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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Sean Mcgonagle, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Greg Pankow, Morton Grove, IL (US);
J. Randolph Lewis, Deer Park, IL (US);
Victor Lee, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Sean McGonagle, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Greg Pankow, Morton Grove, IL (US);
J. Randolph Lewis, Deer Park, IL (US);
Victor Lee, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for transferring a plurality of tablets of a product from a first blister card to a second blister card includes a press plate, a transfer fixture, and a tray. The press plate is adapted for displacement between a first position and a second position to force the plurality of tablets out of a plurality of blisters carried by the first blister card. The transfer fixture includes a plurality of passageways, each of which is adapted to receive one tablet of the plurality of tablets from the first blister card. The passageways further direct the tablets into a corresponding plurality of blisters carried by the second blister card. The tray supports the second blister card adjacent the transfer fixture for receiving the tablets.