Pill dispenser and system
US9908686B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F11/56
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Pill dispensers including a housing, a bottom cap that engages an open bottom end of the housing, and a base that engages the bottom cap such that the bottom cap is spaced from the base. The bottom cap is adapted to facilitate movement of pills into a transport member, which is moveable with respect to the remainder of the bottom cap from a first position aligned with an upper opening in the bottom cap to a second position aligned with a lower opening in the bottom cap, through which a pill is dispensed.
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