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US 4,117,952 AGranted
Capsule dispenser having chambers rotatable relative to a dispensing outlet
OwnerDustin Marshall Grimesinventor
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Abstract
A rechargeable capsule dispenser suitable for simultaneous but separate use by a plurality of users and intended to dispense multiple and variously shaped capsules selected by the users in a time related sequence also determined by the users. The capsule dispenser is formed with a cartridge having a plurality of annularly disposed chambers to hold the capsules and a receptacle base which supports the cartridge. The receptacle base includes a receiving tray and the cartridge may rotate with respect to the receptacle base.
Claims19
A capsule dispenser comprising:
- a first cartridge defining a plurality of annularly disposed bottomless and bottom discharging chambers, said chambers each sized to contain multiple and variously shaped capsules, and including a hollow concentric post having internal and external surfaces about the post's internal and external circumference permitting the internal surfaces on the first such cartridge to rotationally but removably engage at least one other cartridge;
- a receptacle base supporting the cartridge and having a receiving tray, an annular surface providing a bottom to the cartridge chambers but with a perforation above the receiving tray, and a top and bottom design to facilitate removably stacking the receptacle base supporting said at least one other cartridge, and
- means to rotate the first cartridge relative to the receptacle base and, when the first cartridge is rotationally but removably engaged to said at least one other cartridge, similarly situated chambers from each cartridge will simultaneously rotate over the perforation in each said receptacle base, whereby each said cartridge will discharge its contents into its corresponding receiving tray.
A capsule dispenser comprising
- a first rotatable cartridge and at least a second similar rotatable cartridge disposed in a removable interlocked stacked relation thereto for simultaneous manual rotational movement;
- each of the cartridges including a plurality of annularly disposed bottomless chambers, each chamber being sized and shaped to contain any of a wide variety of capsules;
- a first and at least a second receptacle base to support the respective cartridges, each of the receptacle bases providing a receiving tray and a portion defining an annular surface disposed in close proximity to the underside of the chambers defining a bottom wall therefor;
- a perforation in each bottom wall, sized and shaped in general conformity with one of the chambers, being in an aligned relationship with respect to each other, and being in close proximity to the receiving tray of each of the receptacle bases;
- means to fix the receptacle bases against rotational movement with the receiving trays in an aligned relation;
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- means to interlock the cartridges relative to the receptacle bases in a manner to permit simultaneous manual rotational movement of the cartridges relative to the receptacle bases for sequential alignment of successive chambers in each of the interlocked cartridges with the aligned receiving trays.
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