Article dispenser

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Patent

CA 1207411

- 1 - ROGERS, BERESKIN & PARR Title: ARTICLE DISPENSER Inventor: JOHN NELSON CLINTON ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An article dispenser has a storage unit for storing articles, such as video tapes or beverages. The dispenser includes a card reading unit. In use, a user inserts a credit card into this card reading unit, and the dispenser can then record appropriate charges on the user's account. A selection unit is provided for a user to select a desired article, the selection unit generating a signal representative of a desired article. A dispensing and receiving unit withdraws selected articles from the storage unit. It can also receive and check returned articles, and return these checked articles to the storage unit. The dispensing and receiving unit can include an arm capable of movement in 3 dimensions. A central processor unit is connected to the other units and determines on which account a charge is to be recorded from data supplied by the card reading unit. For each dispensed article, the central processor unit records a charge on the appropriate account, with a replacement charge being recorded if the article is not returned as indicated by the absence of a return signal from the dispensing and receiving unit.

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