EP1589499A3

Vending machine

Abstract

A vending machine (1), comprising a containment frame (2), which has at least one rear wall or back (3) and two side walls (4a, 4b) and supports a front door (5) provided with means (6) for accessing a region (7) for withdrawing dispensed products; the containment frame supports a plurality of trays associated with means for dispensing the products to be dispensed, which are arranged on the trays, the withdrawal region (7) further comprising a withdrawal pocket (8), which can be associated detachably, by way of detachable connection means, with the containment frame at an engagement portion (9) arranged below the plurality of trays.

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Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
DE1017391B	Cites	Germany	X	Search report	1-5
GB1245048A	Cites	United Kingdom	A	Search report	6-15
US2002166870A1	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-5
US3269595A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	6-15
US4094440A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	6,7
US5579952A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-5
US5909823A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	6,7
US5996838A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-5
GB864207A	Cites	United Kingdom	X	Search report	1-5

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Document	Office	Kind	Date
VR20040063	Italy	A	2004-04-20
VR20040063	Italy	A	2004-04-20
VR20040063	Italy	–	2004-04-20
VR20040063	–	–	–
IT2004VR00063	–	–	–

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Document	Office	Kind
ITVR20040063A1	Italy	A1	2004-07-20
EP1589499A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-10-26
EP1589499A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2005-12-14
EP1589499B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2010-06-09
DE602005021718D1	Germany	D1	2010-07-22
ES2345442T3	Spain	T3	2010-09-23

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2025-05-14	Patent expired after termination of 20 yearsExpiredPE20	PE20	GB
2025-04-25	Announcement of lapse in spainLapsedFD2A	FD2A	ES
2025-04-19	Expiry of rightR071	R071	DE
2024-07-31	Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]GrantedPGFP	PGFP	EP
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2023-09-27	Opt-out of the competence of the unified patent court (upc) changedP02	P02	EP
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2023-02-16	Change of representativeR082	R082	DE
2018-04-20	Fee paymentPLFP	PLFP	FR
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2011-06-30	No opposition filed against granted patent, or epo opposition proceedings concluded without decisionGrantedR097	R097	DE
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2010-09-23	Definitive protectionFG2A	FG2A	ES
2010-07-22	Corresponds to:REF	REF	EP
2010-06-09	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
2010-05-07	(expected) grantORIGINAL CODE: 0009210GRAA	GRAA	EP
2010-03-04	Grant fee paidORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR3GRAS	GRAS	EP
2009-12-16	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP	EP
2006-08-23	Designation fees paidAKX	AKX	EP
2006-05-17	Request for examination filed17P	17P	EP
2005-12-14	Designated contracting statesAK	AK	EP
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2005-09-09	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI	EP

Vending machine

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