Patent ID: 7850042
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: A23G,F25D,G07F

Abstract:
1. An article retrieving apparatus comprising, a housing, an article storage area inside the housing for storing a plurality of articles therein; an article extracting device having a grasping end for entering the article storage area and retrieving an article therefrom; and a plurality of movable barriers positioned near the article storage area, each barrier having a closed position and an open position, wherein when a moveable barrier is moved to the closed position, the barrier decreases the potential for air to move into or out of the article storage area, and when a moveable barrier is moved to the open position there is an increased potential for air to move into or out of the article storage area as compared to when the moveable barrier is in the closed position; and wherein in order for the article extracting device to retrieve an article, the grasping end of the article extracting device must initiate a direct physical contact with at least one of said plurality of moveable barriers so as to deflect a portion of said at least one barrier toward said article storage area and thereby create an opening through which said grasping end of the article extracting device must pass to retrieve an article.