Automated product cabinet for inventory control

An automated cabinet, the automated cabinet comprising:

• an inventory management system, the inventory management system including:
• a controller, the controller comprising a processor and a memory, the memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to:
• keep an inventory of a storage cabinet;
• send and receive electrical communications to and from the storage cabinet;
• the storage cabinet, the storage cabinet including:
• a housing;
• one or more drawers configured to be slidably stowable within the housing, each of the one or more drawers:
• defining a storage area configured to receive a product;
• and including:
• a base;
• a series of horizontal dividers, wherein each horizontal divider of the series of horizontal dividers:
• is aligned side to side within the drawer;
• is placed on the base of the drawer;
• and includes:
• a base;
• and
• a series of knobs protruding vertically from the base;
• a series of vertical dividers, wherein each vertical divider of the series of vertical dividers:
• is aligned front to back within the drawer;
• rests on one or more of the horizontal dividers of the series of horizontal dividers between two adjacent knobs in the series of knobs;
• and
• mated with one or more horizontal dividers of the series of horizontal dividers, creating one or more slots within the drawer;
• one or more printed circuit boards, wherein each printed circuit board of the one or more printed circuit boards:
• is in electronic communication with the inventory management system;
• and
• electronically connected to:
• a drawer light in each drawer of the one or more drawers;
• and
• one or more slot lights, wherein the one or more slot lights are configured to indicate respective positions of the one or more slots created by the series of horizontal dividers and the series of vertical dividers within the drawer;
• one or more communication wires, each communication wire carrying an electrical communication between one of the printed circuit boards and the electronically connected drawer light in each drawer of the one or more drawers and one or more slot lights;
• the one or more communication wires passing through the back of the one or more drawers;
• a wire regulator connecting the one or more communication wires:
• the wire regulator including a spring for regulating the wires.

An automated cabinet, the automated cabinet comprising:

• an inventory management system, the inventory management system including:
• a controller, the controller comprising a processor and a memory, the memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to:
• keep an inventory of a storage cabinet;
• and
• send and receive electrical communications to and from the storage cabinet;
• the storage cabinet, the storage cabinet including:
• a housing;
• one or more drawers configured to be slidably stowable within the housing, each of the one or more drawers:
• defining a storage area configured to receive a product;
• and including:
• a base;
• a back edge;
• a series of horizontal dividers, wherein each horizontal divider of the series of horizontal dividers:
• is aligned side to side within the drawer;
• is placed on the base of the drawer;
• and includes:
• a base;
• and
• a series of knobs protruding vertically from the base;
• a series of vertical dividers, wherein each vertical divider of the series of vertical dividers:
• is aligned front to back within the drawer;
• rests on one or more of the horizontal dividers of the series of horizontal dividers between two adjacent knobs in the series of knobs;
• and
• mated with one or more horizontal dividers of the series of horizontal dividers creating one or more slots within the drawer, wherein:
• a width of the one or more slots can be changed by moving one of the one or more of the vertical dividers of the series of vertical dividers and
• a depth of the one or more slots can be changed by moving one of the one or more of the horizontal dividers of the series of horizontal dividers;
• a series of channels, wherein the series of channels:
• are on the bottom of the vertical dividers;
• and
• allows one of the horizontal dividers of the series of horizontal dividers to at least partially pass through a vertical divider of the series of vertical dividers;
• and
• a light strip mounted on the vertical divider, wherein each light on the light strip is placed between adjacent channels;
• one or more printed circuit boards, wherein each printed circuit board of the one or more printed circuit boards:
• is in electronic communication with the inventory management system;
• and
• electronically connected to:
• a drawer light in each drawer of the one or more drawers;
• and
• the light strips on each of the vertical dividers;
• one or more communication wires, each communication wire:
• carrying an electrical communication between one of the printed circuit boards and the electronically connected drawer light in each drawer of the one or more drawers and the light strips;
• and
• passing through a back of one of the one or more drawers;
• a wire regulator for each of the one or more communication wires, wherein the wire regulator:
• is between the back edge of one of the drawers of the one or more drawers and the housing of the storage cabinet;
• and
• includes:
• a wire holder, wherein the wire holder is connected to one of the one or more communication wires;
• an attachment point, wherein the attachment point is a set point on the back edge of one of the one or more drawers;
• and
• a spring connected to the wire holder and the attachment point.