Tablet dispenser
US5560516A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D83/0418
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tablet dispenser comprises a tubular protective housing, from which a stack of tablets can be pushed. Lateral guides for the top tablet of said stack are provided in the working range of an ejector. Said lateral guides are constituted by side walls, which have side wall extensions, which are provided with outwardly directed pivot pins, which have been snap-fitted into bearing bores of the ejector when said side wall extensions have resiliently been deflected. The tablet dispenser comprises a U-shaped spring, the upper leg of which has a free end portion, which bears under pressure on a stop ledge of the ejector and is adapted to resiliently oppose a movement of said ejector out of a stand-by position. To prevent a movement of the pivot pins out of the bearing bores the free end portion of the spring constitutes a spacer, which is disposed between said side wall extensions adjacent to said pivot pins, and the sum of the distances between said spacer and said side wall extensions is smaller than the length of each of said pivot pins.
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