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US 12,667,522 B2Granted
Dispenser
AssigneeDose Safe Pty Ltd
InventorsNick Bakarich, Kurt Strassmeir, Alexander Stewart Richardson, Matthew Webster
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Abstract
A dispenser (10) including a base (12) having a plurality of compartments (16) to hold product. The dispenser (10) further includes a lid (14) operatively associated with the base (12) and adapted to be pivotally secured to the base (12). The lid (14) includes a lid opening (24) which is adapted to be aligned with a single compartment (16) of the base (12) upon rotation of the lid (14) so that a user can access product held within the single compartment (16). The dispenser (10) includes aa sub-lid assembly (38) operatively adapted to control pivotal movement of the lid (14) relative to the base (12) thus controlling access to the compartments (16).
Claims16
A dispenser including:
- a base having a plurality of compartments to hold product;
- a lid operatively associated with the base and adapted to be secured to the base, while permitting rotational movement of the lid relative to the base, the lid including a lid opening which is adapted to be aligned with a single compartment of the base upon rotation of the lid so that a user is able to access product held within the single compartment;
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- a sub-lid assembly operatively adapted to control rotational movement of the lid relative to the base, the sub-lid assembly including:
- (i) a rotator operatively attached to the lid, the rotator including a locking formation and a re-setting formation, wherein the re-setting formation comprises a plurality of resetting ramps;
- (ii) a locking arm operatively associated with the locking formation, the locking arm movable between an arm locked position, in which the locking arm cooperates with the locking formation to deter rotation of the rotator, and an arm released position in which the locking arm permits rotation of the rotator;
- (iii) an actuating lever operatively associated with the re-setting formation, the actuating lever being moveable between an actuator engaged position, in which the actuating lever secures the locking arm in the arm locked position, and an actuator disengaged position, in which the locking arm is permitted to move to the arm released position, and
- (iv) a first and second solenoid, the first solenoid including a first connecting member and the second solenoid including a second connecting member, wherein the first connecting member is moveable between a first extended position and a first retracted position responsive to the first solenoid being energized and the second connecting member is movable between a second extended position and a second retracted position responsive to the second solenoid being energized, wherein (a) the actuating lever is located in the actuator engaged position when the first connecting member is located in the first extended position and the second connecting member is located in the second retracted position, and (b) the actuating lever is located in the actuator disengaged position when the first connecting member is located in the first retracted position and the second connecting member is located in the second extended position, and
- wherein rotation of the of the lid by the user causes the re-setting formation to engage the actuating lever so as to move the actuating lever from the actuator disengaged position to the actuator engaged position.
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A pharmaceutical dispenser including:
- a base having a plurality of compartments to hold a prescribed pharmaceutical;
- a lid operatively associated with the base and adapted to be secured to the base while permitting rotational movement of the lid relative to the base, the lid including a lid opening which is adapted to be aligned with a single compartment of the base upon rotation of the lid so that a user is able to access the prescribed pharmaceutical held within the single compartment;
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- a sub-lid assembly operatively adapted to control rotational movement of the lid relative to the base, the sub-lid assembly including:
- (i) a rotator operatively attached to the lid, the rotator including a locking formation and a re-setting formation, wherein the re-setting formation comprises a plurality of resetting ramps;
- (ii) a locking arm operatively associated with the locking formation, the locking arm movable between an arm locked position, in which the locking arm cooperates with the locking formation to deter rotation of the rotator, and an arm released position in which the locking arm permits rotation of the rotator;
- (iii) an actuating lever operatively associated with the re-setting formation, the actuating lever being moveable between an actuator engaged position, in which the actuating lever secures the locking arm in the arm locked position, and an actuator disengaged position, in which the locking arm is permitted to move to the arm released position, and
- (iv) a first and second solenoid, the first solenoid including a first connecting member and the second solenoid including a second connecting member, wherein the first connecting member is moveable between a first extended position and a first retracted position responsive to the first solenoid being energized and the second connecting member is movable between a second extended position and a second retracted position responsive to the second solenoid being energized, wherein (a) the actuating lever is located in the actuator engaged position when the first connecting member is located in the first extended position and the second connecting member is located in the second retracted position, and (b) the actuating lever is located in the actuator disengaged position when the first connecting member is located in the first retracted position and the second connecting member is located in the second extended position, and
- wherein rotation of the of the lid by the user causes the re-setting formation to engage the actuating lever so as to move the actuating lever from the actuator disengaged position to the actuator engaged position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.