Patent ID: 9576418
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A47F,A61G,E05B,E05D,E05Y,G07F

Claim:
1. A dispenser for storing a plurality of items and providing selective access to the stored items, the dispenser comprising: a housing defining at least one access opening and at least one interior portion defining a plurality of item receptacles configured for storing one or more items, wherein the plurality of item receptacles are arranged in a grid defining item receptacle rows and item receptacle columns; an access assembly operatively connected to the housing and configured for permitting selective access to items disposed in the plurality of item receptacles, the access assembly comprising a moveable member defining one or more apertures extending through the moveable member, wherein the lateral and vertical position of the moveable member's one or more apertures is adjustable with respect to the plurality of receptacles to enable alignment of the one or more apertures with at least one item receptacle; wherein the access assembly is configured to selectively permit user access to at least one item receptacle aligned with at least one of the moveable member's one or more apertures and to prevent user access to item receptacles not aligned with the one or more apertures.