EP0236039A3 - Tablet dispenser - Google Patents

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EP0236039A3
EP0236039A3 EP87301558A EP87301558A EP0236039A3 EP 0236039 A3 EP0236039 A3 EP 0236039A3 EP 87301558 A EP87301558 A EP 87301558A EP 87301558 A EP87301558 A EP 87301558A EP 0236039 A3 EP0236039 A3 EP 0236039A3
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Prior art keywords
tablet dispenser
dispenser
tablet
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EP87301558A
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EP0236039B1 (en
EP0236039A2 (en
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Richard Leslie Fullwood
Alfred William Halliday
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Boots Co PLC
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Boots Co PLC
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
    • B65D83/0409—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2583/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D2583/04—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets
    • B65D2583/0445—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the shape of the container
    • B65D2583/0468—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the shape of the container of drawer-and-shell type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2583/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D2583/04—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets
    • B65D2583/0472—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the dispensing action
    • B65D2583/0477—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the dispensing action the container is maintained in the same position during the dispensing of several successive articles or doses
    • B65D2583/0481—One reciprocating action, e.g. to or from

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
  • Branching, Merging, And Special Transfer Between Conveyors (AREA)
EP87301558A 1986-03-01 1987-02-24 Tablet dispenser Expired - Lifetime EP0236039B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8605130 1986-03-01
GB868605130A GB8605130D0 (en) 1986-03-01 1986-03-01 Tablet dispenser

Publications (3)

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EP0236039A2 EP0236039A2 (en) 1987-09-09
EP0236039A3 true EP0236039A3 (en) 1989-02-22
EP0236039B1 EP0236039B1 (en) 1991-11-13

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EP87301558A Expired - Lifetime EP0236039B1 (en) 1986-03-01 1987-02-24 Tablet dispenser

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EP (1) EP0236039B1 (en)
DE (1) DE3774457D1 (en)
ES (1) ES2028066T3 (en)
GB (1) GB8605130D0 (en)
IE (1) IE60768B1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA871326B (en)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2656284B1 (en) * 1989-12-26 1995-02-17 Plastohm DEVICE FOR PACKAGING AND DISPENSING, ONE TO ONE, SOLID PRODUCTS SUCH AS GRAINS, GRANULES, TABLETS OR THE LIKE.
GB2270906B (en) * 1992-08-19 1995-08-23 Manuplastics Ltd A tablet dispenser
DE29514137U1 (en) * 1995-09-02 1995-10-26 Bramlage Gmbh Pill dispenser
GB9700395D0 (en) 1997-01-10 1997-02-26 Nelson & Co Ltd A Dispenser
US20130008918A1 (en) * 2011-07-07 2013-01-10 J.L. Clark, Inc. Tablet Dispenser
AU2019215460A1 (en) 2018-02-05 2020-08-27 Ecolab Usa Inc. Packaging and docking system for non-contact chemical dispensing
WO2019160923A1 (en) 2018-02-13 2019-08-22 Ecolab Usa Inc. System and method for dissolving solid chemicals and generating liquid solutions
BR112021015085A2 (en) 2019-02-05 2021-09-28 Ecolab Usa Inc. CHEMICAL DISPENSE SYSTEM, CHEMICAL DISPENSE RESERVOIR, AND CHEMICAL DISPENSE METHOD

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4230236A (en) * 1977-10-28 1980-10-28 The Boots Company Limited Tablet dispenser
EP0093087A1 (en) * 1982-04-26 1983-11-02 Pierre Fabre S.A. Dispensing apparatus for tablets
DE8501053U1 (en) * 1985-01-17 1985-09-26 Gallina, Ferenc, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), 7805 Bötzingen Pill dispenser

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4230236A (en) * 1977-10-28 1980-10-28 The Boots Company Limited Tablet dispenser
EP0093087A1 (en) * 1982-04-26 1983-11-02 Pierre Fabre S.A. Dispensing apparatus for tablets
DE8501053U1 (en) * 1985-01-17 1985-09-26 Gallina, Ferenc, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), 7805 Bötzingen Pill dispenser

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AU6956087A (en) 1987-09-03
AU602675B2 (en) 1990-10-25
GB8605130D0 (en) 1986-04-09
EP0236039B1 (en) 1991-11-13
ES2028066T3 (en) 1992-07-01
ZA871326B (en) 1987-12-30
IE870445L (en) 1987-09-01
IE60768B1 (en) 1994-08-10
DE3774457D1 (en) 1991-12-19
EP0236039A2 (en) 1987-09-09

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