Cover assembly for a medication dispenser

Details Cover assembly for a medication dispenser Cover assembly for a medication dispenser

2006-08-29

2006-08-29

Mohandesi, Jila M. (Department: 3728)

Special receptacle or package

For ampule, capsule, pellet, or granule

With rupture means for access

C206S528000, C206S538000, C220S266000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07097037

ABSTRACT:
A cover assembly for a medication dispenser including a container defining a plurality of open-top medication compartments adapted to be closed by a compartment cover assembly including a plurality of individual covers selectively connected together. Each cover includes an integral fracturable tab depending from one end and coacting means on the container for securing the tabs in a snap-fit relationship when the cover is positioned to close its respective compartments. Each tab is independently secured relative to the container and fractured from its respective cover in response to upward movement of the opposite end of the cover to open the compartment. In one embodiment, the tab has a plurality of spaced-apart openings formed therein to create a weakened area to facilitate the separation of the cover from the tab. In another embodiment, a pair of notches extend into the sides of the tab. In another embodiment, which may be used with the other embodiments, a pair of spaced-apart protrusions extend from said tab for pivotal engagement with the dispenser.

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