Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1995-12-19
1999-08-17
Terrell, William E.
Boots, shoes, and leggings
36447912, 221 12, 221 2, 221 4, G06F 700
Patent
active
059403063
ABSTRACT:
A mechanical system opens a selected drawer in a multiple-drawer cabinet. The drawers are arranged in rows and columns. A selected drawer is unlatched by moving a rod which has protruding fingers, only one of which is positioned to engage a latch in a column of drawers. When the rod moves longitudinally, the selected drawer becomes unlatched. The unlatched drawer can open only to a distance determined by a cable which unwinds from a drum and passes around a pulley attached to the drawer. Thus, by controlling the rotation of the drum, the system can be programmed to open the drawer only to a distance which exposes the first non-empty compartment in the drawer. A computer controls the selection and opening of the drawers. The computer keeps a record of which compartments of each drawer have been emptied. Each time a drawer is opened, it is opened to the next non-empty compartment, allowing access to one and only one compartment in the drawer. The invention is therefore especially useful in dispensing medications and other similar articles in a hospital environment.
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Gardner John F.
Laycock Jane F.
Norlin Eric C.
Slogoff Shelly I.
Williams E. Ford
Pyxis Corporation
Steffensmeier Michael D.
Terrell William E.
Tran Khoi H.
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