Patent ID: 6330958
Filing Date: 2001-12-18
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
A vending machine which comprises:a housing cabinet having a good dispensing opening;a detachable and replaceable magazine having a plurality of stations, each holding a plurality of goods and means for dispensing said goods therefrom;means housed outside said magazine for driving said means for dispensing;means for selectively activating one of said means for driving;a control mechanism, housed within said cabinet, including;means for selecting one of said stations;means, responsive to said means for selecting, for controlling said means for selectively activating one of said means for driving; andwherein said magazine comprises a box having a closable front and a back panel;each of said good-holding stations comprises one of said means for dispensing goods; andsaid stations are distributed over a plurality of layers, wherein each layer comprises a plurality of side-by-side positioned stations.