides of said magazine, removable fastening means at the respective sides of said pedestal, a pair of removable wings, each wing of the pair adapted to enclose a side of the pedestal and said removable fastening means, a magazine closure member having sides thereof adapted to engage in the grooves at the respective sides of the magazine, said magazine closure member adapted to seat upon the pedestal at the front of the magazine between said wings when the sides of said member are engaged respectively in said grooves, means disposed at the respective inner sides of said wings for holding the respective wings in closed position, the latter named means adapted to be locked upon engagement with the lower end of the closure member when it is seated as aforesaid, whereby the wings cannot be removed unless the closure member is unseated, and a key operated latch for securing the closure member to the magazine.

9. In a vending machine cabinet, a pedestal, removable fastening means at the respective sides of said pedestal, a removable wing adapted to enclose each of the respec tive sides of said pedestal and said removable fastening means, each of said wings having a portion thereof extending above the respective sides of said pedestal, an open faced magazine extending upwardly from the rear of said pedestal between the respective wings, a magazine closure member, said member adapted to seat upon the pedestal at the front of said magazine between the respective wings,

10 means disposed at the respective inner sides of the wings for holding said wings in closed position, the latter named means, adapted to be locked by the seated closure member, whereby the wings cannot be removed unless the closure member is unseated.

10. In a package vending machine cabinet, a pedestal, an open faced magazine extending upwardly from the rear of said pedestal, said magazine being closed at the top thereof, the two sides and the rear, a wall closing the back of said pedestal, an apron extending across the front of the pedestal which, with said wall, prevents access to the inside of the pedestal from the front and back thereof, removable fastening means at the respective sides of said pedestal to permit access to the inside thereof, a removable wing adapted to enclose each of the respective sides of said pedestal and said removable fastening means, a magazine closure member, said member adapted to seat upon the pedestal at the front of said magazine between the respective wings to close the top of the pedestal and to prevent access to the front of said magazine, means disposed at the respective inner sides of the wings for holding said wings in closed position, the latter named means adapted to be locked by engagement with the seated closure member, whereby the wings cannot be removed to gain access to the removable fastening means unless the closure member is unseated, and a key operated latch adapted to lock the closure member to said magazine when said closure memher is seated as aforesaid.

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