A vend mechanism for transferring articles, or prizes, to a receiving area of
a
vending machine accessible from outside the machine, including an amusement game
machine, has a plurality of conveyors arranged radially on each of a plurality
of spaced plates. A first drive mechanism is provided to rotate an assembly of
the plates so that a selected column of conveyors is in alignment with the receiving
area and, for each plate, a second drive mechanism is provided to operate the conveyor
that is in the transferring orientation so that an article, or prize, on the conveyor
is transferred to the receiving area.