Patents Assigned to Lamar Tobias
  • Token operated ice dispenser
    Patent number: 4084676
    Abstract: A token operated dispenser of metered quantities of crushed or cubed ice comprising a housing, a cylindrical magazine in the housing and having access and discharge openings, a closure rotatable on a shaft to close one opening while clearing the other, and a token-responsive clutch mechanism for controlling rotation of the closure. The clutch comprises two adjacent, coaxial members complementally forming a coin pocket such that a coin in the pocket mechanically couples the two members for common rotation. A cam ejects the token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1978
    Assignee: Lamar Tobias
    Inventors: Jerry J. Motyka, Donald J. Lewis