Patent ID: 9078520
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A47B,E05B

Abstract:
1. A controlled access pharmaceutical storage case comprising a frame and at least one pull-out drawer slidably supported in the frame of the cabinet; said drawer including a plurality of storage trays which are divided into individual bins, which define compartments arranged in at least one row in a given direction across said drawer and with said drawer including at least one elongated channel portion extending in said given direction alongside one of said trays, and being associated with one row of compartments of said one tray; said drawer including a cover over said plurality of storage trays, the cover being formed as an array of at least one row of lids such that each of said storage compartments has an associated lid that is normally locked down but is selectively releasable to permit the lid to open for access to the compartment; each said lid having a hinge pin at a rear portion thereof to permit the lid to pivot from a lowered closed position to a raised open position; and a lock pin extending from one edge of said lid into said channel portion; lid unlock means disposed in said channel portion and having a moveable member with slots thereon that align at different positions thereof with the respective lock pins of selected ones of said compartment lids, such that the selected compartment lid in which the lock pin aligns with its respective slot may be lifted open, but the remaining lids in that row of lids are blocked from opening; controlled motor means for actuating said lid unlock means to selected positions to align a given slot of the movable member with the lock pin of the selected one of said compartments to permit the associated lid to be lifted open but to lock each of the other compartments in said row from opening; and a swing-open drawer front panel hinged at a front of the drawer, including a pivoting hinge and a lock, the front panel being adapted to be locked in an upright position at the front of said panels, and which can be unlocked and rotated down to permit the storage trays to be slid out the front under said cover without raising any of said lids.