# US 9,872,808 B2 · Medications dispensing cart

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- Number: US 9,872,808 B2
- Document ID: US9872808B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/176,256
- Filed: 2016-06-08
- Published: 2017-12-14
- Granted: 2018-01-23
- Earliest claimed: 2016-06-08
- Applicants: Seneca Gipson
- Inventors: Seneca Gipson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9872808B2

## CPC

- A61G 12/001: {Trolleys for transport of medicaments, food, linen, nursing supplies (carts specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis A61B50/13; hand carts B62B3/00)}
- A47B 31/02: with heating, cooling or ventilating means
- A47B 2031/003: {with drawers, trays or shelves}
- A47B 2031/006: {Medication carts}
- A47B 2220/0077: Lighting for furniture, e.g. cupboards and racks
- A61J 7/0007: {Pill breaking or crushing devices}
- A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00)
- A47B: TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE (furniture jointing F16B)
- A61J: CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE

## Abstract

An medications dispensing cart for dispensing medications includes a cabinet that has a front, a back, a left side, a right side, a top and a bottom defining an internal space. A pair of left walls and a pair of right walls are positioned in the internal space. Drawers are positioned between and slidably coupled to each of the pairs of walls. Rollers are coupled to the bottom and a cooler is positioned in the top. A light, operationally coupled to a power module, is extendable from the interior space through a complimentary aperture in the top. Electronic locks, controlled by a keypad, are coupled to the drawers. A manual lock also is coupled to each of the drawers. A pill manipulator that is capable of cutting and crushing pills is positioned on the top.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An medications dispensing cart comprising:
a cabinet, said cabinet having a front, a back, a left side, a right side, a top and a bottom defining an internal space;
a pair of left walls and a pair of right walls positioned in said internal space;
a plurality of drawers, respective said drawers being positioned between and slidably coupled to said pair of left walls, respective said drawers being positioned between and slidably coupled to said pair of right walls;
a plurality of rollers, said rollers being coupled to said bottom;
a cooler, said cooler being positioned in said top and extending into said internal space;
a power module, said power module being coupled to said cabinet and positioned in said interior space;
a light, said light being extendable from said interior space through a complimentary aperture in said top, said light being operationally coupled to said power module, such that said light is stowable in said interior space when not needed and extendable when illumination is required;
a plurality of electronic locks, each said electronic lock being coupled to said cabinet and operationally coupled to a respective one of said plurality of drawers, such that each of said electronic locks is configured to selectively render said respective one of said plurality of drawers in either a locked or an unlocked state;
a keypad, said keypad being reversibly couplable to said top, said keypad being operationally couplable to said power module and each of said electronic locks;
a manual lock, said manual lock being operationally coupled to each of said plurality of drawers, such that said manual lock must be disengaged prior to the user employing said keypad;
a pill manipulator, said pill manipulator being capable of cutting and crushing pills, said pill manipulator being positioned on said top; and
an arcuate cavity positioned in said front substantially equally distant from said left side and said right side, said cavity extending from said bottom to said top, such that said cavity is positioned to accommodate the user.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cart of claim 1, further including a shelf, said shelf being slidably extendable from said interior space through a complimentary slot in said front, said slot being positioned in said arcuate cavity proximate to said top.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The cart of claim 1, further including said rollers comprising castors.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cart of claim 1, further comprising:
said plurality of rollers comprising four rollers; and
each said roller being coupled to said bottom proximate to a respective corner of said bottom.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cart of claim 1, further including said power module comprising at least one battery.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The cart of claim 1, further comprising:
said light being tubular; and
said light being positioned proximate to said back and said right side.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The cart of claim 1, further said manual lock being positioned in said arcuate cavity proximate to said top.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The cart of claim 1, further comprising:
a trash receptacle, said trash receptacle being positioned in said right compartment proximate to said back and below said light, said trash receptacle having an opening proximate to an upper edge, such that said opening is accessible to a user standing in said arcuate cavity for disposal of trash, said opening being circular, said trash receptacle being quadrilaterally shaped when viewed longitudinally;
a sharps receptacle, said sharps receptacle being positioned in said right compartment proximate to said front, said sharps receptacle having an aperture proximate to an upper rim, such that said aperture is accessible to a user standing in said arcuate cavity for disposal of sharps, said aperture being square, said sharps receptacle being triangular when viewed longitudinally; and
said sharps receptacle and said trash receptacle together being triangular when viewed longitudinally and complimentary to said right compartment.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The cart of claim 1, further including a decorative drawer front, said decorative drawer front being positioned below said top and above said respective drawers positioned between said pair of left walls.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The cart of claim 9, further including a plurality of handles, each said handle being coupled to a respective one of said plurality of drawers, said plurality of bins and said decorative drawer front, said plurality of handles comprising eleven handles.

### Claim 11

An medications dispensing cart comprising:
a cabinet, said cabinet having a front, a back, a left side, a right side, a top and a bottom defining an internal space;
a pair of left walls and a pair of right walls positioned in said internal space;
a plurality of drawers, respective said drawers being positioned between and slidably coupled to said pair of left walls, respective said drawers being positioned between and slidably coupled to said pair of right walls;
a plurality of rollers, said rollers being coupled to said bottom;
a cooler, said cooler being positioned in said top and extending into said internal space;
a power module, said power module being coupled to said cabinet and positioned in said interior space;
a light, said light being extendable from said interior space through a complimentary aperture in said top, said light being operationally coupled to said power module, such that said light is stowable in said interior space when not needed and extendable when illumination is required;
a plurality of electronic locks, each said electronic lock being coupled to said cabinet and operationally coupled to a respective one of said plurality of drawers, such that each of said electronic locks is configured to selectively render said respective one of said plurality of drawers in either a locked or an unlocked state;
a keypad, said keypad being reversibly couplable to said top, said keypad being operationally couplable to said power module and each of said electronic locks;
a manual lock, said manual lock being operationally coupled to each of said plurality of drawers, such that said manual lock must be disengaged prior to the user employing said keypad;
a pill manipulator, said pill manipulator being capable of cutting and crushing pills, said pill manipulator being positioned on said top;
each of said walls being coupled to said front, said back, said top and said bottom;
said pair of left walls being positioned proximate to said left side;
said pair of right walls being positioned proximate to said right side;
said back being dimensionally wider than said front, such that said left side and said right side are obtusely coupled to said front and acutely coupled to said back defining respectively a left compartment and a right compartment of said cabinet;
said left compartment and said right compartment being triangularly shaped when viewed longitudinally;
said back extending past said top, defining a retaining ridge;
said pair of left walls, said left side, and a strip of said front between said left walls extending past said top defining a rectangle;
said rectangle having a lateral brace coupled to and extending between said pair of left walls defining a back section and a front section;
said left side extending past said top defining a surface storage area; and
said surface storage area being triangular.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The cart of claim 11, further including a plurality of cups being coupled to and positioned through said top, said cups being positioned in said surface storage area, such that said cups are configured for storage of spoons, forks, knives, straws, disposable cups and other items, said plurality of cups comprising four cups.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The cart of claim 11, further including a plurality of bins, said plurality of bins being positioned in said left compartment, each of said bins being hingedly coupled to said left side proximate to said front, said plurality of bins comprising three bins.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The cart of claim 13, further including a cup tray, said cup tray being complimentary to and positioned in an uppermost said bin, such that said tray is configured for storage of variously sized cups, said cup tray comprising a plurality of concavities positioned in a panel, said panel being coupled to an interior of said cup tray.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The cart of claim 11, further comprising:
a plurality of cubby holes, said cubby holes being positioned in said left compartment below said top and above said plurality of bins;
each said cubby hole being defined by a respective one of a plurality of separators, said top and an upper panel; and
said plurality of separators comprising one separator, such that said plurality of cubby holes comprises two cubby holes.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The cart of claim 11, further comprising:
said cooler being insulated;
said cooler being positioned in said back section;
a lid, said lid being complimentary to an upper opening of said cooler, said lid being insulated; and
said lid being hingedly coupled to said cooler proximate to said back.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The cart of claim 11, further including said pill manipulator being positioned in said front section of said rectangle.

### Claim 18

An medications dispensing cart comprising:
a cabinet, said cabinet having a front, a back, a left side, a right side, a top and a bottom defining an internal space;
an arcuate cavity positioned in said front substantially equally distant from said left side and said right side, said cavity extending from said bottom to said top, such that said cavity is positioned to accommodate the user;
said back extending past said top, defining a retaining ridge;
a shelf, said shelf being slidably extendable from said interior space through a complimentary slot in said front, said slot being positioned in said arcuate cavity proximate to said top;
a pair of left walls and a pair of right walls positioned in said internal space, each of said walls being coupled to said front, said back, said top and said bottom, said pair of left walls being positioned proximate to said left side, said pair of right walls being positioned proximate to said right side;
said back being dimensionally wider than said front, such that said left side and said right side are obtusely coupled to said front and acutely coupled to said back defining respectively a left compartment and a right compartment of said cabinet, said left compartment and said right compartment being triangularly shaped when viewed longitudinally;
said pair of left walls, said left side, and a strip of said front between said left walls extending past said top defining a rectangle, said rectangle having a lateral brace coupled to and extending between said pair of left walls defining a back section and a front section;
said left side extending past said top defining a surface storage area, said surface storage area being triangular;
a plurality of cups being coupled to and positioned through said top, said cups being positioned in said surface storage area, such that said cups are configured for storage of spoons, forks, knives, straws, disposable cups and other items, said plurality of cups comprising four cups;
a plurality of drawers, respective said drawers being positioned between and slidably coupled to said pair of left walls, respective said drawers being positioned between and slidably coupled to said pair of right walls;
a plurality of bins, said plurality of bins being positioned in said left compartment, each of said bins being hingedly coupled to said left side proximate to said front, said plurality of bins comprising three bins;
a cup tray, said cup tray being complimentary to and positioned in an uppermost said bin, such that said tray is configured for storage of variously sized cups, said cup tray comprising a plurality of concavities positioned in a panel, said panel being coupled to an interior of said cup tray;
a plurality of cubby holes, said cubby holes being positioned in said left compartment below said top and above said plurality of bins, each said cubby hole being defined by a respective one of a plurality of separators, said top and an upper panel, said plurality of separators comprising one separator, such that said plurality of cubby holes comprises two cubby holes;
a plurality of rollers, said rollers being coupled to said bottom, said rollers comprising castors, said plurality of rollers comprising four rollers, each said roller being coupled to said bottom proximate to a respective corner of said bottom;
a cooler, said cooler being positioned in said top and extending into said internal space, said cooler being insulated, said cooler being positioned in said back section;
a lid, said lid being complimentary to an upper opening of said cooler, said lid being insulated, said lid being hingedly coupled to said cooler proximate to said back;
a power module, said power module being coupled to said cabinet and positioned in said interior space, said power module comprising at least one battery;
a light, said light being extendable from said interior space through a complimentary aperture in said top, said light being operationally coupled to said power module, such that said light is stowable in said interior space when not needed and extendable when illumination is required, said light being tubular, said light being positioned proximate to said back and said right side;
a plurality of electronic locks, each said electronic lock being coupled to said cabinet and operationally coupled to a respective one of said plurality of drawers, such that each of said electronic locks is configured to selectively render said respective one of said plurality of drawers in either a locked or an unlocked state;
a keypad, said keypad being reversibly couplable to said top, said keypad being operationally couplable to said power module and each of said electronic locks, such that said keypad is configured to selectively unlock one or more of said plurality of drawers;
a manual lock, said manual lock being operationally coupled to each of said plurality of drawers, such that said manual lock must be disengaged prior to the user employing said keypad, said manual lock being positioned in said arcuate cavity proximate to said top;
a pill manipulator, said pill manipulator being capable of cutting and crushing pills, said pill manipulator being positioned on said top, said pill manipulator being positioned in said front section of said rectangle;
a trash receptacle, said trash receptacle being positioned in said right compartment proximate to said back and below said light, said trash receptacle having an opening proximate to an upper edge, such that said opening is accessible to a user standing in said arcuate cavity for disposal of trash, said opening being circular, said trash receptacle being quadrilaterally shaped when viewed longitudinally;
a sharps receptacle, said sharps receptacle being positioned in said right compartment proximate to said front, said sharps receptacle having an aperture proximate to an upper rim, such that said aperture is accessible to a user standing in said arcuate cavity for disposal of sharps, said aperture being square, said sharps receptacle being triangular when viewed longitudinally;
said sharps receptacle and said trash receptacle together being triangular when viewed longitudinally and complimentary to said right compartment;
a decorative drawer front, said decorative drawer front being positioned below said top and above said respective drawers positioned between said pair of left walls;
a plurality of handles, each said handle being coupled to a respective one of said plurality of drawers, said plurality of bins and said decorative drawer front, said plurality of handles comprising eleven handles; and
wherein said rollers are positioned on said cabinet imparting mobility, and such that said cavity is configured to allow the user ready access to said trash receptacle, said sharps receptacle, said bins, said cubby holes and, upon unlocking with said keypad, said drawers, and wherein various utensils and cups stored in said surface storage area and cooled items stored in said cooler are readily accessible, and such that said pill manipulator is configured for use is cutting and crushing pills.