| US 7,432,478 B2 | ||
| Inductive heating apparatus with machine readable device | ||
| William Segiet, Bethel, Conn. (US); and Michel Saba, Carmel, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Pepsico, Inc., Purchase, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 20, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/336,184. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0170178 A1, Jul. 26, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H05B 6/64 (2006.01); H05B 6/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 219—626 [219/679; 219/621] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A vending apparatus for dispensing a heated food contained in a food container comprising:
a vending housing;
a storage area configured to store a plurality of containers;
a panel configured to receive a food selection;
a machine indicia-reading device in the vending housing configured to sense, at a first location, machine-readable indicia
on a selected container that is indicative of the type of food contained therein; and
a heating device for heating a selected container; and
a pathway for delivering a selected container from the first location to a second location, the pathway including a member
that is translatable between a first position and a second position, wherein the member is configured to be translated between
the first and second position in responsive to a lack of indicia being sensed by the machine indicia-reading device.
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