Patent ID: 7395945
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: A47B,A47F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A dispensing machine, comprising: a cabinet; a carousel assembly within said cabinet, said carousel assembly comprising: a housing defining an interior space and an opening to said interior space; a door slideably supported relative to said housing and movable from a closed position generally blocking said opening to an open position generally not blocking said opening; a carousel supported within said interior space for rotation relative to said housing, said carousel comprising a plurality of dividers dividing said carousel into a plurality of segments, one or more of said plurality of segments configured to receive a dispensable item, one or more of said dividers comprising an associated tab; a first stop coupled to said housing and configured to selectively interfere with a first tab associated with a first divider of said plurality of dividers to prevent rotation of said carousel in a first direction; a second stop carried by said door and configured to interfere with a second tab associated with a second divider of said plurality of dividers adjacent said first divider; wherein one or more segments defined between said first divider and said second divider is generally aligned with said opening when said first stop interferes with said first tab, said second stop is spaced from said second tab to allow said door to open while said carousel remains stationary, said second stop preventing said door from opening beyond said second divider in said first direction when said second stop contacts said second tab.