Special receptacle or package – For ampule – capsule – pellet – or granule – Single layer in edge-to-edge array
Patent
1999-01-20
1999-10-26
Foster, Jim
Special receptacle or package
For ampule, capsule, pellet, or granule
Single layer in edge-to-edge array
206540, 221306, 222545, B65D 8304
Patent
active
059711540
ABSTRACT:
A dispensing container for medicinal or food supplement tablets, capsules or other similarly shaped products, or granular, powder or liquid products, said container having a hollow body (101) closed at one end (122) and an aperture (106) at the other end and two external dispensing means (102, 110) movable in relation to said hollow body (101) and each other, said external dispensing means (102, 110) being attached to said other end of said hollow body so as to prevent them from being removed, said two external dispensing means (102, 110) having dispensing apertures or cut-outs (107, 115) that can either be aligned with said aperture (106) in said hollow body (101) by moving each one of said external dispensing means (102, 110) in relation to said hollow body (101), in order to enable the dispensing of said product or, alternatively, be misaligned with said aperture (106) in said hollow body (101) by moving either one of said external dispensing means (102, 110) in relation to said hollow body (101), in order to prevent the dispensing of said product, and means to move said two external dispensing means (102, 110) and said hollow body (101) in relation to each other in order to align and misalign said dispensing apertures or cut-outs (107, 115) with said aperture (106).
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Foster Jim
Howison Gregory M.
Toren Consulting Pty, . Ltd.
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