Vending machine for scrubs with time expiring badges and related methods
AssigneePrescient Logistics, LLC
InventorsJeffrey A. Feuer, Errol M. Orehek, Robert J. Goldsher
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Abstract
A vending machine for scrubs may include a housing configured to store different sized scrubs. The vending machine also may include a scrub dispenser, a labeler, and a controller carried by the housing. The controller may be configured to cooperate with the scrub dispenser to dispense a selected sized scrub. The controller may also be configured to cooperate with the labeler to generate a time expiring badge for the selected sized scrub.
Claims21
A vending machine for scrubs comprising:
- a housing configured to store a plurality of different sized scrubs;
- a scrub dispenser carried by said housing;
- a labeler carried by said housing;
- and
- a controller carried by said housing and configured to
- cooperate with said scrub dispenser to dispense a selected sized scrub, and
- cooperate with said labeler to generate a time expiring badge for the selected sized scrub.
A vending system for scrubs comprising:
- a remote station;
- and
- a vending machine comprising
- a housing configured to store a plurality of different sized scrubs,
- a scrub dispenser carried by said housing,
- a labeler carried by said housing,
- a communications interface carried by said housing, and
- a controller carried by said housing and configured to
- cooperate with said scrub dispenser to dispense a selected sized scrub,
- cooperate with said labeler to generate a time expiring badge for the selected sized scrub, and
- communicate with said remote station via said communications interface.
A method for vending different sized scrubs stored in a housing of a vending machine for scrubs, the method comprising:
- operating a controller carried by the housing to
- cooperate with a scrub dispenser carried by the housing to dispense a selected sized scrub, and
- cooperate with a labeler carried by the housing to generate a time expiring badge for the selected sized scrub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.