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US 2010/0281674 A1Published application
Tablet cutter
AssigneeApothecary Products, Inc.
InventorKa Chuen Sze
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a pill cutter that has a protected cutting edge. The pill cutter includes a guard, a base, and a cover. The components are arranged such that the guard slides over the cutting edge when the pill cutter is in an open position and the guard exposes the cutting edge when the pill cutter is in a closed position. The invention is also directed at a method for assembling the pill cutter and a method of using the pill cutter to cut a pill or tablet.
Claims3
A method of assembling a tablet cutter comprising the steps of:
- providing a blade, a blade guard, and a cover;
- fixedly attaching the blade to the cover;
- and
- slidably attaching the guard to the cover;
- wherein the guard is configured to slidably move between a first position covering the blade and a second position in which the blade is exposed for cutting and wherein the guard comprises a rigid material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.