Patent ID: 6085534
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: F25D,G07F

Abstract:
A non-electric refrigerating vending machine comprising:a main housing having an outer surface and an insulated internal surface with a retrieval tray integrally formed therein;storage means for storing a plurality of items to be vended;a tank having pressurized refrigerant gas therein in both liquid and gaseous phases and structured to selectively dispense a gas and a refrigerant liquid;a cooling chamber structured to receive a select one of said plurality of items to be vended therein;first transporting means for transporting said select one of said plurality of items to be vended from said storage means to said cooling chamber;second transporting means for transporting said select one of said plurality of items to be vended from said cooling chamber to said retrieval tray;means for controlling the sequence of operation so that said select one of said plurality of items to be vended is transported from said storage means to said cooling chamber, subjected to said cooling liquid for a predetermined period of time and then transported to said retrieval tray; andactivation means for activating the means for controlling the sequence of operation and selecting said select one of said plurality of items to be vended, said activation means being disposed on said outer surface of said main housing.