Pill guide and dispenser tray
US5433256A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B39/007
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pill guide for use in combination with pill, capsule and caplet dispensing trays has a tapered guide channel for removable attachment to the pill return outlet of the tray. The guide combines with adjacent wall portions of the tray return outlet to form a convergent funnel, through which unwanted pills may be discarded back to the bulk supply from where they came. The pill guide may incorporate a guidance lip to facilitate alignment of the tray with the bulk receptacle.
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