Global Patent Index - EP 0191636 A2

EP 0191636 A2 19860820 - Automatic vending machine.

Title (en)

Automatic vending machine.

Title (de)

Automatischer Verkaufsapparat.

Title (fr)

Machine de vente automatique.

Publication

EP 0191636 A2 19860820 (EN)

Application

EP 86300962 A 19860212

Priority

CA 474322 A 19850214

Abstract (en)

This invention relates to automatic vending machines and components therefor, and in one aspect is adapted to permit the automatic dispensing of rented video cassettes and the return of such video cassettes into a store in the automatic vending machine (32) for future dispensing. In another aspect this invention relates to a method of operation of automatic vending machines.

IPC 1-7

G07F 7/00; G07F 7/06; G07F 11/62

IPC 8 full level

G07F 7/00 (2006.01); G07F 7/06 (2006.01); G07F 11/00 (2006.01); G07F 11/62 (2006.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 7/069 (2013.01); G07F 11/62 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0191636 A2 19860820; EP 0191636 A3 19880120; AU 5341786 A 19860821; AU 579003 B2 19881110; CA 1260117 A 19890926; JP S61262995 A 19861120

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 86300962 A 19860212; AU 5341786 A 19860212; CA 474322 A 19850214; JP 2910386 A 19860214