Article dispensing – With article tearing or deforming supply retaining means
Patent
1997-12-29
2000-02-15
Terrell, William E.
Article dispensing
With article tearing or deforming supply retaining means
221 30, 221 72, 221 74, B65H 358, B65H 528
Patent
active
060242477
ABSTRACT:
Solid dosage forms of pharmaceuticals, e.g. tablets, may be removed from blister packs with a deblistering machine. The machine has a roller and a stationary plate. The roller has a longitudinal axis of rotation and means for rotating the roller about the axis. The roller has an inner core and a cover thereon with a non-slip surface. The stationary plate has at least as many slots as there are columns of blisters, and each of the slots has a width parallel to the rotational axis of the roller, the width of each slot being at least as large as the width of a blister. Each of the slots has a length transverse to the slot's width and is at least as large as the length of a blister. The plate is situated to provide a throat, between the cover and the plate, into which the blister pack may be fed and through which the blister pack may pass as a result of rotation of the roller. The plate has a guide to ensure that each column of blisters is aligned with corresponding slots.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4316565 (1982-02-01), Swette
patent: 4733797 (1988-03-01), Haber
patent: 5860561 (1999-01-01), Saldana et al.
Apotex Inc.
Crawford Gene O.
Terrell William E.
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