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Automated inventory control system

  • US 10,482,423 B1
  • Filed: 08/02/2018
  • Issued: 11/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inventory management system, comprising:

  • a storage space having a floor;

    a divider pivotable on the floor of the storage space between an upright position in which the divider separates the storage space into a front storage section and a rear storage section and a recumbent position in which the divider is positioned forwardly and downwardly from the upright position to facilitate access to the rear storage section; and

    a motion detector module attached to the divider, the motion detector module including an accelerometer and a radio frequency transmitter in communication with the accelerometer and configured to emit radio frequency signals when the divider is rotated from the upright position to the recumbent position, wherein the housing includes a tab projecting from an upper surface of the housing for resiliently engaging a return leg on an upper horizontal ledge portion projecting from a vertical portion of a divider, and a clip having a base portion that is configured for engaging a first face of a divider and a cantilevered portion for engaging a second face of the divider opposite the first face, whereby the motion detector is releasably attachable to the divider.

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