Blisterpack opening tool
OwnerJoseph L. Whitoninventor
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Abstract
A tool which dispenses a tablet from a blister type package, which package typically has a top blister portion and a bottom portion. The dispenser includes a first member having a flat surface for supporting the bottom portion of the blister package. This support surface has an opening therein which is larger than the table. A second member including a plunger for at least partially crushing the top portion and pushing the tablet through the bottom portion is also provided.
Claims6
A tablet dispenser which dispenses a tablet from a blister type package, said package typically having a top blister portion and a bottom portion, said dispenser comprising:
- (a) a first member, said first member including a flat surface for supporting said bottom portion of said package, said support surface having an opening therein, said opening being larger than said tablet;
- (b) a second member, said second member including a plunger for at least partially crushing said top portion and pushing said tablet through said bottom portion, said plunger including a surface for engaging said top portion of said package;
- (c) means for connecting said first member to said second member;
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- (d) means, integral with at least one of said first and second members, for moving said plunger through an arc centered about said connecting means and relative to said opening in said support surface to engage said plunger surface with said top portion of said package, at least partially crush said top portion of said package and push said tablet through said bottom portion and through said opening in said support surface.
A tablet dispenser which dispenses a tablet from a blister type package, said package typically having a top blister portion and a bottom portion, said dispenser consisting essentially of:
- (a) a first member, said first member including a flat surface for supporting said bottom portion of said package, said support surface having an opening therein, said opening being larger than said tablet;
- (b) a second member, said second member including a plunger for at least partially crushing said top portion and pushing said tablet through said bottom portion, said plunger including a surface for engaging said top portion of said package;
- (c) means for connecting said first member to said second member;
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- (d) means, integral with at least one of said first and second members, for moving said plunger through an arc centered about said connecting means and relative to said opening in said support surface to engage said plunger surface with said top portion of said package, at least partially crush said top portion of said package and push said tablet through said bottom portion and through said opening in said support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.