Cold drink vending machine

- Rowe International, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a cold drink vending machine showing a new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the cold drink vending machine of FIG. 1.

The broken line showing of the cans in FIGS. 1 and 6 and the second machine with slave unit in FIG. 6 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D364646
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 2, 1993
Date of Patent: Nov 28, 1995
Assignee: Rowe International, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Inventor: Algert J. Maldanis (Rockwall, TX)
Primary Examiner: Theodore M. Shooman
Assistant Examiner: Mitchell I. Siegel
Attorney: John W. Ross, Clapp, Korn & Montgomery Montgomery
Application Number: 0/6,592