Article dispensing – With discharge assistant – Plural or combined with manipulating means
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-08
2008-01-08
Crawford, Gene O. (Department: 3651)
Article dispensing
With discharge assistant
Plural or combined with manipulating means
C221S279000, C221S057000, C312S061000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10531581
ABSTRACT:
A device for dispensing medicine includes a dispensing device body (1), a cassette (2) fixed removably to the dispensing device body in order to contain medicines while arranging, and a pushing mechanism (18) for pushing out the medicines in the cassette (2) toward one end side. The cassette (2) includes a cover (6) and a stopping/receiving part (17) disposed internally in the longitudinal direction. The pushing mechanism (18) includes an abutting part (19a) contained in the cassette (2) and abutting against the medicines, a biasing part (20) for biasing the abutting part (19a) against the medicine, and a stopping part (21) stopping at the stopping/receiving part (17) of the cassette (2) only when the cover (6) is opened. Consequently, the cassettes (2) can be arranged at a high density and a desired number of medicines can be dispensed surely.
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Shigeyama Yasuhiro
Yuyama Shoji
Crawford Gene O.
Waggoner Timothy
Wenderoth , Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
Yuyama Mfg. Co. Ltd.
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