Article dispensing – Progressively destroyed cellular magazine-type supply source
Patent
1999-09-23
2000-11-21
Noland, Kenneth W.
Article dispensing
Progressively destroyed cellular magazine-type supply source
221 26, G07F 1166
Patent
active
061490296
ABSTRACT:
Medicine ejecting apparatus comprising a chamber (13) between first and second housing parts (11, 12). A carrier (16) having ejection members (51, 52, 53) opposite the second housing part (12) is situated in the chamber (13). Opposite the carrier (16), the second housing part (12) can retain a medicine strip (82) of the type having one or more rows of blisters (83, 84) containing a medicine. Bottoms of the blisters (83, 84) are situated opposite ejection openings (14, 15) of the second housing part (12). The housing parts (11, 12) have toothed tracks (21, 31), and the carrier has hook members (41, 48) interacting with the toothed tracks, which hook members are such that, if the housing parts (11, 12) are moved to and fro, the carrier (16) also moves over a distance of one tooth pitch and thereby presses a medicine out of a following blister (83, 84) through the bottom thereof and through an ejection opening (14, 15). At the end of the toothed tracks (21, 31), the housing parts (11, 12) have recesses (27, 311), and the carrier (16) interacts with spring means (43, 44), which are such that the carrier (16), after a medicine has been pressed out of a final blister (84), is unlocked from the second housing part (12) and can then be slid back free from the toothed tracks (21, 31), together with the second housing part (12). When a strip (82) filled with medicines is placed in position, the carrier (16) can be pushed back into engagement with the toothed tracks (21, 31) by the strip (82).
REFERENCES:
patent: 4858207 (1989-08-01), Buchner
patent: 5975347 (1999-11-01), Labelet, Jr. et al.
de Meyer Pieter H.
Froeling Rob E. A.
Seegers Paul J.
van Geer Rene J.
Vertegaal Hendrik-Jan
Innocreate N.V.
Noland Kenneth W.
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