Patent ID: 6170285
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: F25D,G07F

Abstract:
A vending machine, comprising:a housing having a floor and forming an interior space with an open front;a door attached to the housing for pivotal movement between an open position for allowing access to the interior space of the housing through the open front and a closed position for covering the open front;a horizontal shelf in the housing dividing the interior space of the housing into upper and lower portions, the shelf defining an opening along an edge thereof extending towards the open front of the housing; anda refrigeration unit having substantially vertical side portions engageable with the edge of the shelf defining the opening therein, the refrigeration unit being slidable on the floor of the housing into the housing with the front door in the open position such that the vertical side portions engage the edge of the shelf along substantially the length of the opening therein.