Title:
MULTIPLE PRODUCT DISPENSING FROM A VENDING MACHINE WITH A SINGLE SELECTION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001086602
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A selection method and mechanism which causes multiple products from one or more vending machines to be dispensed through use of a single selection. The single selection mechanism can be the use of a single button either dedicated to this function or can be a button designated from the normal buttons on a selection key pad. The single selection can be the pushing of multiple buttons in a single selection process. The selection can be made after the establishment of sufficient credit in the machine to purchase the selection. The products can be vended sequentially or simultaneously.
Inventors:
OSBORN JACK L
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/015343
Publication Date:
May 23, 2002
Filing Date:
May 10, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CRANE CO (US)
International Classes:
G07F5/18; G07F9/00; (IPC1-7): G07F9/00; G07F9/02; G07F11/34; G07F11/42; G07F11/72
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1999022347A1 | 1999-05-06 |
Foreign References:
| US5884807A | 1999-03-23 | |||
| US3901366A | 1975-08-26 | |||
| FR2602356A1 | 1988-02-05 | |||
| US5513771A | 1996-05-07 |
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