Vending machine

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Description

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

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof, the opposite side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D37195 October 1904 Townsend
D103055 February 1937 Main
D154293 June 1949 Markoe
D156409 December 1949 Courshon
D180619 July 1957 Probasco
D309634 July 31, 1990 McDaniel
1182793 May 1916 Richardson
1385419 July 1921 Baird
1505725 August 1924 Obradovits
2829021 April 1958 Wolters
3390753 July 1968 Bolen et al.
3592306 July 1971 Dunn
3604547 September 1971 Bolen
3783986 January 1974 Bolen
4679684 July 14, 1987 Glaser
4896798 January 30, 1990 Milton
Foreign Patent Documents
8644 1896 GBX
Other references
  • Modern Tubular Furniture 1941 Catalogue No. 22, p. 23, top left and top right. Bulk Vending Machine photographs taken on a bulk vending machine in a restaurant in Orland Park, Ill. prior to Sep. 12, 1990.
Patent History
Patent number: D332285
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 12, 1990
Date of Patent: Jan 5, 1993
Assignee: The Northwestern Corporation (Morris, IL)
Inventor: Richard K. Bolen (Champaign, IL)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: Paula A. Mortimer
Law Firm: Willian Brinks Olds Hofer Gilson & Lione
Application Number: 7/581,104
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Gum Ball Type (3) (D20/7)