Article dispensing – With timing or delay mechanism
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-19
2006-09-19
Crawford, Gene O. (Department: 3651)
Article dispensing
With timing or delay mechanism
C221S025000, C221S030000, C221S088000, C221S105000, C221S152000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07108153
ABSTRACT:
A medication access control device having a high-strength, high-impact cover and base that allows manual advancing and actuated dispensing of tablets, capsules, or pills of virtually all sizes from a medication cartridge, having penetrable seals, through a dispensing hole located at the base of the device housing. The medication cartridge rests on a cartridge driver rotatably connected to the bottom half of the device housing. A battery powers a timing device and solenoid to draw a locking lug from steps on the cartridge driver. A spring advances a lug lock to hold the locking lug open until the medication cartridge is rotated. As the medication cartridge is rotated a cartridge device tooth advances a trigger, which releases the locking lug and locks the cartridge driver from rotating. A rewind protection lock prevents the cartridge driver from rotating backwards. A switch resets the timer as the cartridge driver is rotated. A tamper proof locking device prevents access to medications housed in the device other than through normal dispensing.
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Crawford Gene O.
Starkweather Michael W.
Starkweather & Associates
Waggoner Timothy
Webb Jason P.
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