Storage container for a storage and dispensing station
AssigneeBecton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH
InventorErika Braun
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Abstract
Storage containers for small piece goods are provided, the storage containers including a housing having a dispensing opening and a separating device disposed in the housing. The separating device includes contact reducing members opposing the dispensing opening, the contact reducing members configured to reduce a contact area between the separating device and small piece goods within the storage container. Systems and methods of using a system for storage and dispensing of small piece goods are also provided.
Claims20
A storage container for small piece goods, the storage container comprising:
- a housing having a dispensing opening;
- and
- a separating device disposed in the housing, the separating device comprising a plurality of contact reducing members opposing the dispensing opening, the plurality of contact reducing members configured to reduce a contact area between the separating device and one or more small piece goods within the storage container.
A system for storage and dispensing of small piece goods, the system comprising:
- a plurality of storage containers, a first storage container of the plurality of storage containers comprising:
- a housing having a dispensing opening;
- and
- a separating device disposed in the housing, the separating device comprising a plurality of contact reducing members opposing the dispensing opening, the plurality of contact reducing members configured to reduce a contact area between the separating device and one or more small piece goods within the storage container.
A method of dispensing small piece goods, the method comprising:
- storing one or more small piece goods in a storage container, the storage container comprising:
- a housing having a dispensing opening;
- and
- a separating device disposed in the housing, the separating device comprising a plurality of contact reducing members opposing the dispensing opening;
- reducing, by the plurality of contact reducing members, a contact area between the separating device and the one or more small piece goods within the storage container;
- situating a first channel of the separating device adjacent to the dispensing opening, the first channel containing a first small piece good;
- and
- dispensing the first small piece good through the dispensing opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.