Patent ID: 7036679

Claim:
A system for dispensing items comprising; a dispenser comprising a plurality of dispensing paths for dispensing said items; a sensing unit for measuring a physical characteristic of each of said dispensed items; a plurality of container chutes for directing each of said dispensed items, the measured physical characteristic of which is within a predetermined range of physical characteristics, to containers; and a plurality of diversion chutes for diverting each of said dispensed items, the measured physical characteristic of which is greater than or less than said predetermined range of physical characteristics, away from said containers, wherein said dispenser comprises: a feeder bowl for receiving said items and for supplying said items to said plurality of dispensing paths; a first vibration device for vibrating said feeder bowl; a rotation drive for rotating said each of said dispensing paths; and at least one second vibration device for vibrating each of said dispensing paths, wherein a control unit controls a rotational speed of said rotation drive and a vibration of said at least one second vibration device, such that said dispensing paths dispense said items singularly.