(19)
(11) EP 1 044 638 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.10.2000 Bulletin 2000/42

(21) Application number: 00107056.4

(22) Date of filing: 04.04.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7A47F 1/04, A47F 1/12, A47F 7/14, G07F 11/28
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 13.04.1999 IT TV990039

(71) Applicant: Progema S.r.l.
31050 Villorba (Treviso) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Pin, Fabrizio
    31050 Carita' di Villorba, Treviso (IT)

(74) Representative: Modiano, Guido, Dr.-Ing. et al
Modiano & Associati SpA Via Meravigli, 16
20123 Milano
20123 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Newspaper and/or magazine vending machine


(57) A newspaper and/or magazine vending machine (1) comprising a box-like container (3) which has a swing-down front door (4). The vending machine contains a lifting unit (6) for newspapers and/or magazines which are arranged so that their base rests on a feeder (7). The vending machine also contains means (16,17,18) for selecting a single newspaper and/or magazine following preliminary selection and/or payment on the part of a user.







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