Secure merchandise-vending machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6857710
APP PUB NO 20030052577A1
SERIAL NO

09954771

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A bulk merchandise-vending machine with a base supporting a merchandise storage member, a mechanism plate positioned to form a closure member for the base and removable therefrom by a forward pivotal movement about its bottommost edge while the storage member is tilted slightly upwardly about its rearmost edge, wherein the front of the storage member is provided with a locking element cooperative with a lock carried by the mechanism plate and operable positively to prevent the storage member from tilting about its rear lower edge and separate from the mechanism plate, whereby unauthorized access to the mechanism carried by the mechanism plate and/or a coin receptacle there behind is positively prevented.

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NORTHWESTERN CORPORATION THE922 EAST ARMSTRONG P O BOX 490 MORRIS IL 60450

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bolen, Richard K Champaign, IL 13 41

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