Patent ID: 7835819

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 coupled to the cabinet, wherein the dispenser frame includes a plurality of dividers; a plurality of dispensing mechanisms coupled to the dividers, wherein the dispensing mechanisms are configured to hold a plurality of items within the storage area; a dispenser coupled to the cabinet such that items dispensed from the dispensing mechanisms fall into the dispenser; a computer that is operably coupled to the dispensing mechanisms; a plurality of sensor mechanisms each being associated with one of the plurality of dispensing mechanisms, wherein each sensor mechanism is configured to generate a signal when actuated that is usable by the computer to identify the dispensing mechanism that is associated with the sensor mechanism being actuated; and a divider configuration sensor coupled with the computer configured to: sense that the plurality of dividers have been repositioned and resized, determine the plurality of dividers newly configured sizes, and transmit the plurality of divider's newly configured sizes to the computer.