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EP 0 191 636 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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20.01.1988 Bulletin 1988/03 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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20.08.1986 Bulletin 1986/34 |
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Date of filing: 12.02.1986 |
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Priority: |
14.02.1985 CA 474322
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Applicant: VIDEOVEND BOX OFFICE INC. |
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Automatic vending machine |
(57) 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
for future dispensing. In another aspect this invention relates to a method of operation
of automatic vending machines.