Patent ID: 6223935
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
An automatic vending machine having a self-positioning device for holding products therein, said automatic vending machine comprising a plurality of compartments adjacent to each other, each of said compartments having a top, a bottom and lateral holding means adapted to contain the products in a vertically stacked manner, each of said compartments further having an open side between said lateral holding means, said self-positioning device comprisinga rod having an operating position located within the open side of each compartment, said rod, when in said operating position being located before the products thereby retaining the products in a stacked manner within said compartment, said rod having a loading position wherein said rod is displaced with respect to said open side to allow the products to be loaded into said compartment,said rod having an upper end and a lower end,said compartment having a recess located at the bottom thereof and a spring located at the top thereof, said lower end of said rod being movable fitted with said recess and said upper end of said rod begin biased by said spring impelling said rod toward said operating position.