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A container structure for solid retaining foods, such as cookies and snack chips, or non-food items, such as first aid products or golf balls, is disclosed which is sized and configured to be vendable from a vending machine which is configured for dispensing canned drinks. The container structure an

A container structure for solid retaining foods, such as cookies and snack chips, or non-food items, such as first aid products or golf balls, is disclosed which is sized and configured to be vendable from a vending machine which is configured for dispensing canned drinks. The container structure and method of vending disclosed presents advantages in the art in providing both vendable food and non-food items with beverages from a single vending machine, facilitates restocking of such vending machines, and provides a more readily recyclable container for vendable foods and non-food items.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of vending non-beverage foods and non-comestible items from a vending machine configured to vend canned drinks comprising the steps of:providing at least one container sized in dimension and configured to contain a liquid beverage and to be dispensed from a vendi

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of vending non-beverage foods and non-comestible items from a vending machine configured to vend canned drinks comprising the steps of:providing at least one container sized in dimension and configured to contain a liquid beverage and to be dispensed from a vending machine configured to vend canned drinks, said at least one container being filled with a material other than a liquid beverage;providing a vending machine configured to vend canned drinks and having signal means for providing selective vending therefrom of containers containing a liquid beverage and containers containing other than a liquid beverage, said vending machine being loaded with said at least one container containing a material other than a liquid beverageorienting said at least one container within said vending machine for selective dispensing with vendable canned drinks; andvending selectively from said vending machine said at least one container containing other than a liquid beverage responsive to a signal selected to vend said at least one container.