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A portable dispensing system comprising a vending machine including an
upper snack-holding portion, an intermediate beverage-holding portion, a
lower refrigeration portion, contained within a housing that fits within
the basket of a golf cart. The snack-holding portion and the
beverage-holding portion occupy a common cabinet being separated by an
insulating wall, allowing a refrigeration mechanism within the
refrigeration portion to refrigerate the beverage-holding portion without
refrigerating the snack-holding portion. The cabinet is disposed above
the basket within the golf cart, and may be provided with a pair of belts
for fastening the dispensing system to the golf cart. Within the
snack-holding portion, snacks are held in a plurality of snack-holding
bins, with similar snacks being stored in a single bin, separated from
one another by sliding platforms. When a sliding platform is pulled away,
the snack product resting atop the sliding platform is released to fall
downward into a lowest position within the bin, to be retrieved by the
user through a door. Within the beverage-holding portion, cans are stored
in a plurality of columns to be retrieved through doors. An inventory
management system is disclosed for controlling and monitoring the
dispensing of refreshments and sundries. The inventory management system
including a systems for electronically accepting payment, a system for
monitoring inventory levels, and a system for wirelessly communicating
with a remote terminal.
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> Hetero-polycyclic compounds, and coloring matters, pigments, dyes, color-changing material compositions, and color-changing films, made by using the compounds
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