Apparatus for swinging a last hopper of automatic tablet...

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2006-08-18

2008-11-18

Gerrity, Stephen F (Department: 3721)

Package making

With cover-adjunct application or formation

By printing

C053S553000, C053S247000, C221S204000

Reexamination Certificate

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07451581

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for swinging a last hopper of an automatic tablet dispensing and packaging system having a tablet cassette and a deck, includes a last hopper, a shutter controller, and a last hopper swinging device. The last hopper, for collecting one or more tablets falling from the tablet cassette, has a top opening, a bottom orifice, and a shutter provided at the bottom orifice. The shutter controller is provided for opening the shutter to release the tablets collected in the last hopper. The last hopper swinging device is provided for swinging the last hopper in order for the tablets in the last hopper to be aligned in a predetermined direction. The tablets aligned by the last hopper swinging device drop into a wrapping paper in the predetermined direction to be packaged.

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