US4274550A
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Medicament dispensing device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-05-07
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Granted: 1981-06-23
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Expires: 1999-05-07
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a low cost throwaway medicament dispensing device characterized by structural integrity for dispensing a medicament to a user in a time controlled manner so as to discourage the taking of an overdose of the medicament by the user without interfering with the dispensing of a prescribed amount of the medicament.
Inventors
- 👤 George Feldstein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 15:58
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J7/00; A61J7/04; B; B65; B65D; B65D83/00; B65D83/04; B65D83/0445; B65D83/0463; B65D83/0472; A61J7/0409; A61J7/0427; A61J7/0445; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T225/00; Y10T225/20; Y10T225/205; Y10T225/211
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A low cost throwaway medicament dispensing device characterized by structural integrity for dispensing a medicament to a user in a time controlled manner so as to discourage the taking of an overdose of the medicament by the user without interfering with the dispensing of a prescribed amount of the medicament comprising: housing means having a medicament disposed therein, said housing means comprising a unitary integral structure characterized by integrity against access to the interior thereof; feed means interior of said housing means for feeding said medicament from said container to said user; guide means interior of said housing for guiding said medicament, said guide means comprising a pair of grooves for receiving said feed means as said feed means feeds said medicament; drive means exterior of said housing means for driving said feed means; and transmission means between said drive means and said feed means for feeding a lethal dose of said medicament to said user over a time frame of from about 1 to 5 minutes thereby allowing sufficient time to discourage the user from taking said lethal dose.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A low cost throwaway medicament dispensing device characterized by structural integrity for dispensing a medicament to a user in a time controlled manner so as to discourage the taking of an overdose of the medicament by the user without interfering with the dispensing of a prescribed amount of the medicament comprising: housing means having a medicament disposed therein, said housing means comprising a unitary integral structure characterized by integrity against access to the interior thereof; feed means interior of said housing means for feeding said medicament from said container to said user; guide means interior of said housing for guiding said medicament, said guide means comprising a pair of grooves for receiving said feed means as said feed means feeds said medicament; drive means exterior of said housing means for driving said feed means; and transmission means between said drive means and said feed means for feeding a lethal dose of said medicament to said user over a time frame of from about 1 to 5 minutes thereby allowing sufficient time to discourage the user from taking said lethal dose.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A medicament dispensing device according to claim 1 wherein said transmission means requires said user to perform substantial physical activity to dispense said lethal dose thereby further discouraging the user from taking said lethal dose.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A medicament dispensing device according to claim 2 wherein said medicament is encapsuled in a continuous belt thereby further discouraging the user from taking said lethal dose.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A medicament dispensing device according to claim 3 wherein said time lapse is not less than 2 minutes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A medicament dispensing device according to claim 4 wherein said drive means comprises a rotating element and said transmission means requires said drive means to be rotated through 360° from about 5 to 20 times before said feed means feeds a single medicament.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
A medicament dispensing device according to claim 4 wherein said drive means comprises a rotating element and said transmission means requires said drive means to be rotated through 360° not less than 10 times before said feed means feeds a single medicament.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A medicament dispensing device according to claim 1 wherein said guide means has a third groove larger than said pair of grooves through which said medicament passes as said feed means feeds said medicament.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-06-22 | 1984-12-22 | 1985-06-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-06-22 | 1988-12-22 | 1989-06-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-06-22 | 1992-12-22 | 1993-06-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |