Tablet dispenser

A tablet dispenser comprising:

• a. an open-fronted housing including a top wall, side walls running longitudinally of the housing and at least a partial bottom wall the top wall being formed with an opening intermediate the side walls and a domed section longitudinally spaced from and in line with the opening,
• b. a drawer slideably fitting into the housing and including across the top thereof a resilient panel having an upstanding operating button formed therein intermediate the side walls of the housing and moving up into latch position in the opening when the drawer is in closed position, the button being manually depressable to a release position so that the drawer may be opened to a dispensing position in which the button moves up into the domed section, the shape of the domed section and button being such that the drawer may be forceably closed from dispensing position as the button is cammed downward by the domed section.

A tablet dispenser comprising:

• a. an open-fronted housing including a top wall, side walls and at least a partial bottom wall, one wall being formed with a button opening and a relief zone formed toward the front in said one wall of the housing in alignment with the button opening,
• b. a drawer slideably fitting into the open front of the housing and defined by an upwardly facing front cavity section and a latch integral with the front cavity section, the latch comprising a resilient panel parallel to and inward from the said one wall and having an operating button formed therein and moving into latch position in the button opening when the drawer is in closed position, the button being manually depressable from said button opening as the panel flexes to a release position so that the drawer may be opened to a dispensing position whereat the button moves up in the relief zone such that it is no longer depressed, to relieve stress on the resilient panel.

A tablet dispenser comprising:

• a. an open-fronted housing including a top wall, side walls running longitudinally of the housing and inward drawer retaining means extending inward from the side walls and spaced down from the top wall, the top wall being formed with a button opening intermediate the side walls and a relief zone spaced toward the front from and in line with the opening,
• b. an integrally molded drawer slideably fitting into the open front of the housing and defined by an upwardly facing front cavity section and a rear latch section integral with the front cavity section, the latch section comprising a latch wall across the top thereof, a resilient panel portion in the latch wall defined by spaced elongate parallel slots in the latch wall, the panel having an upstanding operating button formed therein between the slots and moving up into latch position in the button opening when the drawer is in closed position, the button being manually depressable to a release position so that the drawer may be opened to a dispensing position in which the button moves up into the relief zone.

A medicine dispenser comprising:

• a. an open-fronted housing defined by a plurality of connected walls and including a first wall extending rearward from the front, the first wall being formed with a button opening and a relief zone spaced toward the front from the opening and in line with the opening,
• b. a drawer slideably fitting into the open front of the housing and defined by a forward medicine-containing section and a rear latch section integral with the medicine-containing section, the latch section supporting a resilient latch panel parallel to and closely adjacent the first wall, the panel having an upstanding operating button therein biased by the resilient latch panel up into latch position in the button opening when the drawer is in closed position, the button being manually depressable to a release position so that the drawer may be opened to a medicine-dispensing position in which the button moves up into the relief zone.

A medicine container comprising:

• a. an open-fronted housing defined by a plurality of connected walls and including a first wall extending rearward from the front, the first wall being formed with an opening and a relief zone spaced toward the front from the opening and in line with the opening,
• b. a drawer slideably fitting into the open front of the housing and defined by a forward medicine-containing section and a rear latch section integral with the medicine-containing section, the latch section supporting a resilient latch panel parallel to and closely adjacent the first wall, the panel having an upstanding operating button therein biased by the resilient latch panel up into latch position in the opening when the drawer is in closed position, the button being manually depressable to a release position so that the drawer may be opened to a medicine-dispensing position in which the button moves up into the relief zone, the medicine-containing section comprising a rigid floor having a plurality of spaced openings therein, the floor containing a bubble-pack card having a frangible base and a cover sheet comprising spaced collapsible pockets laminated thereto, the pockets each containing a tablet, the card carrying an indicator of periodicity for each pocket, the pockets and tablets being aligned respectively over the openings in the rigid floor.