Appeal No. 1997-1109
Application No. 08/250,223
controller controls the latching and unlatching of at least
one door blocking access to storage locations in the
dispensing unit.
Claim 22 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
22. A dispensing unit comprising:
an enclosure having an interior accessible through a
doorway;
a plurality of storage locations within the interior
for holding items to be dispensed;
at least one openable door across said doorway;
a controller disposed on the enclosure, the
controller having means for inputting information into
the controller;
means for locking the door to prevent access to the
storage locations;
means in electrical communication with the
controller for unlocking the locking means to permit
access to the storage locations in response to
information input from said input means.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Colson Jr. et al. (Colson) 5,346,297 Sep. 13,
1994
(filed Jan. 4,
1993)
Ishizawa et al. (Ishizawa) 4,783,740 Nov. 8,
1988
Kimbrow 4,737,910 Apr. 12,
1988
Claims 1, 3-6, 8 and 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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