US4616890A
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Medication carts and cassettes
Assignee: ARTROMICK INTERNATIONAL Inc A DELAWARE Corp
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Filing: 1985-01-14
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Granted: 1986-10-14
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Expires: 2005-01-14
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is a medication dispensing system comprising a medication cart having one or more medication cassettes. The panels forming the cassette interlock in an unique manner and are rigidly secured together by an U-shaped frame. Novel lock means insure that medication trays contained in the cassette may be locked.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerome M. Romick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 09:53
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G12/00; A61G12/001; E; E05; E05B; E05B65/00; E05B65/46; E05B65/462; A47; A47B; A47B31/00; A47B2031/003; A47B2031/006
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A medication cassette for use in a medication cart comprising top, bottom, a plurality of side, and back panels, connecting means on said side panels and said top and bottom panel which cooperate to position the side panels with respect to said top and bottom panels, said connecting means including a plurality of interlock tabs on said side panels adapted to cooperate with interlock tabs on other side panels whereby said side panels may be stacked on top of each other to provide a single planar wall surface, said interlock tabs extending above and below each side panel and spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the width of a interlock tab, said connecting means on said top and bottom panels including ribs that define channels which receive interlock tabs on said side panels, a U-shaped frame adapted to engage said side, top and bottom panels to hold said side, top and bottom panels rigidly together, engagement means on said top, bottom and side panels for receiving said channel frame means, means for securing said back panel with respect to said bottom, top and side panels, and a medication receptacle adapted to be inserted in said cassette.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A medication cassette for use in a medication cart comprising top, bottom, a plurality of side, and back panels, connecting means on said side panels and said top and bottom panel which cooperate to position the side panels with respect to said top and bottom panels, said connecting means including a plurality of interlock tabs on said side panels adapted to cooperate with interlock tabs on other side panels whereby said side panels may be stacked on top of each other to provide a single planar wall surface, said interlock tabs extending above and below each side panel and spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the width of a interlock tab, said connecting means on said top and bottom panels including ribs that define channels which receive interlock tabs on said side panels, a U-shaped frame adapted to engage said side, top and bottom panels to hold said side, top and bottom panels rigidly together, engagement means on said top, bottom and side panels for receiving said channel frame means, means for securing said back panel with respect to said bottom, top and side panels, and a medication receptacle adapted to be inserted in said cassette.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cassette of claim 1 wherein lock means are provided to lock said medication receptacle and to prevent its withdrawal from said cassette.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The cassette of claim 2 wherein the lock means includes a latch bar which moves within said channel frame.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cassette of claim 3 wherein there are a plurality of medication receptacles.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cassette of claim 4 wherein the lock means includes a latch bar.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The cassette of claim 5 wherein said latch bar moves within said channel frame.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The cassette of claim 5 wherein said latch bar engages said medication receptacles when said latch bar is in a locked position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cassette of claim 7 wherein a plurality of latch bars are employed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The cassette of claim 8 wherein the lock means includes separate locks for each latch bar and each lock requires a different key.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A medication cart which includes a plurality of the cassettes of claim 1.
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