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Pill dispensing bottle closure

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-06-17
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Granted: 1966-03-22
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Expires: 1984-06-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Robert A Sacchetti
  • 👤 John A Sacchetti

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 13:47
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D83/04; B65D83/0409; B65D2583/00; B65D2583/04; B65D2583/0472; B65D2583/0477; B65D2583/049; B65D2583/0495

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 290 words
A CLOSURE ADAPTED TO BE SEATED ON A CONTAINER FOR DISPENSING PILLS THERIN, ONE AT A TIME, SAID CLOSURE COMPRISING A CAP FOR ENCLOSING SAID CONTAINER, SAID CAP INCLUDING A RELATIVELY THIN WALL WITH AN AXIAL APERTURE AND A DISPENSER APERTURE THERETHROUGH; A SOLID SPACER ELEMENT AFFIXED AGAINST SAID CLOSURE WALL OF SAID CAP AT THE INSIDE THEREOF, SAID SPACER HAVING AN AXIAL APERTURE AND A NOTCH AT THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, BOTH IN REGISTER, RESPECTIVELY, WITH SAID AXIAL AND DISPENSER APERTURES OF SAID CAP; AN OUTER ROTOR ELEMENT JUXTAPOSED OVER THE OUTSIDE OF SAID WALL, SAID OUTER ROTOR ELEMENT HAVING A DISPENSER APERTURE THERETHROUGH; AN INNER ROTOR ELEMENT JUXTAPOSED TO SAID SPACER ELEMENT, SAID INNER ROTOR ELEMENT INCLUDING A NOTCH AT THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, SAID NOTCH OF SAID SPACER ELEMENT TOGETHER WITH SAID DISPENSER APERTURE OF SAID CAP PROVIDING A CHAMBER SUFFICIENT TO CONTAIN A PILL BETWEEN SAID INNER AND OUTER ROTOR ELEMENTS; A PROJECTION AT THE INSIDE OF SAID INNER ROTOR, SAID PROJECTION HAVING A CURVED SMOOTH SURFACE FOR GUIDING PILLS TO SAID NOTCH OF SAID INNER ROTOR; AND AN AXLE POST EXTENDING THROUGH SAID AXIAL APERTURES, SAID POST AFFIXED TO SAID INNER AND OUTER ROTOR ELEMENTS TO MAINTAIN SAID OUTER ROTOR DISPENSER APERTURE AND SAID INNER ROTOR NOTCH IN A NON-ALIGNED RELATIONSHIP AT ALL TIMES AND ALLOWING ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR ELEMENTS FOR ALTERNATE ALIGNMENT OF SAID OUTER ROTOR DISPENSER APERTURE AND SAID INNER ROTOR NOTCH WITH SAID CHAMBER THEREBETWEEN WHEREBY A PILL MAY BE FIRST POSITIONED IN SAID CHAMBER THROUGH SAID NOTCH OF SAID INNER ROTOR WHEN ALIGNED THEREWITH AND THEREAFTER BEING DISPENSED FROM SAID CHAMBER UPON ALIGNMENT OF SAID APERTURE OF SAID OUTER ROTOR THEREWITH, SAID INNER ROTOR THEN CLOSING SAID CHAMBER AT THE INSIDE THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 290 words
A CLOSURE ADAPTED TO BE SEATED ON A CONTAINER FOR DISPENSING PILLS THERIN, ONE AT A TIME, SAID CLOSURE COMPRISING A CAP FOR ENCLOSING SAID CONTAINER, SAID CAP INCLUDING A RELATIVELY THIN WALL WITH AN AXIAL APERTURE AND A DISPENSER APERTURE THERETHROUGH; A SOLID SPACER ELEMENT AFFIXED AGAINST SAID CLOSURE WALL OF SAID CAP AT THE INSIDE THEREOF, SAID SPACER HAVING AN AXIAL APERTURE AND A NOTCH AT THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, BOTH IN REGISTER, RESPECTIVELY, WITH SAID AXIAL AND DISPENSER APERTURES OF SAID CAP; AN OUTER ROTOR ELEMENT JUXTAPOSED OVER THE OUTSIDE OF SAID WALL, SAID OUTER ROTOR ELEMENT HAVING A DISPENSER APERTURE THERETHROUGH; AN INNER ROTOR ELEMENT JUXTAPOSED TO SAID SPACER ELEMENT, SAID INNER ROTOR ELEMENT INCLUDING A NOTCH AT THE PERIPHERY THEREOF, SAID NOTCH OF SAID SPACER ELEMENT TOGETHER WITH SAID DISPENSER APERTURE OF SAID CAP PROVIDING A CHAMBER SUFFICIENT TO CONTAIN A PILL BETWEEN SAID INNER AND OUTER ROTOR ELEMENTS; A PROJECTION AT THE INSIDE OF SAID INNER ROTOR, SAID PROJECTION HAVING A CURVED SMOOTH SURFACE FOR GUIDING PILLS TO SAID NOTCH OF SAID INNER ROTOR; AND AN AXLE POST EXTENDING THROUGH SAID AXIAL APERTURES, SAID POST AFFIXED TO SAID INNER AND OUTER ROTOR ELEMENTS TO MAINTAIN SAID OUTER ROTOR DISPENSER APERTURE AND SAID INNER ROTOR NOTCH IN A NON-ALIGNED RELATIONSHIP AT ALL TIMES AND ALLOWING ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR ELEMENTS FOR ALTERNATE ALIGNMENT OF SAID OUTER ROTOR DISPENSER APERTURE AND SAID INNER ROTOR NOTCH WITH SAID CHAMBER THEREBETWEEN WHEREBY A PILL MAY BE FIRST POSITIONED IN SAID CHAMBER THROUGH SAID NOTCH OF SAID INNER ROTOR WHEN ALIGNED THEREWITH AND THEREAFTER BEING DISPENSED FROM SAID CHAMBER UPON ALIGNMENT OF SAID APERTURE OF SAID OUTER ROTOR THEREWITH, SAID INNER ROTOR THEN CLOSING SAID CHAMBER AT THE INSIDE THEREOF.

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