INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing an inventory item storage receptacle for an inventory control system, the system including at least one of said storage receptacles, a monitoring system for monitoring the removal and replacement of the inventory items from the storage locations, and a data processing system for recording the removal and replacement of inventory items from the recesses according to signals received from the monitoring system, the method comprising:
- providing a quantity of mouldable material to form a body for the receptacle;
moulding the mouldable material with the shape of each of the inventory items to be stored in the receptacle, wherein individually-shaped recesses in the body that are matched to the inventory items are formed; and
setting the mouldable material to fix the shape of the receptacle.
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Abstract
An inventory control system and a method of manufacturing an item storage receptacle for the system is disclosed. The item storage receptacle has a plurality of individually-shaped recess for receiving specific inventory items. The storage receptacle may also have a monitoring feature for attaching a monitoring device configured to generate a signal for the system indicating whether the tool is present.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for manufacturing an inventory item storage receptacle for an inventory control system, the system including at least one of said storage receptacles, a monitoring system for monitoring the removal and replacement of the inventory items from the storage locations, and a data processing system for recording the removal and replacement of inventory items from the recesses according to signals received from the monitoring system, the method comprising:
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providing a quantity of mouldable material to form a body for the receptacle; moulding the mouldable material with the shape of each of the inventory items to be stored in the receptacle, wherein individually-shaped recesses in the body that are matched to the inventory items are formed; and setting the mouldable material to fix the shape of the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An inventory control system, comprising:
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at least one inventory item storage receptacle having a moulded body including a plurality of inventory item storage locations, wherein each of the storage locations comprises an individually-shaped recess for receiving a specific inventory item, the shape of the recess being matched to the shape of the inventory item; a monitoring system for monitoring the removal and replacement of the inventory items from the storage locations; and a data processing system for recording the removal and replacement of inventory items from the recesses according to signals received from the monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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