Pill dispensing device
AssigneeOwen Mumford Limited
InventorsDennis Marteau, Steven Mark Rolfe
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Abstract
A pill dispensing cap for a bottle has an inner sleeve with a divider panel and a first base panel rotatable within an outer sleeve having a second base panel. First and second window openings are defined in the first and second base panels. A plate moveable across and within the two sleeves defines a third window opening and a fourth window opening is defined in the divider panel. The plate can be held in an initial position wherein the first and second windows are aligned, whilst the third and fourth windows are not aligned. The outer sleeve is rotatable to a condition wherein the first and second windows are not aligned and the plate can then be slid across to a condition wherein the third and fourth windows are aligned to allow pills in a bottle to enter the inner sleeve.
Claims9
A pill dispensing cap for a bottle having inner and outer sleeves, the inner sleeve (4) having an intermediate divider panel (21) and a first base panel (7) and the outer sleeve (3) having a second base panel (17) located immediately below the first base panel, first and second window openings (15,16) defined in the first and second base panels,
- a plate (9) moveable across and within the two sleeves and defining a third window opening (19),
- a fourth window opening (20) defined in said divider panel, and
- a releasable locking arrangement (14,11) whereby the plate can be held in an initial position wherein the first and second windows (15,16) are aligned, whilst the third and fourth windows (19,20) are not aligned,
- the outer sleeve (3) being rotatable forwardly to a position wherein the first and second windows are not aligned and the locking of the plate is released to enable the plate (9) to be slid across to a position wherein the third and fourth windows (19,20) are aligned to allow pills in a bottle to enter the inner sleeve (4),
- a return of the plate (9) to its initial position then allowing the outer sleeve (3) to be rotated back to its initial position, thus allowing pills to be dispensed from the inner sleeve (4) via the aligned first and second windows (15,16).
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