Patent ID: 6994230

Claim:
A vending machine comprising: a housing having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom and two sides, the front, rear, top, bottom and two sides defining an interior of the housing; the front of the housing including a front wall having at least one front opening configured to allow a vending product to be removed from the housing; a rear door pivotally connected to the housing and covering at least a portion of the rear of the housing, the rear door having an open position allowing access to the interior of the housing, the rear door further having a closed position for preventing access to the interior of the housing through the rear of the housing; and a service chassis having at least one money collecting container; wherein the service chassis is configured to be located within the interior of the housing when the rear door is in the closed position, the at least one money container having a money accepting slot adjacent the front of the housing when the service chassis is within the interior of the housing whereby money is inserted into the at least one money collecting container through the money accepting slot; and wherein the service chassis is configured to be at least partially removed from the interior of the housing through the rear of the housing to allow access to the at least one money collecting container and the money accepting slot of the at least one money collecting container.