US PATENT SUBCLASS 221 / 108
.~.~.~ By article presence or absence responsive means

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221 /   HD   ARTICLE DISPENSING

92  DF  PLURAL SOURCES, STACKS OR COMPARTMENTS {8}
103  DF  .~ Each entirely depleted in order {4}
107  DF  .~.~ Feeding from subsequent source or stack prevented by articles in discharge path {1}
108.~.~.~ By article presence or absence responsive means {1}
109  DF  .~.~.~.~> Progressive release of multiple gates for three or more sources or stacks

DEFINITION

Classification: 221/108

(under subclass 107) Devices having means preventing feeding of articles from other sources, such means being directly controlled by the articles in the discharge path.

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11, for similar automatic devices. See the note to subclass 11 in the Search Class Notes of subclass 103 for a full discussion of the distinction between automatic and condition

responsive means in devices of this type.