EP0247876A2
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Storage and dispensing means
Assignee: Keyosk Corp
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Filing: 1987-05-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-05-28
Abstract
Abstract Storage and dispensing means are provided for use in a tape cassette dispensing machine. The means comprises a bin (1) with side by side sliding compartments (11), each slidable to extend from one bin side to expose an open compartment side for insertion or removal of a cassette.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard Charles Brown
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:26
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/675; G11B15/68; G11B15/682; G11B15/6825; G11B23/00; G11B23/02; G11B23/023; G11B23/0236; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S194/00; Y10S194/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
1 Storage and dispensing means for tape cassette dispensing machines comprising a bin having a plurality of sliding compartments arranged to receive tape cassettes side by side therein, the compartments being arranged to be slidable in their own planes between a closed position within the bin in which the compartment interior is inaccessible for removal of a cassette, and a position extended from a side of the bin in which the compartments are accessible for removal and insertion of a cassette.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
1 Storage and dispensing means for tape cassette dispensing machines comprising a bin having a plurality of sliding compartments arranged to receive tape cassettes side by side therein, the compartments being arranged to be slidable in their own planes between a closed position within the bin in which the compartment interior is inaccessible for removal of a cassette, and a position extended from a side of the bin in which the compartments are accessible for removal and insertion of a cassette.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
2 Storage and dispensing means as clained in Claim 1 in which compartments have a side opening therein which is accessible for removal and insertion of a cassette when the cassette is in the extended position, and inaccessible when within the bin by reason of the proximity of a sufficiently closed side of an adjoining compartment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
3 Storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 2 in which the side opening is in a major side of the compartment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
4 Storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 3 in which the major side opposite the open side has sufficient opening therein to allow a user to push a cassette out of the open side of the compartment from the opposite side.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
5 Storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 4 in which each compartment is retained in its closed position against a biasing force by a locking pin, mounted on the back of the bin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
6 Storage dispensing means as claimed in Claim 5 in which the compartments have runners extending rearwardly from the upper and lower sides through openings in the back of the bin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
71 words
7 Storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 6 in which the runners and upper and lower edges slide between pairs of ridges in the upper and lower bin surface, and the runners have clips on the rear side of the bin arranged for preventing removal of the compartment from the front side of the bin and for determining the extent of extension of the compartments out of the bin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
8 Storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 1 in which the compartments have openings in their rear sides arranged to allow access between cassette recoginition means at the bin rear and a cassette in a compartment in use.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
9 Storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 1 in which the compartments have formations arranged to locate a cassette in a predetermined position therein.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
10 Storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 6 in which the locking pin is openable to extend into and retract from a co-operating hole in a runner of the compartment.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
11 Storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 10 in which the locking pin is part of a solenoid, and the rear of the bin is arranged to activate a signalling switch when in retracted position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
12 Storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 5 in which the biasing means for each compartment is a leaf spring mounted on the inside rear surface of the bin in the length of the compartment and arranged to react against the rear side of the compartment.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
13 Storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 1 in which the compartment is of transparent material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
14 Storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 5 in which the bin has an electronics printed circuit board mounted on its outside rear surface, carrying electronic circuiting for operating each locking pin on the bin.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
15 Storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 1 in which the bin bias mounting formations extending rearwardly from the upper and lower bin sides, and being arranged to mount the bin in a housing framework of the tape cassette dispensing machine.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
55 words
Storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 15 in which the mounting formations are two tongues extending from each of the upper and lower bin sides forming two pairs of tongues operatively one above the other, each tongue having an opening through it with a slot extending from the opening through the rear edge.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
73 words
17 Storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 16 in which there is a locking rod for each pair of mounting tongues, each rod having two spaced apart thickened portions and being arranged to be transversely insertable into the openings of a pair through the slots and being slidable to have the thickened portion within the opening in which position the slots are too narrow to allow transverse withdrawal through the slots.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
34 words
18 A tape cassette dispensing machine comprising a framework fitted with rows and columns of storage and dispensing means as claimed in Claim 17 there being a locking rod for each colum of bins.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
19 a bin adapted for use in a storage and dispensing means as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 17.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
20 A compartment adapted for use in a storage and dispensing means as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 17.
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