Single pill dispenser
US6860403B1 · kind B1 · utility
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18Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2583/049
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pill dispenser for a bottle (and corresponding method of dispensing a pill) comprising a cap with an interior chamber and a hole through a top of the cap and communicating with the interior chamber, which cap is rotatable when engaged with a corresponding bottle, and a pill stop oriented to dispense a single pill from the interior chamber through the hole when the bottle is oriented with cap downward and the cap rotated so that the hole and the pill stop correspond in position.
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