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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 1986
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brad Ridgley, Encino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
206533 ; 220 / ; 220 69 ; 206521 ;
Abstract
A multi-compartmented pill dispenser having a plurality of vertical compartment modules. Each module has a sloping floor to facilitate the removal of pills from the dispenser. The dispenser is resiliently supported at its base to provide vibratory motion when tapped. A locking mechanism includes a bar adjacent the doors of the compartment modules. The bar is movable between a locked position in which the doors are engaged and a released position in which the doors are free to open.