Patent ID: 8261940

Claim:
A dispenser for dispensing a number of products, comprising: at least one storage column adapted to dispense a number of products; a product selection device operable to permit one of the number of products to advance from the storage column, wherein the advanced product can be dispensed from the dispenser, the product selection device comprising at least one turret-type wheel positioned adjacent to at least one storage column; an access opening; and a product shuttle cooperating with the door and the at least one turret-type wheel, wherein manipulating the access door causes rotation of the at least one turret-type wheel which allows one of the number of products to advance from the at least one storage column to the product shuttle and towards the access opening, wherein manipulating the access door from an initial vertically oriented position further causes the product shuttle to lift the advanced product along at least a portion of the access door for dispensing from the dispenser.