DISPENSING CABINET

• Main Authors: COBURN, DONALD G, SHEPHERD, CHARLES G
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 06.02.2007
• Subjects: APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE; BABY COMFORTERS; CABINETS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; COFFEE MILLS; CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES; DENTISTRY; DESKS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS; DIAGNOSIS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; DRAWERS; FUNERAL DEVICES; FURNITURE; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OFFICE FURNITURE; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; PAYING COUNTERS; SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS,STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; SURGERY; TABLES; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS

A dispensing cabinet has a rear panel, left and right transverse side panels that define a front access opening for the cabinet and a bottom acces s opening for the cabinet. At least one door is provided to selectively close the fron t access opening but the bottom access opening remains open. A longitudinally extendi ng rail is mounted on the rear panel and, in a preferred embodiment, extends horizontally to slidably support at least one dispenser in an operative position which is adjacent to the bottom access opening. The dispenser has a bottom opening for dispensing selected articles and these are accessible for use through the bottom access opening. Normally, the door covering the front access opening will be shut a nd the dispensers are hidden from view. The support means for the dispensers on the rail are removable from the rail so that selected dispensers may be used accordin g to the nature of the dispensed articles which are required.