Cassette assembly and unit dose medication cart using the cassette assembly

A cassette assembly comprising:

• frame means;
• at least one cassette tray;
• means for slidably supporting said cassette tray in said frame for movement between a retracted position and a withdrawn position;
• at least one bin received in said cassette tray;
• locking means for releasably securing said cassette tray in said frame in the retracted position;
• means for limiting sliding movement of said cassette tray, when said locking means is released, from the retracted position to an intermediate position between the retracted position and the withdrawn position, wherein when said cassette tray is moved to the intermediate position at most a minor portion of said bin is exposed;
• and
• actuating means for selectably actuating said limiting means (a) for limiting sliding movement of said cassette tray to the intermediate position and (b) for permitting sliding movement of said cassette tray to the withdrawn position.

A cart comprising:

• a support structure comprised of a plurality of support posts;
• and at least two side walls supported between said support posts, each said side wall having a corrugated interior surface;
• and
• a cassette assembly removably supported in said support structure, said cassette assembly comprising:
• a frame including side panels having ribbed outer surfaces, said ribbed outer surfaces being formed to engage said corrugated interior surfaces of said side walls of said support structure;
• at least one cassette tray;
• means for slidably supporting said cassette tray in said frame for movement between a retracted position and a withdrawn position;
• at least one bin received in said cassette tray;
• locking means for releasably securing said cassette tray in said frame in the retracted position;
• means for limiting sliding movement of said cassette tray, when said locking means is released, from the retracted position to an intermediate position between the retracted position and the withdrawn position, wherein when said cassette tray is moved to the intermediate position at most a minor portion of said bin is exposed;
• and
• actuating means for selectably actuating said limiting means (a) for limiting sliding movement of said cassette tray to the intermediate position and (b) for permitting sliding movement of said cassette tray to the withdrawn position.