公开(公告)号：US20190172295A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-06

申请号：US16098388

申请日：2017-05-02

Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

Inventor： Clayton Burnett ,  Lee Alan Hawkins ,  John Boyd ,  Thomas G. North ,  Chih-Shang Fu

IPC: G07F11/34 ,  G05B19/042

Abstract: A system and method of vending product items may include storing product items within a product storage area. A product item may be released from the product storage area. The product item may be hoisted over at least a portion of the product storage area. The hoisted product item may be presented to a user. In one embodiment, the product storage area may be positioned within a vending machine, and the vending machine may be mobile. The vending machine may also be self-propelled. In an embodiment, the vending machine may be moved via a controller being used by an operator. Alternatively, the vending machine may be moved autonomously.