Tablet Dispenser
US4492316A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2583/0481
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dispenser of dispensing tabets one at a time has a reservoir, a chamber below the reservoir in which the tablets are arranged in a single layer and a dispensing passageway which leads to a dispensing orifice. The passageway is of such a width that a single column of tablets can be accommodated. The passageway is defined by portions of a moving slider member and can be moved from a non-dispensing position to a dispensing position. In this latter position the lowermost tablet is dispensed whereas the remaining tablets in the column are retained in the passageway by a fixed protuberance. One side of the passageway is resilient to minimize tablet damage. The slider member is adapted to assist the passage of tablets from the reservoir to the chamber.
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