EP0391841B1 - Kindersicherer Tablettenspender - Google Patents

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EP0391841B1
EP0391841B1 EP90810214A EP90810214A EP0391841B1 EP 0391841 B1 EP0391841 B1 EP 0391841B1 EP 90810214 A EP90810214 A EP 90810214A EP 90810214 A EP90810214 A EP 90810214A EP 0391841 B1 EP0391841 B1 EP 0391841B1
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tablet dispenser
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Werner Fritz Dubach
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Medisize Schweiz AG
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Createchnic AG
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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
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
    • A61J7/00—Devices for administering medicines orally, e.g. spoons; Pill counting devices; Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine
    • A61J7/0076—Medicament distribution means
    • A61J7/0084—Medicament distribution means for multiple medicaments
    • 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
    • B65D2215/00—Child-proof means
    • B65D2215/04—Child-proof means requiring the combination of different actions in succession

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  • the present invention relates to a tablet dispenser according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a tablet dispenser of the type mentioned is known for example from EP-A-0'284'557.
  • the tablet dispenser shown here cannot be turned into every relative angular position of the two main components.
  • tablet dispensers have been used almost consistently for small tablets with simple contours. Such tablets were primarily harmless in nature, such as sweetener or ascorbic acid tablets. Tablet dispensers according to the above-mentioned EP-A-0'284'557, however, also allow the delivery of larger tablets with a complex shape, such as they occur for pharmaceutical indications.
  • the present invention has now set itself the task of improving a tablet dispenser of the type mentioned in such a way that it is childproof.
  • the two main components of the tablet dispenser under discussion here each have a cylindrical wall 1 and 2, respectively. These two walls, which are oriented concentrically to one another, move relative to one another in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the dispenser when the tablet dispenser is actuated.
  • the longitudinal ribs usually present on at least one of the two main components, which make it impossible for the two main components to rotate relative to one another, have been omitted.
  • the term main components was chosen here to express that it can have other parts in addition to the main components, but these are not important for the present invention. Each main component can also be assembled from several elements.
  • the wall is 2 of the lower component with a smaller diameter with a recess 3.
  • this recess is a slot.
  • An inwardly directed counterpart 4 is arranged on the inner surface of the outer concentric wall of the main component of the tablet dispenser located above. In the non-compressed state of the tablet dispenser, the counterpart 4 lies above the upper edge 5 of the inner concentric wall and at least partially projects above it. This ensures the relative rotatability of the two main components.
  • the counterpart 4 can be a simple cam, a pin or, as an example shown here, an approximately radially oriented rib.
  • Markings are attached to the outer surfaces of the two concentric walls. If the markings of the two main components are brought into agreement by rotating them relative to one another, the counterpart 4 lies exactly above the recess 3 and the tablet dispenser can be actuated by pressing the two main components together.
  • FIG. 2 A solution to safeguard against this randomness is shown in FIG. 2.
  • the upper edge 5 of the inner concentric wall 2 is provided with tooth-shaped elevations 6 between which the counterpart 4 in the example shown can snap into the rib and thus make the described relative rotation under pressure impossible.
  • the variants explained so far can also serve as a transport lock against unintentional actuation.
  • FIGS. 3a and b and 4a and b lead to an automatic request in a childproof position after each actuation.
  • the inner concentric wall 2 is provided with an inwardly projecting wall thickening 7.
  • the wall thickening 7 In its area runs from the upper outer edge 5 downward and inward inclined ramp-shaped recess 3 '.
  • the wall thickening 7 has an edge 8 running perpendicular to the inner concentric wall 2. This edge 8 forms a sliding surface that slopes at least in one direction of rotation.
  • the counterpart 4 is attached to the other main component with the outer concentric wall 1. In this variant, this must be designed to be resilient in the radial direction and at the end have a scanning element 9 which engages under the lower edge 8 of the wall thickening 7 when the lifting movement is returned.
  • the counterpart 4 can be a leg 10 fastened to the main component with the outer concentric wall 1 or a support arranged at a distance from the inner surface of the outer concentric wall 1.
  • the two main components must be rotated relative to each other until the markings on the concentric wall, which are not visible, are aligned with each other.
  • the radially resilient counterpart 4 runs with its scanning element 9 into the recess 3 'and slips inward over the ramp-like surface of the recess until finally the scanning element the recess 3 'leaves and springs back towards the outside and engages under the lower edge 8 of the thickening 7.
  • the two main components move apart again in the axial direction, whereby they also necessarily rotate relative to one another until the scanning element 9 has slipped past the inclined lower edge 8 of the wall thickening 7.
  • the inclination of the lower edge 8 must be so great that no self-locking occurs.

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EP90810214A 1989-04-04 1990-03-19 Kindersicherer Tablettenspender Expired - Lifetime EP0391841B1 (de)

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AT90810214T ATE85023T1 (de) 1989-04-04 1990-03-19 Kindersicherer tablettenspender.

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CH1224/89A CH677770A5 (da) 1989-04-04 1989-04-04

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EP0391841A3 EP0391841A3 (en) 1990-11-28
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US5108006A (en) * 1990-04-27 1992-04-28 The Procter & Gamble Company Tablet dispenser with locking means
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US5099999A (en) * 1991-06-06 1992-03-31 Balien J Lewis Pill safety dispenser
US5520307A (en) * 1993-06-23 1996-05-28 Ronee Miller Dispensing top for pill case
DE19909798A1 (de) * 1999-03-05 2000-09-14 Risdon Gmbh Kunststoffverpacku Tablettenspender mit einem verdrehbaren Ausgabering
IL167965A (en) * 2005-04-11 2010-04-15 Apus Innovation Ltd Container cover assembly
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EP0391841A2 (de) 1990-10-10
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DE59000804D1 (de) 1993-03-11
EP0391841A3 (en) 1990-11-28
US5052584A (en) 1991-10-01

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