Apparatus for dispensing cylindrical capsules
OwnerRobert Cassou, Maurice Cassou +1inventors
InventorsRobert Cassou, Maurice Cassou, Bertrand Cassou
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Abstract
A dispenser for dispensing and conveying capsules to a printer for receiving indicia comprises a sloping ramp and a complementary guide which define a conveying passageway having an inlet and an outlet. A vertically movable slide member is associated with the outlet and is movable between a first position wherein the slide member receives a capsule from the outlet of the conveying passageway and a second position wherein a portion of the slide member seals the outlet of the conveying passageway. The slide member when in its second position further defines with the complementary guide a horizontally extending passageway for conveying the capsule to the printer.
Claims7
A dispenser for dispensing and conveying capsules to a printer for receiving indicia comprises a sloping ramp and a complementary guide means which define a conveying passageway having an inlet and an outlet and a vertically movable slide member associated with said outlet and movable between a first position wherein said slide member receives a capsule from said conveying passageway outlet and a second position wherein a portion of said slide member seals said conveying passageway outlet wherein said slide member when in said second position defines with said complementary guide means above said outlet a horizontally extending passageway for conveying the capsule to the printer including drive means associated with said horizontally extending passageway for receiving said capsule when said slide member is in said second position and transporting said capsule to said printer wherein the slide member comprises at least one pair of contact rollers arranged at the end of the slide member which cooperate with said drive means for conveying the capsule.
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