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CA 2095034
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for a solely battery-powered, low-powered, money-operated vending and dispensing apparatus which can be utilized in the vending or dispensing of products, such as newspapers or other printed matter, or services. The present invention comprises at least one battery (14), a control system housed on a control board (11), money sensing devices (19, 21), money validating devices (16, 17), battery power test circuitry (40), circuitry (D28) to indicate a low battery power condition, circuitry and devices (50, 6) to determine and indicate the acceptability of various types of money, or its equivalent, a product delivery circuit (70) and device (18), circuitry to indicate the activation, or lack thereof, of the product delivery device, and circuitry and a device (27) to indicate when the apparatus is being serviced. The present invention utilizes power saving components and operational techniques to facilitate low power operation.
Barnes Elwood E.
Bernardini Ronald R.
June Geoffrey A.
Kirby Eades Gale Baker
Mars Inc.
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