California Code of Regulations
Title 21 - Public Works
Division 2 - Department of Transportation
Chapter 20 - Permissible Activity and Use of Safety Roadside Rest Areas and Vista Points in and Along California State Highways
Appendix II - Newspaper Vending Machine Design and Specification Criteria

Newspaper vending machines proposed for installation in the Department's safety roadside rest areas shall conform to the following minimum design and specification criteria:

1. the vending machine cabinet is to be fabricated from 20-gauge cold rolled steel, all welded construction, and shall be approximately 16 inches high, 24 inches wide and 16 inches deep.

2. the door is to be fabricated from 16-gauge cold rolled steel, reinforced with 5/8 inch diameter steel tubing with .043 inch wall thickness, or the equivalent, all welded construction.

3. the window is to be fabricated from 60/1000th inch thick LEXAN or an equivalent clear, shatter--and vandal-resistant polycarbonate material.

4. the coin mechanism is to be an adjustable rejector type with a built-in locking mechanism and a reverse armored coin box.

5. the ground type pedestal mount column is to be a four-inch square steel tube with 1/8 inch thick steel walls, all welded construction, with a reinforced mounting platform fabricated from 12 gauge cold rolled steel reinforced with 1/8 inch thick steel cross bracing or the equivalent. A pedestal mount furnished with a steel flange base designed to be bolted to concrete surfaces may be used only where directed by the Department.

6. the finish of both the machine and the base is to be iron phosphate cleaned and prepared with a heavy coat of primer followed by a heavy coat of baked enamel.

7. the machine is to be finished with a heavy coat of baked enamel, colored light tan. Color number 10324 in Federal Standard 5952 meets these specifications.

8. the pedestal base is to be finished with a heavy coat of baked enamel, colored dark brown. Color number 20062 in Federal Standard 5952 meets these specifications.

9. the name or logotype of the publication may be lettered or stenciled in the same dark brown color as is used on the pedestal base on the lower front face of the machine beneath the window using the type style customarily employed by the publication.

To the extent that it is in its best interests, the Department may, at its discretion, modify these design and specification criteria to suit the particular safety roadside rest area and at its option make the necessary provisions a part of the permit agreement.