Patent ID: 7735680

Claim:
A method of controlled dispensing of items from a dispensing system, comprising: providing in a cabinet a first tray containing a first plurality of items within a first housing, said first housing including a first opening permitting access to one or more of said first plurality of items; providing a first door closing said first opening; providing in said cabinet a second tray containing a second plurality of items within a second housing, said housing including a second opening permitting access to one or more of said second plurality of items; providing a second door closing said opening; moving one of said first tray and said second tray until a segment of said one of said first tray and said second tray containing a desired one of said plurality of items is generally aligned with said opening without moving the other of said first tray and said second tray; permitting one of said first door and said second door associated with said one of said first tray and second tray containing said desired one of said plurality of items to move in an opening direction; and limiting movement of said one of said first door and said second door to a selected distance in a first direction approximately equal to a dimension of said segment in said first direction if said selected distance is less than a maximum opening distance of said one of said first door and said second door.