Patent ID: 9098959
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A vending machine comprising: a housing having a first side and a second side; a first dispensing slot at the first side of the housing; a second dispensing slot at the second side of the housing; product storage for storing product to be dispensed from the vending machine, said product storage positioned above the first and second dispensing slots; and, a product delivery system configured to receive product dropped from said product storage and selectively deliver the received product to the first dispensing slot and said second dispensing slot, wherein said product delivery system comprises a chute configured to receive product dropped from said product storage and direct the received product to one of the first and second dispensing slots, wherein said chute comprises a planar panel with a middle portion that pivots about a first axis, and a wing portion pivotally connected to the middle portion about a second axis different than the first axis, and a post connected to a vending machine housing, and wherein the post pushes the wing portion to pivot upward with respect to the middle portion as the panel rotates downward, to direct product to the one of the first and second dispensing slots.