Patent ID: 9240091
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A modularized vending machine, retail display, or automated retail store comprising: a central robotic gantry comprising an upright enclosure with a pair of sides and a front and a back, an internal elevator, means for vertically moving the elevator within the gantry, the elevator comprising a transverse conveyor for moving items laterally, wherein said conveyor comprises a pair of retractable, product collection wings that open when the elevator is in place to collect items that are dispensed from inventory area(s) in modules placed on either side of the dispensing gantry; at least one inventory cabinet attached to at least one gantry side; at least one door fitted upon the front or back of the gantry, the doors comprising a product vend area; at least one display module proximate said gantry, the display module containing items to be vended, the display module comprising a plurality of physical displays in which items to be vended are visibly housed; a computer for activating and controlling the gantry and the module; and, software for controlling the computer.