Two-piece helical feeder tube for filling containers with pills
AssigneeAylward Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsDavid Parrish, John Winters, Greg Wile, Brian Tomlinson
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a pill delivery apparatus. The method includes providing an inner core having an outer surface and providing an outer sleeve comprising an opening defined therethrough, the outer sleeve having an inner surface. Further, the method includes defining a passageway on the outer surface of the inner core such that positioning the outer sleeve over the inner core defines a delivery chute for delivering a plurality of pills between the passageway and the inner surface of the outer sleeve.
Claims25
A method of manufacturing a feeder tube for a pill delivery apparatus, the method comprising:
- providing an inner core having an outer surface;
- providing an outer sleeve comprising an opening defined therethrough, the outer sleeve having an inner surface;
- and
- defining a passageway on the outer surface of the inner core such that positioning the outer sleeve over the inner core defines a delivery chute for delivering a plurality of pills between the passageway and the inner surface of the outer sleeve.
A method of assembling a pill delivery apparatus, the method comprising:
- providing an inner core having an outer surface and a passageway defined on the outer surface thereof;
- providing an outer sleeve comprising an opening defined therethrough, the outer sleeve having an inner surface;
- and
- positioning the outer sleeve over the inner core such that a delivery chute for delivering pills is defined between the passageway and the inner surface of the outer sleeve.
A pill delivery apparatus adapted to deliver pills to a container, the apparatus comprising:
- an inner core having an outer surface and a passageway defined on the outer surface thereof;
- and
- an outer sleeve comprising an opening defined therethrough, the outer sleeve having an inner surface,
- wherein the outer sleeve is configured to be positioned over the inner core such that a delivery chute for delivering pills is defined between the passageway and the inner surface of the outer sleeve.
A feeder tube adapted to deliver pills to a container, the feeder tube comprising:
- an inner core having an outer surface and a passageway defined on the outer surface thereof;
- and
- an outer sleeve comprising an opening defined therethrough, the opening having an inner surface,
- wherein the outer sleeve is configured to be positioned over the inner core such that a delivery chute for delivering pills is defined between the passageway and the inner surface of the outer sleeve.
A method of delivery pills comprising:
- delivering a plurality of pills through a delivery chute to at least one container, the delivery chute defined between an inner core and an outer sleeve positioned over the inner core, wherein a passageway is defined in an outer surface of the inner core such that the delivery chute is defined between the passageway and an inner surface of an opening defined in the outer sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.