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Vending machine

Granted 3 Mar 1987 · no office action yet

Application
557319
filed 2 Dec 1983
Publication
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US D288574
granted 3 Mar 1987

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top front and right…

FIG. 1 is a top front and right side perspective view of a vending machine, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top front and right side perspective view of a second embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view of embodiments 1 and 2, the left sides being substantially mirror images thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top front and right side perspective view of a third embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being substantially a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top front and right side perspective view of a fourth embodiment of that shown in FIG. 1; and

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being substantially a mirror image thereof.

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D20/5D20/4

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Bernard Ansher
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