Article dispensing – With lock – latch – or seal for container and/or support
Patent
1996-09-04
1998-08-11
Young, Karen M.
Article dispensing
With lock, latch, or seal for container and/or support
221203, 221265, 206533, 215237, A47F 104
Patent
active
057915156
ABSTRACT:
A one-at-a-time pill container and dispenser having a mechanism which allows for use of the device with existing containers. A child-proof lock is provided. The device has a mechanism for ensuring that only a single pill is brought into the dispensing chamber as a consequence of a partial rotation of the cap with respect to the bottle body. A reverse partial rotation of the cap then allows the pill to fall by gravity into the user's hand. The two-directional rotation to cause pill dispensing is easy for an adult but highly unlikely to be accidentally duplicated by a child. The mechanism is a series of wedge shaped chambers, sized for the capsule to be dispensed, with a covering flange over the dispensing chamber, to ensure that only a single capsule enters the dispensing aperture. The chambers are caused to be rotated by the mating engagement of the cap, via a pawl, with a segment shaped slot in the top of the dispensing mechanism.
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Curtin Matthew
Khan Shaan Y.
Morales Hernan
Tran Thuy V.
Young Karen M.
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