Dispensing systems and methods
    101.
    发明申请
    Dispensing systems and methods 有权
    分配系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050258184A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-24

    申请号:US10851859

    申请日:2004-05-20

    申请人: Robert Fitzgerald

    发明人: Robert Fitzgerald

    IPC分类号: G07F9/10 G07F11/00 G07F11/16

    CPC分类号: G07F9/10 G07F11/16

    摘要: A dispenser comprising a first barrier, and a second barrier that is spaced apart from the first barrier. These two barriers define a first item-receiving space between the barriers, and the second barrier at least partially defines a second item-receiving space behind the second barrier. The first barrier is adapted to move between: (A) a first- barrier-closed position in which the first barrier restricts access to the first item-receiving space, and (B) a first-barrier-open position in which the first barrier permits access to the first item-receiving space. Similarly, the second barrier is adapted to move between: (A) a second-barrier-closed position in which the second barrier restricts access to the second item-receiving space, and (B) a second-barrier-open position in which the second barrier permits access to the second item-receiving space. The dispenser may comprise a third barrier, and the first, second, and third barriers may be positioned in a substantially horizontal array.

    摘要翻译: 一种分配器,包括第一屏障和与第一屏障隔开的第二屏障。 这两个障碍物限定了障碍物之间的第一物品接收空间,并且第二屏障至少部分地限定了第二屏障后面的第二物品接收空间。 第一屏障适于在以下位置之间移动:(A)第一屏障闭合位置,其中第一屏障限制对第一物品接收空间的访问,以及(B)第一屏障 - 打开位置,其中第一屏障 允许访问第一个项目接收空间。 类似地,第二屏障适于在以下之间移动:(A)第二屏障闭合位置,其中第二屏障限制对第二物品接收空间的访问,以及(B)第二屏障打开位置,其中 第二屏障允许访问第二项目接收空间。 分配器可以包括第三屏障,并且第一,第二和第三屏障可以被定位在基本水平的阵列中。

    Part dispenser assembly
    102.
    发明申请
    Part dispenser assembly 审中-公开
    零件分配器组件

    公开(公告)号:US20050242107A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-03

    申请号:US10834523

    申请日:2004-04-29

    CPC分类号: B65D83/0409 B65D2583/0431

    摘要: A part dispenser assembly for use with a carton containing parts, the carton having sides, a top, and an open bottom, the parts having an opening therein. The part dispenser assembly includes a part dispensing container having sides, an open top, and a bottom having an opening therein for dispensing parts, the part dispensing container adapted to receive the carton containing parts; a member retainer; a flexible part retainer; and a member adapted to be threaded through the opening in the parts, the top of the member adapted to be attached to the member retainer and the bottom of the member adapted to be attached to the flexible part retainer, wherein the flexible part retainer is adapted to retain the parts in the part dispensing container and wherein the parts are dispensed by deforming the flexible part retainer so that it passes through the opening in the parts. The invention also involves a method of dispensing parts.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于与纸箱包含部件一起使用的部件分配器组件,该纸箱具有侧面,顶部和敞开的底部,所述部件在其中具有开口。 所述零件分配器组件包括具有侧面,开口顶部和底部的零件分配容器,所述底部具有用于分配部件的开口,所述零件分配容器适于容纳所述纸箱容纳部件; 会员保留; 柔性部件保持架; 以及适于穿过所述部件中的所述开口的构件,所述构件的顶部适于附接到所述构件保持器并且所述构件的底部适于附接到所述柔性部件保持器,其中所述柔性部件保持器适于 以将部件保持在部件分配容器中,并且其中通过使柔性部件保持器变形使其通过部件中的开口来分配部件。 本发明还涉及一种分配零件的方法。

    Anti-pilfering device for a vending machine
    103.
    发明申请
    Anti-pilfering device for a vending machine 失效
    自动售货机防盗装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050205597A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-22

    申请号:US10788303

    申请日:2004-03-01

    CPC分类号: G07F11/10 G07F11/16

    摘要: A vending machine includes a storage/display region, a dispensing chamber including a product access opening, and an anti-pilfer device that prevents unauthorized removal of products from the storage/display region through the product access opening. A delivery door is provided which can be shifted from a closed position to an open position to enable the removal of products from the dispensing chamber. The anti-pilfer device includes a plate coupled to a lower portion of the delivery door. When the delivery door is moved from the closed position, the anti-pilfer plate shifts, over a guide element, into a position that prevents products from being withdrawn from the storage/display area. Preferably, the storage/display region and dispensing chamber are separated by a product door, with the anti-pilfer plate preventing the product door from opening when the delivery door is shifted from the closed position.

    摘要翻译: 自动售货机包括存储/显示区域,包括产品访问开口的分配室,以及防止未经授权从产品访问开口从存储/显示区域移除产品的防盗设备。 提供了一个输送门,其可以从关闭位置移动到打开位置,从而能够从分配室移除产品。 防盗装置包括联接到输送门的下部的板。 当输送门从关闭位置移动时,防盗板在引导元件上移动到防止产品从存储/显示区域中取出的位置。 优选地,存储/显示区域和分配室由产品门分开,当防盗板从关闭位置移动时,防盗板防止产品门打开。

    Adjustable storage rack for a vending machine
    104.
    发明申请
    Adjustable storage rack for a vending machine 有权
    自动售货机可调式储物架

    公开(公告)号:US20050189374A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-01

    申请号:US11008100

    申请日:2004-12-10

    摘要: A vending machine includes at least one width-adjustable storage rack, the storage rack having a fixed wall and a movable wall connected to the fixed wall by at least one connecting link; and an adjustment mechanism constructed and adapted to position the movable wall relative to the fixed wall and to thereby vary an interior width between the fixed and movable walls. Two movable walls can be connected to a single fixed wall.

    摘要翻译: 自动售货机包括至少一个宽度可调节的存放架,所述存放架具有固定壁和通过至少一个连接杆与所述固定壁连接的活动壁; 以及调节机构,其被构造和适于相对于固定壁定位可移动壁,从而改变固定壁和可移动壁之间的内部宽度。 两个可移动的墙壁可以连接到单个固定墙。

    Feeder tube for filling containers with pills
    105.
    发明申请
    Feeder tube for filling containers with pills 有权
    用药丸填充容器的饲管

    公开(公告)号:US20050189373A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-01

    申请号:US11033018

    申请日:2005-01-11

    申请人: John Aylward

    发明人: John Aylward

    摘要: A pill delivery and packing apparatus having a feeder tube for delivering pills is provided. The feeder tube has a helical delivery chute that extends between an inlet side and an exit side of the tube. The delivery chute has a helical inner contour and a rectangular cross section that corresponds to the shape of the pills. The helical delivery chute is configured such that each of the pills rotates while proceeding through the delivery chute, whereby such rotation of the pills prevents jamming of the pills in the delivery chute. Independently extendable pins are used to alternately block and open the delivery chute, thus providing an escapement mechanism for dispensing pills. The tube also has an outer surface defining a helical outer contour that guides a rotatable tray on which pills are disposed. Associated apparatuses and methods are also provided.

    摘要翻译: 提供具有用于输送药丸的给料管的药丸递送和包装设备。 进料管具有在管的入口侧和出口侧之间延伸的螺旋输送槽。 输送斜槽具有螺旋形内部轮廓和对应于药丸形状的矩形横截面。 螺旋输送滑槽构造成使得每个药丸在进入输送槽期间旋转,由此药丸的这种旋转防止药丸在输送槽中的卡住。 可独立地延伸的销用于交替地阻塞和打开输送槽,从而提供用于分配药丸的擒纵机构。 该管还具有限定螺旋形外轮廓的外表面,其引导其上设置药丸的可旋转托盘。 还提供了相关的装置和方法。

    Method and apparatus for controlling rented or leased or loaned
    106.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for controlling rented or leased or loaned 失效
    控制租赁或借出的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US20050156028A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-21

    申请号:US11076732

    申请日:2005-03-10

    申请人: Munroe Chirnomas

    发明人: Munroe Chirnomas

    摘要: A method and apparatus relating to the renting, leasing and/or loaning of electronic equipment operable and/or controllable by a computer, wherein one entity not in physical possession and/or control of the equipment desires control over another entity which has physical possession and/or control of the equipment. Such equipment may comprise a washing machine, medical, office or industrial equipment, a vending machine, etc. A central computer system includes software which enables management and execution of financial transactions between the entities, such as debiting or crediting of accounts held by these or other entities, or creating an invoice for one entity to present to another entity. Information used in making these financial transactions can be determined by analysis of information which may be communicated to the central computer system from at least one other source. Such source may include the control system of the controlled equipment, e.g., from a vending machine or the computer system of an interested entity.

    摘要翻译: 与计算机可操作和/或控制的电子设备的租赁,租赁和/或借用相关的方法和装置,其中不具有物理拥有和/或控制设备的一个实体需要控制具有物理拥有的另一个实体, /或控制设备。 这样的设备可以包括洗衣机,医疗,办公室或工业设备,自动售货机等。中央计算机系统包括能够管理和执行实体之间的金融交易的软件,例如由这些或 或为一个实体创建发票给另一个实体。 用于制作这些金融交易的信息可以通过从至少一个其他来源传送到中央计算机系统的信息的分析来确定。 这样的源可以包括受控设备的控制系统,例如来自自动售货机或感兴趣实体的计算机系统。

    Method and apparatus for controlling rented or leased or loaned equipment
    107.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for controlling rented or leased or loaned equipment 失效
    用于管理租赁或租赁设备的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US06917853B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-12

    申请号:US10766178

    申请日:2004-01-27

    申请人: Munroe Chirnomas

    发明人: Munroe Chirnomas

    摘要: A method and apparatus relating to the renting, leasing and/or loaning of electronic equipment operable and/or controllable by a computer, wherein one entity not in physical possession and/or control of the equipment desires control over another entity which has physical possession and/or control of the equipment. Such equipment may comprise a washing machine, medical, office or industrial equipment, a vending machine, etc. A central computer system includes software which enables management and execution of financial transactions between the entities, such as debiting or crediting of accounts held by these or other entities, or creating an invoice for one entity to present to another entity. Information used in making these financial transactions can be determined by analysis of information which may be communicated to the central computer system from at least one other source. Such source may include the control system of the controlled equipment, e.g., from a vending machine or the computer system of an interested entity.

    摘要翻译: 与计算机可操作和/或控制的电子设备的租赁,租赁和/或借用相关的方法和装置,其中不具有物理拥有和/或控制设备的一个实体需要控制具有物理拥有的另一个实体, /或控制设备。 这样的设备可以包括洗衣机,医疗,办公室或工业设备,自动售货机等。中央计算机系统包括能够管理和执行实体之间的金融交易的软件,例如由这些或 或为一个实体创建发票给另一个实体。 用于制作这些金融交易的信息可以通过从至少一个其他来源传送到中央计算机系统的信息的分析来确定。 这样的源可以包括受控设备的控制系统,例如来自自动售货机或感兴趣实体的计算机系统。

    Business card holder and dispenser
    108.
    发明申请
    Business card holder and dispenser 失效
    名片夹和分配器

    公开(公告)号:US20050092768A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-05

    申请号:US10698428

    申请日:2003-11-03

    申请人: Larry Poole

    发明人: Larry Poole

    摘要: A disposable dispensing business card holder, made of molded or folded clear, thin plastic forming a front pocket of an open-topped card holder and dispenser, the front rim of which has a cutout for grasping a single card while leaving the remainder of the cards in the dispenser. The card holder is made to hold about 25 cards for dispensing and may have an adhesive backing on the flat backing portion for attachment to a surface. The flat backing portion may also be easily attached to bulletin boards by pins, staples, tacks, or thumbtacks. The card holder may have a magnetic backing attached for attachment to metal signs or doors. The flat backing portion of the holder may have a double wall for receiving a card, viewable by prospective customers once all the cards have been taken from the dispensing portion of the holder.

    摘要翻译: 一次性分配名片夹,由模制或折叠的透明薄塑料制成,形成开口卡夹和分配器的前袋,其前边缘具有用于抓住单个卡片的切口,同时留下其余卡片 在分配器中。 卡夹被制成以容纳约25张卡用于分配,并且可以在平的背衬部分上具有粘合剂背衬以附着到表面。 扁平背衬部分也可以通过销,订书钉,钉子或图钉容易地附接到布告栏。 卡夹可以具有附接到金属标志或门的磁性背衬。 一旦所有的卡已经从保持器的分配部分中取出,保持器的平的背衬部分可以具有用于接收卡的双壁,可由潜在客户观看。

    Washer positioning device for roofing washer dispensers
    109.
    发明申请
    Washer positioning device for roofing washer dispensers 审中-公开
    洗衣机定位装置用于屋顶洗衣机分配器

    公开(公告)号:US20050000978A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-06

    申请号:US10612519

    申请日:2003-07-02

    申请人: Chen-Fa Huang

    发明人: Chen-Fa Huang

    CPC分类号: B25C5/1693 G07F11/16

    摘要: A positioning device for a roofing washer dispenser includes a plurality of protrusions extending from an inner periphery of the hole defined through a plate connected to the dispenser. A feeding device has a pushing plate which is movably engaged with the groove so as to feed a washer in the groove into the hole. The protrusions are located at an intermediate point of a width of the inner periphery of the hole so that the washer can be supported by the protrusions before it is penetrated by the nail.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于屋顶清洗器分配器的定位装置包括从通过连接到分配器的板限定的孔的内周边延伸的多个突起。 送料装置具有与槽可移动地接合的推板,以将槽中的垫圈供给到孔中。 突起位于孔的内周的宽度的中间点处,使得垫圈可以在其被钉子穿透之前被突起支撑。

    Timed cigarette dispenser
    110.
    发明授权
    Timed cigarette dispenser 失效
    定时卷烟机

    公开(公告)号:US6125082A

    公开(公告)日:2000-09-26

    申请号:US59856

    申请日:1998-04-14

    申请人: Adonis M. Reid

    发明人: Adonis M. Reid

    摘要: A timed cigarette dispenser for limiting the number of cigarettes available to a smoker to assist the smoker in reducing the number of cigarettes smoked over an interval of time, and/or to assist the smoker in quitting smoking. The dispenser includes a housing having a storage chamber therein for containing a quantity of cigarettes, and a solenoid operative to extend a plunger to engage a single cigarette and eject it partially from the housing where it may be grasped and withdrawn. An electronic timing circuit is connected with the dispensing solenoid to energize the solenoid upon the expiration of predetermined time intervals. A cover is latched closed over the storage compartment to prevent access to the storage compartment except when the storage compartment is empty. When the storage compartment is empty, a latch solenoid is automatically energized to disengage the latch and permit the cover to be opened. The device includes a liquid crystal display for displaying messages, and a keypad for entering different messages and/or setting different time intervals on the timer.

    摘要翻译: 定时的香烟分配器,用于限制吸烟者可用的香烟数量,以帮助吸烟者减少在一段时间内吸烟的香烟数量和/或协助吸烟者戒烟。 分配器包括壳体,其中具有用于容纳一定数量的香烟的储存室,以及螺线管,其操作以延伸柱塞以接合单根香烟并将其从壳体中部分地排出,在该位置处可以被抓住并抽出。 电子定时电路与分配螺线管连接,以在预定的时间间隔期满时激励螺线管。 盖子被封闭在储藏室上,以防止进入储藏室,除非储藏室是空的。 当储物箱为空时,锁闩螺线管自动通电以使闩锁脱开,并允许盖打开。 该装置包括用于显示消息的液晶显示器和用于在定时器上输入不同消息和/或设置不同时间间隔的键盘。