Abstract: A vending machine rotor is provided which allows for the holding and subsequent dispensing of two or more bottles from a vending machine. The vending machine rotor provides a reservoir which comprises at least two bottle locations in which bottles may be loaded and then from which the bottles may be dispensed. While loaded in the rotor, cut-outs in the rotor enable the necks of at least two of the bottles to overlap by providing recesses in which the outer surfaces of at least two of the bottles may partially radiate outward from the axis of the vending machine rotor. Finally, a thickened portion of the rotor body may be provided to prevent bottles which exceed a maximum diameter from being used with the rotor of the present invention.

Abstract: A bottled beverage vending machine storage column modified by including a controlled containment system to dispense irregularly shaped bottles having spherical surface areas from a dispenser tray at the bottom of the column for discharge of the bottled beverages from a collection door without damage to the bottles. The controlled containment system includes a pair of opposed bottle neck guide tracks, one of which is adjustable in width to provide for temporary holding of the bottles in suspension and the other of which includes removable and telescopic segments, to keep the bottles from turning sideways when the bottles are stacked alternately, neck to bottom in a stack.

Abstract: A downwardly opening inverted channel is provided for mounting to the underside of a trailer tongue with the channel extending longitudinally of the tongue. The channel includes a pair of depending opposite side flanges interconnected along the upper marginal edges by a bight portion extending therebetween and a generally U-shaped leg assembly including upstanding legs interconnected at their lower ends by a horizontal cross piece has the upper ends of first and second legs thereof pivotally supported from the outer sides of first and second flanges, respectively, of the channel by first and second pivot structures for angular displacement of the U-shaped leg assembly relative to the channel about substantially aligned axes extending transversely of the channel. The leg assembly is swingable between a downwardly extended depending and slightly downwardly and forwardly inclined position and a rearwardly projecting upwardly retracted horizontal position.