US3628694A
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Apparatus for packaging medicinal tablets or the like
Assignee: Sauter Packaging Co
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Filing: 1970-04-08
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Granted: 1971-12-21
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Expires: 1990-04-08
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus including a mechanism for making tablet receiving blisters in a continuous strip of thermoplastic material, a mechanism for continually delivering tablets one to each blister, a mechanism for applying continuous sealing strip to the thermoplastic strip to seal the said tablets within the blisters, a mechanism for perforating or scoring the laminated strip to permit easy severance of the strip into segments comprising one or more blisters, the apparatus being characterized by the provision of an easily mounted and dismounted adapter plate whereby tablets of different sizes may be packaged in the same strip by merely changing the indexing plate and without dismantling or modifying any of the other mechanisms comprising the apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 Matthew Nichols
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 17:15
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B11/00; B65B11/50; B65B5/00; B65B5/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
46 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein each index plate is provided with driving pin openings and wherein the index plate driving means include upwardly projecting pins which fit easily within the said driving pin openings to rotate an index plate above the fixed tablet feeding means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
38 words
The invention of claim 2 and a pressure ring threadedly urged into contact with the index plate to facilitate rapid securing and removal of the index plate with respect to its association with the fixed tablet feeding means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein the brush means easily removably connect to the fixed tablet feeding means above the index plate means, said brush means easily separating from the fixed tablet feeding means when interchanging the said index plates.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein the brush means are disposed in angular relationship to the diameter of the index plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The invention of claim 5 wherein pairs of index plate tablet receiving openings rotatively register in alignment beneath the said first portion of brush means as the index plate means rotate above the fixed tablet feeding means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
273 words
In an apparatus for individually packaging medicinal tablets, the combination of: A. fixed tablet feeding means including at least one tablet receiving opening, said tablet receiving opening being of sufficient size to pass the largest tablet to be packaged by the apparatus; B. interchangeable index plate means rotatable above the fixed tablet feeding meaNs, said interchangeable index plate means comprising a plurality of individual index plates provided respectively with tablet receiving openings of varying sizes, i. said index plates individually positioning above the fixed tablet feeding means for rotation with respect thereto, ii. each said index plate having tablet receiving openings of a size different from another index plate to accommodate medicinal tablets of predetermined different size by changing index plates; the said tablet receiving openings of the index plates rotatively registering with the tablet receiving opening provided in the fixed tablet feeding means; C. rotative means operable through the fixed tablet feeding means, said rotatable means including easily engageable index plate driving means; and D. stationary brush means sweeping the medicinal tablets over the surface of the index plate means, a first portion of said brush means being positioned to sweep all tablets located near the outer periphery of an index plate centrally towards tablet receiving openings in said index plate, a second portion of said brush means being positioned to sweep tablets which were not seated in tablet-receiving openings by contact with the first portion of said brush means back towards the outer periphery of an index plate, whereby all said medicinal tablets will be urged into a position to register over and fall into an index plate tablet receiving opening.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-12-20 | 1975-06-21 | 1975-12-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-12-20 | 1979-06-21 | 1979-12-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-12-20 | 1983-06-21 | 1983-12-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |