Patent ID: 8701931
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: G07F,G16H

Abstract:
1. A medication dispensing cabinet comprising: a cabinet body; a plurality of drawers disposed within and configured for slidable extension relative to the cabinet body; a plurality of pockets serially positioned within a first drawer, each pocket including a lid configured to cover the pocket and limit access to medication within the pocket; and a linkage member configured to operably engage the lids of the plurality of pockets, wherein the linkage member has a first state in which the linkage member prevents one or more of the lids from being opened and a second state in which the linkage member permits a lid to be opened in accordance with a predefined sequential order, wherein the pockets are positioned and the lids are configured such that a second lid is prevented from fully opening as a result of operable contact with a first lid of an adjacent pocket in an instance in which the first lid of the adjacent pocket has not yet been opened.