Vacuum drum pill counter

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2006-02-14

2006-02-14

Bollinger, David H. (Department: 3653)

Article dispensing

With recorder, register, indicator, signal or exhibitor

Dispenser operated register

C221S013000, C221S211000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06997341

ABSTRACT:
A vacuum driven pill counter having a counter housing with a pill discharge aperture formed therein. vacuum disk is rotatably positioned in the housing and has a front wall including a pill aperture and an agitating finger extending outwardly from the front wall. A vacuum source is positioned in communication with the housing and is capable of drawing a vacuum through the pill aperture in the vacuum disk. A torque source is operatively connected to the vacuum disk in order to rotate the vacuum disk. A pill shelf is positioned adjacent to the front wall of the vacuum disk and a pill separator for removing pills retained on the pill apertures by the vacuum source is connected to the pill shelf. Finally, a pill sensor is positioned to detect pills which will exit the discharge aperture.

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patent: 4697721 (1987-10-01), Johnson et al.
patent: 6085938 (2000-07-01), Coughlin
patent: 6561377 (2003-05-01), Pearson et al.

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