Patent ID: 7077286
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: G05B,G07F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A dispensing cabinet, comprising: a frame; a plurality of shelves movably connected to said frame at an angle with respect thereto; a plurality of drawers each carried by one of said shelves such that each of said drawers is capable of moving between a fully open position extending outwardly and downwardly from said frame and a fully closed position; each of said drawers carrying at least one dispenser; each of said drawers carrying a lock for locking each of said drawers to said frame when said drawers are in their respective fully closed positions; a counterbalance, each of said drawers connected to said counterbalance, said counterbalance comprising a cable connected at one end to a spring and fixed at another end, said counterbalance configured to exert a force opposing the opening of any drawer when any other drawer is in a fully open position, thereby enabling only one drawer at a time to be in its fully open position; and a controller for controlling said dispensers and said locks.