ACCESS-CONTROLLED STORAGE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A container for an access-controlled storage system comprisinga plurality of compartments, each compartment having a cross section extent and designed to contain an article, anda control means to control accessibility to said compartments, wherein said control means is capable of granting access to the article of only one compartment at a time without moving said article and wherein said control means comprises a first rotary belt with a cut-out having a cross section extent and directed by deflection pulleys.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a container for an access-controlled storage system comprising a plurality of compartments, each compartment designed to contain an article, and a control means to control the accessibility of said compartments, wherein said control means is capable of granting access to the article of only one compartment at a time without moving said article, wherein said control means comprises a rotary belt with a cut-out directed by deflection pulleys. Another aspect of the present invention is an access-controlled storage system comprising at least two containers according to the present invention, a housing, and an actuating means capable of actuating the control means of said container, wherein said actuating means grants access only to a defined compartment within said container.
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12 Claims
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1. A container for an access-controlled storage system comprising
a plurality of compartments, each compartment having a cross section extent and designed to contain an article, and a control means to control accessibility to said compartments, wherein said control means is capable of granting access to the article of only one compartment at a time without moving said article and wherein said control means comprises a first rotary belt with a cut-out having a cross section extent and directed by deflection pulleys.
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