Patent ID: 7665811

Claim:
A station for transporting and dispensing medical supplies comprising: portable station body; a dispensing panel hingedly attached to an upper portion of the portable station body, the dispensing panel having a front side and a back side wherein the front side has a plurality of dispensing compartments secured thereto; the portable station body and the dispensing panel having a transport configuration for enhanced mobility and a dispensing configuration for enhanced dispensing of medical supplies; in the transport configuration, the dispensing panel is lowered to a position adjacent the portable station body to define a top of the portable station body such that the plurality of dispensing compartments are not readily accessible and, in the dispensing configuration, the dispensing panel is upright, extending from the portable station body in a generally vertical position wherein the plurality of dispensing compartments that are secured to the dispensing panel are directly accessible by a user in the dispensing configuration; the portable station body having a panel support member to support the dispensing panel when the dispensing panel is in the generally vertical position and a locking mechanism having a first component provided on the panel support member and a second component provided on the back side of the dispensing panel to secure the dispensing panel in the generally vertical position; and wherein the plurality of dispensing compartments are arranged and employed to present medical supplies being openly retrievable and available for use without requiring any manipulation of the station other than direct contact with a retrieved medical supply once the portable station body and the dispensing panel are positioned in the dispensing configuration.