Patent ID: 6129238
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A coin-operated vending machine, said vending machine comprising:a cabinet defining a game area and defining a reservoir for receiving pieces of product;an output mechanism in communication with said game area and configured to output said product pieces from said area to a user;a propelling mechanism in communication with said game area and configured to propel a said product piece through said game area to said output mechanism;a hopper disposed in said cabinet in communication with said reservoir, said hopper being configured to receive said product piece from said reservoir and to output said product piece to said propelling mechanism; anda coin mechanism in operative communication with said hopper and configured to receive at least one coin from said user and to control said hopper to output said product piece to said propelling mechanism from said reservoir responsively thereto,wherein said cabinet includes a transparent front panel vertically slidably received therein and forming a front boundary of said game area.