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AssigneeCintas Corporate Services, Inc.
InventorsRobert F. Cotter, John Savage, Kenneth L. Waters
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A dispenser includes a main bank of cells with each cell housing an inventory of multiple scrubs or other items for dispensing. The main bank of cells may operate in a standalone manner to dispense scrubs, or additional banks can be added to the main bank for increased inventory capacity. The scrubs are stored in a vertical stack in each cell with the uppermost scrub in the cell being the next scrub in that cell to be dispensed. One or more pickers each translate along a gantry to be selectively positioned above one of the cells for picking the uppermost scrub in the cell and elevating it out of the cell. Multiple pickers may operate simultaneously to pick and dispense multiple scrubs at the same time. Once picked, the scrub is moved by the picker along the gantry to a discharge position over a discharge delivery chute.
A dispenser for storing and dispensing a plurality of items, the dispenser comprising:
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