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A display panel for a vending machine including the capability of adding promotions, advertising, and special equipment such as electronic and video games to the existing vending machine. A utility module for containing one of these devices is located on the display panel of the vending machine and

A display panel for a vending machine including the capability of adding promotions, advertising, and special equipment such as electronic and video games to the existing vending machine. A utility module for containing one of these devices is located on the display panel of the vending machine and is so positioned so that it optimizes a combination of criteria including space, circuitry location, a prominent spot for display purposes and a location enabling easy retrofit of the utility module into a vending machine unit.

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A vending machine including a control panel with an array of product selector buttons for controlling the vending of products from said machine, comprising: a coin slot for receiving coins to initiate vending of products; first and second adjacent vertical columns of product selector buttons, each h

A vending machine including a control panel with an array of product selector buttons for controlling the vending of products from said machine, comprising: a coin slot for receiving coins to initiate vending of products; first and second adjacent vertical columns of product selector buttons, each having a product display area thereon bearing indicia representative of a given product to be vended; utility module means disposed in said control panel above said coin slot for providing interactive communication with a customer using said machine, who inserts coins into said coin slot and actuates at least one of said product selector buttons; a plurality of panel means adjacent said control panel defining a like plurality of display fields within a defined display area; selected ones of said panel means being of contrasting surface characteristics to the remaining said panel means in the provision of selected display configurations in said display area; one of said selected ones of said display panel means including logo means definitive of a primary product to be dispensed by said vending machine; and the remaining said selected ones of said display panel means being so configured, in conjunction with said one of said selected panel means, as to suggest the representation by said display panel means of an alphanumeric character representative of the said primary product in addition to said logo means, said alphanumeric character being an abbreviation for said primary product.