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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1987
Philip F Heimlich, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Barry N Heimlich, Hollywood, FL (US);
hiMedics, Inc., Hollywood, FL (US);
Abstract
A dispenser for capsules or the like utilizes a turnstile member rotatable in only a single direction to transport the capsules from a reservoir to an exit port. Fingers on the turnstile arms interleave with corresponding fingers on the dispenser housing to prevent a capsule from being rotated beyond the exit port and back into the housing. A propeller member in the reservoir orients the capsules in a predetermined orientation before they are fed into the turnstile member. A cap on the exterior of the housing which rotates the turnstile member utilizes a bayonet-type detent mechanism to bias the cap into successive dispensing positions. The cap must be pushed toward the housing to be rotatable to the next dispensing position.