Patent ID: 7142944
Filing Date: 2006-11-28
Classification: A47B,B25H,E05B,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
1. A method of dispensing a secured item from a drawer, the method comprising: arranging a plurality of cassettes in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns to define a cassette matrix; positioning items to be retrieved within the cassettes; inputting data corresponding to the item to be retrieved; determining which cassette contains the item to be retrieved; moving a first locking mechanism from a locked position to an unlocked position, the first locking mechanism at least partially releasing each cassette in a first row corresponding to the row in which the cassette containing the item to be retrieved is located; and moving a second locking mechanism from a locked position to an unlocked position, the second locking mechanism at least partially releasing each cassette in a first column corresponding to the column in which the cassette containing the item to be retrieved is located.