Patents by Inventor Boley A. Andrews

Boley A. Andrews has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for storing and dispensing generally cylindrical products
    Patent number: 4190179
    Abstract: An improved article restraining and releasing mechanism is provided for product dispensing machines in which rollable products are supported in a row upon an inclined shelf and individually released from the lower end of the shelf. The mechanism employs a pair of spaced rotatable restraining and releasing structures mounted on a rotatable shaft offset from but extending in the same general direction as the path of movement of the products along the shelf. The mechanism is particularly adapted for improving the versatility of drawer type product venders to include a capacity for efficiently handling generally cylindrical products such as canned foods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1980
    Assignee: The Vendo Company
    Inventors: Charles A. Moss, Boley A. Andrews