Child-resistant single pill dispenser
AssigneeBayer HealthCare LLC
InventorsJoseph Martin, Eric Schmidt, Robert G. Petit
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Abstract
A child-resistant dispenser includes a housing (110); and a slider (150) disposed on the housing and configured to slide from a closed position to a dispensing position, the slider comprising a movable engagement portion (148) that engages a stop (122) on the housing, wherein the engagement between the movable engagement portion and the stop restricts movement of the slider to the dispensing position and the movable engagement portion is configured to disengage from the stop in response to a release force applied to the slider.
Claims17
A child-resistant dispenser comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a slider disposed on the housing and configured to slide from a closed position to a dispensing position, the slider comprising a movable engagement portion that engages a stop on the housing,
- wherein the engagement between the movable engagement portion and the stop restricts movement of the slider to the dispensing position and the movable engagement portion is configured to disengage from the stop in response to a release force applied to the slider,
- wherein the housing comprises a dispensing chute, and the dispenser is configured to dispense a single unit of product from the dispensing chute when the slider is in the dispensing position,
- wherein the slider comprises a protrusion that restricts additional product from moving to a dispensing location in the dispensing chute when the slider is in the dispensing position, and
- wherein the dispensing chute comprises a recess for accommodating a single unit of product, and the recess is aligned with the protrusion when the slider is in the closed position.
A method of dispensing a unit of product from a dispenser that comprises a housing and a slider disposed on the housing, the method comprising:
- moving at least a portion of an engagement portion of the slider to release an engagement between the slider and the housing that prevents the slider from moving to a dispensing position;
- and
- while the engagement is released, moving the slider along a side of the housing to from a closed position to the dispensing position in which a single unit of product is dispensed,
- wherein the housing comprises a dispensing chute, and the dispenser is configured to dispense a single unit of product from the dispensing chute when the slider is in the dispensing position,
- wherein the slider comprises a protrusion that restricts additional product from moving to a dispensing location in the dispensing chute when the slider is in the dispensing position, and
- wherein the dispensing chute comprises a recess for accommodating a single unit of product, and the recess is aligned with the protrusion when the slider is in the closed position.
A child-resistant dispenser comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a slider disposed on the housing and configured to slide from a closed position to a dispensing position, the slider comprising a movable engagement portion that engages a stop on the housing,
- wherein the engagement between the movable engagement portion and the stop restricts movement of the slider to the dispensing position and the movable engagement portion is configured to disengage from the stop in response to a release force applied to the slider
- wherein the slider comprises a pivoting member and the movable engagement portion is located at an end of the pivoting member,
- wherein the slider comprises a main body and the pivoting member is resiliently affixed to the main body such that the pivoting member is biased toward engagement with the stop, and
- wherein the slider comprises a connection between the main body and the pivoting member that is configured to twist as the pivoting member pivots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.