Automated storage and dispensing system
OwnerPeter George Guthrie, George W. Guthrieinventors
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Abstract
A storage and dispensing system including a cabinet having a frame with a plurality of separators, each separator including an opening formed therethrough. The system further includes a plurality of drawers, each drawer having a plurality of compartments configured to store an item therein. Each drawer is positioned adjacent to at least one of the separators and is movable relative to the adjacent separator such that each compartment of each drawer is positionable adjacent to the opening of the associated separator.
Claims20
A storage and dispensing system comprising a cabinet including:
- a frame having a plurality of separators, each separator including an opening formed therethrough;
- and
- a plurality of drawers, each drawer having a plurality of compartments configured to store an item therein, wherein each drawer is positioned adjacent to at least one of said separators and is movable relative to the adjacent separator such that each compartment of each drawer is positionable adjacent to the opening of the associated separator.
A storage and dispensing system comprising a cabinet including:
- a frame;
- a plurality of drawers, each drawer including a base portion and a guide which includes a plurality of compartments configured to receive an item therein, wherein each guide is rotatable relative to the associated base portion, and wherein each drawer is laterally displaceable relative to the frame;
- and
- a controller operatively coupled to each drawer to control the rotation of each guide and the lateral displacement of each drawer such that each compartment can be positioned to allow an item to be removed therefrom or received therein.
A method for storage and dispensing items comprising:
- accessing a cabinet including a frame and plurality of separators, each separator including an opening formed therethrough, the cabinet further including a plurality of drawers, each drawer having a plurality of compartments for storing an item therein, wherein each drawer is positioned adjacent to at least one of said separators;
- causing a drawer to be moved relative to the adjacent separator such that a compartment of said moved drawer is positioned adjacent to the opening of the adjacent separator;
- and
- causing an item to be passed through the opening of the adjacent separator such that the item is placed into, or retracted out of, an associated compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.