Patent ID: 7909418

Claim:
A dispensing system ( 30 ) comprising a cabinet ( 32 ) having at least one drawer ( 34 ), each drawer having a plurality of bins ( 40 ), each bin occupying at least one cell ( 92 ) of a drawer cell array ( 90 ) having an integer number M cell columns ( 96 ) and an integer number N cell rows ( 94 ), wherein M and N are positive integers and each is at least two; each bin being provided with a lockable lid ( 42 ) and being selectively transferable between a bin released position and a bin locked position by at least one electrically controlled actuator ( 138 ) mounted on the cabinet ( 32 ), said at least one actuator ( 138 ) being transferable between an actuator securing position and an actuator releasing position to control said lockable lid ( 42 ); wherein: the number of actuators ( 138 ) for said at least one drawer is not greater than M per drawer; and a plurality of lockable lids ( 42 ) associated with different cell rows and belonging to different bins ( 40 ) are controlled by the same actuator ( 138 ).