Device for the single-unit dispensing of shaped objects, such as pharmaceutical tablets
US7810673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2583/0481
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
One end of the device is connected to a container in which the loose objects are stored, and optionally the other end connected to a cap for receiving the dispensed objects. The inventive device comprises a female and a male parts arranged coaxially. The female part is fixed and is used to collect, organize, and move the objects, and to store the same in a waiting line in one or more chute, while the male part is rotatable and is used to effect a single-unit removal of the objects to be dispensed by means of rotation in one direction of the other.
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