Control unit for vending machine

Description

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a control unit for vending machine, showing our new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D416048
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 26, 1997
Date of Patent: Nov 2, 1999
Assignee: Parkway Machine Corporation (Timonium, MD)
Inventors: Steven A. Kovens (Owings Mills, MD), Michael T. Gootee (Baltimore, MD), Robert H. Tegtmeier (Phoenix, MD), Ronald F. Deuel (Shrewsbury, PA)
Primary Examiner: Sandra L. Morris
Law Firm: Cahn & Samuels, LLP
Application Number: 0/69,632
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D20/8)
International Classification: 2001;