Patent ID: 8140187

Claim:
A multiple drawer vending device comprising a cabinet; a plurality of drawers, each drawer having at least one compartment and being slidably mounted within the cabinet so that each is incrementally movable and controlled between fully closed and fully open positions; a controller having data corresponding to the contents in each of the at least one compartment in the plurality of drawers and by which access to a particular one of the plurality of drawers and to the at least one compartment therein is controlled by authorization and selection inputs; each of said plurality of drawers having at least one position control member mounted thereto, each position control member having at least one stop structure thereon comprising a series of progressively positioned control tabs that are spaced apart both horizontally and vertically; and a drawer opening and position control system working in conjunction with the position control member, with the actuation of the drawer opening and position control system being controlled by the controller to regulate access to a selected drawer and compartment therein.