A - Human Necessities – 24 – F
Patent
A - Human Necessities
24
F
221/119
A24F 27/00 (2006.01) G07F 11/42 (2006.01) G07F 11/60 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1218632
Abstract The support apparatus (39) for rotatably supporting an elongated semi-rigid helical (22) having a center longitudinal axis (52), of the type used for dispensing articles (38) from a dispensing machine, above a sub- stantially planar shelf surface (34) having a front edge (36) is disclosed. The support apparatus (39) comprises a first coil support member (40) and a second coil support member (42) each defining a generally planar upper surface (41) and (43) respectively to lie above and generally parallel to a shelf surface (34) and adjacent a front end (36) thereof. The first and second coil support members (40 and 42) are disposed in spaced, generally parallel relationship to one another, and wherein the first and second coil support members (40 and 42) are laterally spaced apart from one another a sufficient distance to cooperatively support a helical coil on and between the first and second upper surfaces (40 and 42). During the dispensing of the article, the distances from the axis (52) of the coil (22) to the inner edges (40a and 42a) of the first and second coil support members (40 and 42) proximate where the coil (22) is supported respectively are less than the dis- tances from the axis (52) of the coil (22) to the inner edges (40a and 42a) of the first and second coil support members (40 and 42) proximate the forwardmost convolu- tion of the coil (22) respectively. During the dis- pensing cycle the forwardmost convolution of the coil (22) is not supported by the first and second coil support members (40 and 42).
445761
Gross-Given Manufacturing Company
Ridout & Maybee Llp
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