Vending machine

- The Coca-Cola Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top front and right perspective view of a vending machine, showing our new design; and

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 1, the left side being substantially a mirror image thereof.

The top, bottom and rear of the four embodiments of the vending machine are substantially rectangular, flat and unornamented.

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Patent History
Patent number: D294958
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 18, 1986
Date of Patent: Mar 29, 1988
Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company (Atlanta, GA)
Inventors: Eddie W. King (Marietta, GA), Herman K. Duke (Atlanta, GA), Don S. Summerville (Decatur, GA)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Theodore M. Shooman
Law Firm: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch
Application Number: 6/943,157
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Bottle, Can, Or Carton (2) (D20/5)