Enhanced modular drawer structures, systems, and methods

摘要

A modular drawer structure comprises a housing having an interior volume defined therein, and a drawer comprising one or more compartments, wherein the drawer is slidably movable with respect to the interior volume of the housing between a first closed position, wherein the compartments are enclosed within the interior volume, and a second open position, wherein the compartments are at least partially accessible. The drawer structure further comprises a mechanism for controllably locking the drawer in the first closed position, an access pad, e.g. such as but not limited to a keypad and/or a card swipe pad, for entry of a passcode, and a processor for unlocking the drawer when an entered passcode matches a stored passcode value. Some embodiments of the drawer structure include a stored time threshold, wherein if the drawer is unlocked for a time that meets or exceeds the stored time threshold, the drawer is relocked.

主权项

1. A structure, comprising:
a base column that extends upward from a first end to a second end, the base column having an attachment channel defined therein that extends from the first end to the second end; a plurality of spaced attachment points located along the attachment channel, the attachment points configured to receive and secure thereto a plurality of drawer housings; at least one fastener component for each of the plurality of drawer housings; the plurality of drawer housings, each drawer housing having a front end and a back end opposite the front end, wherein the back end of each drawer housing is fixedly attached to the base column through the attachment channel with the corresponding at least one fastener component, wherein a drawer opening extends inward from the front end to define an interior volume, and wherein each drawer housing further comprises a lock and a processor; a plurality of drawers, each drawer comprising a front side, wherein one or more compartments are defined within each drawer, and wherein each drawer is slidably movable with respect to the interior volume of the corresponding drawer housing between
a first closed position, wherein the compartments are enclosed within the interior volume and wherein the front side of the drawer is accessible from the front end of the drawer housing, anda second open position, wherein the compartments are at least partially accessible when the front side of the drawer is pulled open by a user; a plurality of drawer catches for releasing the plurality of drawers from the plurality of drawer housings when the plurality of drawers are in the second open position, wherein the plurality of drawers are removable from the plurality of drawer housings; and a plurality of access pads mounted to the plurality of drawer housings for entry of a passcode; wherein each lock is configured to lock the corresponding drawer in the first closed position; wherein each processor is configured to unlock the corresponding lock when an entered passcode matches a stored passcode value; and wherein the at least one fastener component used by each drawer housing is hidden and inaccessible when the corresponding drawer is in the first closed position, for any of prevention of unwanted access or resistance to tampering.