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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2008
Peter Godlewski, San Clemente, CA (US);
Peter Godlewski, San Clemente, CA (US);
Nexiant, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Abstract
A dispensing device and method including a housing defining an opening. A door is movable relative to the housing from a closed position to a maximum open position. The door and the housing defining an access portion of the opening. A tray is disposed within the housing and is supported for movement relative to the housing. The tray is configured to support dispensable items within a plurality of segments of the tray. An access control mechanism is configured to locate the tray relative to the housing to generally align a selected one of the plurality of segments with the opening and also to limit opening movement of the door to limit a size of the access portion to a size of the selected segment if a corresponding position of the door is less than the maximum open position of the door.