Tablet dispenser
US5897025A · kind A · utility
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4References
10Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D83/0409
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A container for dispensing tablets in which the dispensing opening and/or a dispensing passage upstream of the dispensing opening is constricted such that a tablet is releasably retained with part of the tablet projecting outside of the dispensing opening. The part of the rim of the dispensing opening or an adjacent part of the container is movable relative to the rest of the container so as to facilitate the release of the retained tablet from the container.
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