Multiple-bin tray assembly for a medical dispensing cassette
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1. A multiple bin tray assembly comprising;
- a tray housing having side walls with an interior guide on each of said side walls, and a detent on each said guide;
a tray having a front lip with tracks extending outwardly along each side of said tray to slidably engage said interior guides of said tray housing, and a projection on at least one said track to engage said detent on said interior guide of said tray housing to limit further outward sliding movement of said tray from said tray housing, further wherein at least one said track of said tray has a deformable convex portion, said convex portion deforming on contact with said interior guide mating therewith when said projection is disengaged from said detent to obtain further outward sliding movement of said tray from said tray housing; and
at least one bin having a front and a back inside said tray, having a front stop rib to engage said front lip of said tray, and a handle on said front thereof.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a multiple bin tray assembly having individual medication bins positioned inside a tray which in turn is fitted into a cassette. Each bin can be opened individually from the cassette to minimize accessibility to the remaining bins and thus decrease the risk of accidental dispensing of medication. The cassette with this novel tray assembly can be fitted into a medication cart of standard dimension.
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1. A multiple bin tray assembly comprising;
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a tray housing having side walls with an interior guide on each of said side walls, and a detent on each said guide; a tray having a front lip with tracks extending outwardly along each side of said tray to slidably engage said interior guides of said tray housing, and a projection on at least one said track to engage said detent on said interior guide of said tray housing to limit further outward sliding movement of said tray from said tray housing, further wherein at least one said track of said tray has a deformable convex portion, said convex portion deforming on contact with said interior guide mating therewith when said projection is disengaged from said detent to obtain further outward sliding movement of said tray from said tray housing; and at least one bin having a front and a back inside said tray, having a front stop rib to engage said front lip of said tray, and a handle on said front thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A tray assembly having multiple bins therein comprising;
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a cassette having side walls with an interior guide on each said side wall, and a detent on each said guide; a tray having a front lip and rear lip, with tracks extending outwardly along each side of said tray to slidably engage said interior guides of said cassette, and a projection on each said track to engage said detent on said interior guide of said cassette to limit further outward sliding movement of said tray from said cassette, further wherein each said track of said tray has a deformable convex portion, said convex portion deforming on contact with each said interior guide mating therewith when said projection is disengaged from said detent to obtain further outward sliding movement of said tray from said cassette; and at least one bin inside said tray, having a front stop rib and rear stop rib able to engage said front lip of said tray, and a length substantially the same as said tray, and a handle on a front thereof. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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