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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2001
David Noble Thompson, North Shields, GB;
Stephen William Bushby, Bedlington, GB;
Ian Tennick, Cramlington, GB;
Keith Stephenson, Newcastle upon Tyne, GB;
Audus Noble Limited, Blyth, GB;
Abstract
A tablet dispenser comprises an upwardly-open body portion ( ), a plurality of flexible, circumferentially spaced tabs ( ) around the upper end thereof to extend upwardly therefrom whereby gaps ( ) are defined between adjacent tabs ( ), an apertured lid portion ( ) encasing the tabs ( ) whereby the tabs ( ) underlie the inner surface of the lid portion ( ), cooperating locations means ( ) on the body portion ( ) and the lid portion ( ) so positioned that, on initial assembly of the dispenser, the lid portion ( ) is located on the body portion ( ) with the aperture ( ) overlying a tab ( ) to define a closed position of the dispenser, the lid portion ( ) being rotatable relative to the body portion ( ) to an open position in which the aperture ( ) is aligned with a gap ( ) between two adjacent tabs ( ), and resilient means ( ) reacting between the body portion ( ) and the lid portion ( ) such that it is first of all necessary to depress the lid portion ( ) against the bias of the resilient means ( ) to release the lid portion ( ) into a position whereby it can be rotated to the open position.