Individual tablet dispensing package

Claim 1

A package capable of dispensing tablets one-at-a-time therefrom comprising: A container having a plurality of compartments therein for the reception of individual tablets, said container having a central cavity defined by a depending circular wall; ratchet means including ratchet teeth forming a plurality of successive indentations located on said depending wall; a wholly flat dispensing lid secured to said container for rotation with respect thereto, said lid having an opening therein overlying each of said compartments in sequence upon rotation of said lid, and said lid having a central cavity defined by a depending circular wall unitary with said lid lying adjacent and inwardly of said container circular wall; at least one protrusion on said lid circular wall cooperating successively with each one of said indentations thereby insuring positive sequential lid rotation; and a bar-like member extending along the diameter of said lid circular wall and connected thereto at its opposite ends, said bar-like member facilitating rotational movement of said lid as said bar-like member is grasped on opposite sides thereof by an operator.