EP1842797A3 - Bead dispenser - Google Patents

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EP1842797A3
EP1842797A3 EP07252476A EP07252476A EP1842797A3 EP 1842797 A3 EP1842797 A3 EP 1842797A3 EP 07252476 A EP07252476 A EP 07252476A EP 07252476 A EP07252476 A EP 07252476A EP 1842797 A3 EP1842797 A3 EP 1842797A3
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bead
beads
bead dispenser
dispenser
elongated housing
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EP1842797A2 (en
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Jacquiline Hazel Tobias
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Moose Enterprise Pty Ltd
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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
    • B65D2583/0472—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

Abstract

A bead dispenser (10) comprising an elongated housing (14) in which beads (12) are held in at least two separated bead columns (20), and a dispensing nozzle (15) at one end of the elongated housing through which the beads are dispensed. A dispensing mechanism (20) dispenses beads from a column, whereby one of the bead columns is selected from which to dispense a bead through the bead dispenser.
EP07252476.2A 2006-07-14 2007-06-18 Bead dispenser Active EP1842797B1 (en)

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AU2006903817A AU2006903817A0 (en) 2006-07-14 Bead dispenser

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EP1842797A2 EP1842797A2 (en) 2007-10-10
EP1842797A3 true EP1842797A3 (en) 2008-11-05
EP1842797B1 EP1842797B1 (en) 2013-07-24

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US20080011773A1 (en) 2008-01-17
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CN101070113A (en) 2007-11-14
EP1842797B1 (en) 2013-07-24

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