ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMC....................J0490693EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA319920708EP91311598.619911212enenen902706719901213GB19920708199228199206171992255 5A 47F 3/04 A 5F 25D 25/00 BdeAusgabeeinrichtungenDispenserfrDistributeurNONENESSO (ENGINEERS) LIMITED01443520MGH/MG39/41 Carron Place, Kelvin Industrial EstateEast Kilbride G75 0TB, ScotlandGBOattes, James Roderick6 Kirkland ParkStrathaven, Lanarkshire ML10 6ARGBHorner, Martin Grenvilleet al00045941Cruikshank & Fairweather 19 Royal Exchange SquareGlasgow G1 3AE ScotlandGBATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUMCNLSE19920708199228

A compact refrigerated dispenser for cooled articles, such as drink cans, comprises a housing (2) having a plurality of pairs of chutes (10,12; 40,42) for storing and dispensing the articles under gravity. The open lower end of each chute opens through a front panel of the housing. The chutes are filled either through a lid (8) in the top of the housing, or a door (48) in the top of the front panel. A lip (18) allows the articles to be withdrawn one at a time. Cooled air from a refrigerator (26) is recirculated over the stack of articles by a fan (28). The dispenser is non-coin operated.