Patent ID: 6357622
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
An electronic drop-shelf vending device for automatic vending of a consumer product, said device comprising:a) a power supply; b) a case; c) a cover; d) a first switch; e) at least one drop-shelf magazine housed within said case, each said drop-shelf magazine having a plurality of drop shelves and a triggering mechanism; f) each said at least one drop-shelf magazine consisting of a single electromechanical actuator connectable to each said triggering mechanism; g) an electronic monetary detection means for accepting a form of money and outputting a first electronic signal; and h) a timing element for activating said solenoid in response to said first electronic signal upon closing of said first switch by a user; wherein said triggering mechanism drops a bottom-most one of said plurality of drop shelves during actuation of said electromechanical actuator.