Patent ID: 8479956
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
1. A dispensing apparatus, comprising: a housing; a first panel disposed inside the housing and comprising a plurality of receptacles; a first key that is sized to be interchangeably received in each of the receptacles; at least one optional additional key that is also sized to be interchangeably received in each of the receptacles; a container sized and shaped to be secured in a particular orientation within the housing, and having a surface that faces the panel when the container is secured in the particular orientation within the housing; and a first depression formed in the container surface to complement with specificity a single key's exterior shape and positioned to pair with that single key when the container is secured in the particular orientation within the housing and that single key is received in one of the receptacles; whereby some or all receptacles may be selected to either hold a key or not hold a key, and the absence or presence of keys in the receptacles creates a pattern that enables the first panel to complement and receive the container surface.