Holder for capsules, pills and similar objects
OwnerBastiaan Vreedeinventor
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Abstract
A holder for pills, capsules and similar uniformly shaped objects for dispensing said objects one by one. A hollow inner tube has an open bottom for receiving the objects and a closed top for limiting axial movement thereof. A hollow outer tube has a spring affixed to a closed bottom and receives the inner tube, the spring biasing the objects upwardly. A dispensing mechanism in a cylindrical casing is affixed to the upper end of the outer tube. The dispensing mechanism operates through diametrically opposed slots in the periphery of the inner tube to dispense the objects one by one. The unit is arranged so that with minor modification a variety of sizes and shapes of objects can be dispensed.
Claims10
A holder for pills, capsules and similar uniformly shaped objects for dispensing said objects one by one comprising, in combination, a hollow outer tube closed at one end and open at the other, a dispensing mechanism having means for removably securing same to the outer tube over the open end thereof, the outer tube having a spring attached to the closed end which in the relaxed condition extends to the open end, a hollow inner tube for insertion into the outer tube and having a length which when inserted into the outer tube extends over the greater part of the length thereof, the inner tube being completely removable from the outer tube for interchangeability with another said inner tube, the inner tube being sized for insertion into the outer tube through the open end thereof when the dispensing mechanism is removed, the dispensing mechanism when secured to the outer tube cooperating to hold the inner tube in place, means for conforming the inner diameter of the inner tube to the shape of said objects so that a stack of said objects is held within said inner tube, the inner tube being open at one end for receiving the spring and biasing said objects and closed at said other end for limiting axial travel of said objects, the inner tube being slotted at diametrically opposite sides of the periphery of said closed end for allowing entry of a pusher through one said slot and allowing exit of said objects through the opposite slot, said dispensing mechanism having manually operable means connected to said pusher for displacing said pusher in a radial direction to dispense said objects one by one.
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