Beverage vending machine

- Crane Co.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beverage vending machine showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The broken line showing on FIGS. 1, 2, 4 and 6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a beverage vending machine, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D448049
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 16, 1999
Date of Patent: Sep 18, 2001
Assignee: Crane Co. (Stamford, CT)
Inventors: Gerald J. Podgorney (St. Louis, MO), Roger H. Decker (St. Peters, MO), Kurt Botsai (Thousand Oaks, CA), Cary Chow (Venice, CA), Juan Cilia (Thousand Oaks, CA), Chris Glupker (Van Nuys, CA), Ravi Sawhney (Calabasas, CA), Frank Zinni (Capistrano Beach, CA), Hirotomi Teranishi (Calabasas, CA)
Primary Examiner: Nanda Bondade
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Hughes & Luce, L.L.P.
Application Number: 29/107,964
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bottle, Can, Or Carton (2) (D20/5); D7/306; D7/312
International Classification: 2001;