Article dispensing – With discharge assistant – Cooperating with movably mounted supply container
Reexamination Certificate
2003-10-14
2010-12-28
Crawford, Gene (Department: 3651)
Article dispensing
With discharge assistant
Cooperating with movably mounted supply container
C221S268000, C221S276000, C221S290000, C221S292000, C221S31200B, C221S224000, C221S226000, C221S172000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07857163
ABSTRACT:
A drug dispenser which can push a drug package in a stable state and discharge it. The drug dispenser includes a drug case (1) for containing a plurality of drug packages (100) stacked in a vertical direction, each of the plurality of drug packages (100) is packed in a rectangular package with a flange (100a), and a pushing mechanism (3) for pushing out the lowermost drug package (100) in a horizontal direction. A guide member (35) for supporting and guiding the flange (100a′) of the second drug package (100′), when the lowermost drug package (100) is pushed out, is provided in a pushing direction of the drug package (100).
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Korean Office Action (in English language) issued Sep. 10, 2010 in corresponding Korean Patent Application No. 10-2005-7006299.
Kanda Hiroyuki
Shigeyama Yasuhiro
Collins Michael K
Crawford Gene
Wenderoth , Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.
Yuyama Mfg. Co. Ltd.
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