Patent ID: 6975922

Claim:
A device for dispensing items, the device comprising: a cabinet having a front, a back, a pair of sides and an interior having a storage area; a dispenser frame operably coupled to the cabinet, wherein the dispenser frame includes a plurality of dividers; a plurality of dispensing mechanisms that are configured to hold a plurality of items within the storage area, wherein the dispensing mechanisms are operably coupled to the dispenser frame, and wherein the dividers are reconfigurable to permit the arrangement of the dispensing mechanisms to be adjusted; a divider sensing system associated with the dispenser frame to sense the configuration of the dividers; a visual indicator associated with each of the dispensing mechanisms; a lockable door coupled to the front of the cabinet so as to be positioned in front of the dispenser frame, wherein the door is operable to provide access to the interior of the cabinet and to the dispenser frame; a dispense drawer coupled to the cabinet below the storage area such that items dispensed from the dispensing mechanisms fall into the dispense drawer; and a computer that is operably coupled to the dispensing mechanisms and the visual indicators, wherein the computer is configured to actuate the visual indicators of the dispensing mechanisms that are to be restocked or modified, and wherein the computer is configured to store information on the configuration of the dividers.