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US 5,588,317 AGranted
Method and apparatus for sequentially unlocking compartments
OwnerJames S. Biancoinventor
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Abstract
In a preferred embodiment, a system for sequentially unlocking a series of locked compartments, the system including: apparatus to unlock a first one of the locked compartments so that the first one of the locked compartments can be opened and then closed; and apparatus to sense closing of the first one of the locked compartments and to automatically unlock a second one of the locked compartments in response to the closing of the first one of the locked compartments.
Claims6
An apparatus for sequentially unlocking a series of locked compartments, comprising:
- (a) means to unlock a first one of said locked compartments so that said first one of said locked compartments can be opened and then closed;
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- (b) means to sense closing of said first one of said locked compartments and to automatically unlock a second one of said locked compartments in response to said closing of said first one of said locked compartments.
A method for sequentially accessing the contents of a series of locked compartments, comprising:
- (a) providing means to unlock a first one of said locked compartments so that said first one of said locked compartments can be opened and closed;
- providing means to sense closing of said first one of said locked compartments and to automatically unlock a second one of said locked compartments in response to said closing of said first one of said locked compartments;
- (c) causing said means to unlock to unlock said first one of said locked compartments;
- (d) accessing the contents of said first one of said locked compartments;
- (e) closing said first one of said locked compartments;
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- (f) accessing the contents of said second one of said locked compartments after said means to sense unlocks said second one of said locked compartments.
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