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Vending machine for dispensing bags

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-09-21
VEND TECH SOLUTIONS HLDG
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[0019] The present invention is directed to a vending machine for dispensing bags, which may at least partially overcome the abovementioned disadvantages or provide the consumer with a useful or commercial choice.

Problems solved by technology

Some of these bags are recycled at supermarket collection bins, but this is only a very small percentage of the total number of bags used.
The plastic bags clog waterways and kill thousands of sea birds, sea mammals and fish each year.
Bags contaminate kerbside recycling, can remain undegraded in the environment for up to 1000 years, and cause problems for landfill.

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[0081] According to an aspect of the invention, a vending machine 10 is provided.

[0082] The vending machine 10, as illustrated in FIG. 1 comprises a generally rectangular housing 11 having an interior and an exterior. A storage compartment 12 for storing bags 13 is located in the interior of the housing, towards the center of the machine. There are a plurality of storage sub-compartments 23 each storing different sized bags or bags of differing materials. The storage compartment 12 is located above a dispensing compartment into which bags 13 removed from the storage compartment 12 are deposited in order to be available to the user which purchased them.

[0083] A dispensing compartment 14, accessible from the exterior of the housing 11, is positioned adjacent the storage compartment 12. Suction means 15 is positioned with respect to the storage compartment 12. The suction means 15 allows movement between the storage compartment 12 and the dispensing compartment 14. The suction means ...

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Abstract

Vending machine (10) houses two rows of four stacks of bags (13), differing in material or size. On coin actuation, bag (13) on the top of a selected stack is gripped by suction cup (27) and moved so that it falls into compartment (14), from where it is externally accessible. Suction cup (27) is movable, by a pneumatic ram, to-and-fro along horizontal arm (24) to grip, say, bag (13) of a rear stack and bring it forward so that it can be deposited in compartment (14). Arm (24), in turn, is movable up or down vertical arm (36) that, in turn, is movable horizontally along guide track (28) so that different stacks can be accessed.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to dispensing machines and in particular to vending machines for dispensing goods in response to a customer tendering payment for the goods. BACKGROUND ART [0002] At the moment, the majority of Australian retailers provide non-biodegradable plastic carry bags which end up as landfill or litter. Some of these bags are recycled at supermarket collection bins, but this is only a very small percentage of the total number of bags used. [0003] Each year Australians throw away six billion plastic bags. That's 12,000 bags a minute, most discarded after one use. [0004] The plastic bags clog waterways and kill thousands of sea birds, sea mammals and fish each year. Turtles, dolphins and killer whales mistake them for jellyfish and die of intestinal blockage. [0005] Bags contaminate kerbside recycling, can remain undegraded in the environment for up to 1000 years, and cause problems for landfill. [0006] There has been debate on the us...

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IPC IPC(8): B65H3/08G07F11/04G07F11/14G07F11/16G07F11/62
CPCG07F11/045G07F11/14G07F11/62G07F11/165G07F11/16G07F11/1657G07F11/163
Inventor ERWIN, STEPHEN WILLIAM
Owner VEND TECH SOLUTIONS HLDG