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Patent Inventor Names
Donald J. Dalton0
Roy Lavon Stripling0
Date of Patent
September 23, 2008
0Patent Application Number
113976870
Date Filed
April 5, 2006
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
An automatic ice vending apparatus including a holding vessel formed with an aperture, the holding vessel being configured and dimensioned to receive and house ice pieces produced by an operatively associated ice supply, an ice metering device, and an ice transferring device at least partially disposed within the holding vessel that facilitates movement of ice pieces located therein in a first direction toward the aperture thereof, and movement of ice pieces in a second different direction from the aperture to the ice metering device, which is adapted and configured to meter a quantity of ice pieces into a readily transportable container. Methods and automated methods of delivering ice to consumer(s) are also included.
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