Pill dispensing apparatus and system
US7104417B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2583/049
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for dispensing pills packaged in a pack comprising a base and a top rotatably mounted on the base and defining a housing for the pill pack, a plunger mounted in the housing operable between inner and outer limit positions and having means for discharging one of the pills in the pack during cycling of the plunger between limit positions, means for rotating the pack only one pill increment at a time and child resistant means normally preventing cycling of the plunger between limit positions.
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