Patent ID: 6123223
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A vending system for the display and sale of floral arrangements, comprising:a housing having a transparent vending door for providing access into an interior portion thereof;a rotatable carousel positioned in said interior portion of said housing in alignment with said door;a plurality of compartments on said carousel for holding the floral arrangements, each compartment having a registered position with said door;indicia means associated with each of said compartment means;means for normally rotating said carousel whereby said compartments and floral arrangements associated therewith are continuously viewable by a prospective purchaser;means for locking said door means;selector means operable by said purchaser for selecting one of said compartments as referenced by said indicia means;control means responsive to operation of said selector means for continuing rotation of said carousel until said one of said compartments is registered with said one of said doors at said registered position and for discontinuing said rotation at said registered position, said control means disabling said means for locking said door means thereby permitting the purchaser to open said door and remove the floral arrangement carried in said one of said compartments; andmeans responsive to the closure of said door for resuming rotation of said carousel and thereafter preventing positioning of said one of said compartments at said registered position until a new floral arrangement has been located therein.