EP0345413A3 - Dispenser for delivering tablets one after the other - Google Patents

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EP0345413A3
EP0345413A3 EP89101407A EP89101407A EP0345413A3 EP 0345413 A3 EP0345413 A3 EP 0345413A3 EP 89101407 A EP89101407 A EP 89101407A EP 89101407 A EP89101407 A EP 89101407A EP 0345413 A3 EP0345413 A3 EP 0345413A3
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delivering tablets
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Ludger Hackmann
Josef Wilken
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RPC Bramlage GmbH
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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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Medical Preparation Storing Or Oral Administration Devices (AREA)
  • Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)
EP89101407A 1988-06-09 1989-01-27 Dispenser for delivering tablets one after the other Expired - Lifetime EP0345413B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT89101407T ATE87275T1 (en) 1988-06-09 1989-01-27 DISPENSER FOR INDIVIDUALLY PORTIONED TABLETS.

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE8807522 1988-06-09
DE8807522U 1988-06-09
DE8815878U DE8815878U1 (en) 1988-06-09 1988-12-22 Dispenser for single-portion dispensing of tablets
DE8815878U 1988-12-22

Publications (3)

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EP0345413A2 EP0345413A2 (en) 1989-12-13
EP0345413A3 true EP0345413A3 (en) 1990-05-23
EP0345413B1 EP0345413B1 (en) 1993-03-24

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EP89101407A Expired - Lifetime EP0345413B1 (en) 1988-06-09 1989-01-27 Dispenser for delivering tablets one after the other

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US (1) US5018644A (en)
EP (1) EP0345413B1 (en)
CA (1) CA1326653C (en)
DE (2) DE8815878U1 (en)
ES (1) ES2040388T3 (en)

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ES2040388T3 (en) 1993-10-16
EP0345413B1 (en) 1993-03-24
US5018644A (en) 1991-05-28
EP0345413A2 (en) 1989-12-13
DE8815878U1 (en) 1989-10-12
DE58903866D1 (en) 1993-04-29
CA1326653C (en) 1994-02-01

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