Global Patent Index - EP 1097024 B1

EP 1097024 B1 20030326 - APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A PLURALITY OF DRAWERS

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A PLURALITY OF DRAWERS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG ZUM STEUERN DES ZUGANGS ZU EINER MEHRZAHL VON SCHUBLADEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL REGISSANT L'ACCES A UNE PLURALITE DE TIROIRS

Publication

EP 1097024 B1 20030326 (EN)

Application

EP 99933038 A 19990714

Priority

  • GB 9902262 W 19990714
  • GB 9815515 A 19980716

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0003836A1] Apparatus for controlling access to a plurality of drawers, in one embodiment being tool dispensing apparatus (10) comprising a housing (12), a plurality of drawers (26) within the housing (12), each drawer for storing one or more tools, and a control system (14-22, 34-50) for controlling access to the drawers (26). Preferably, the apparatus (10) comprises a plurality of drawer trays (28) located in the housing (12) and on each of which one or more drawers (26) is located. The drawers are preferably divided into compartments and a control mechanism for providing access to appropriate compartments is disclosed in detail.

IPC 1-7

B23Q 3/155; A61J 7/00; G07C 11/00

IPC 8 full level

B23Q 41/00 (2006.01); A61J 7/00 (2006.01); E05B 65/46 (2006.01); E05B 65/462 (2017.01); G07F 11/62 (2006.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

E05B 65/462 (2013.01); G07F 11/62 (2013.01); E05B 47/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0003836 A1 20000127; AT E235344 T1 20030415; AU 4921399 A 20000207; DE 69906299 D1 20030430; DE 69906299 T2 20040909; EP 1097024 A1 20010509; EP 1097024 B1 20030326; ES 2196834 T3 20031216; GB 2339569 A 20000202; GB 9815515 D0 19980916; JP 2002520179 A 20020709

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9902262 W 19990714; AT 99933038 T 19990714; AU 4921399 A 19990714; DE 69906299 T 19990714; EP 99933038 A 19990714; ES 99933038 T 19990714; GB 9815515 A 19980716; JP 2000559966 A 19990714