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Patent No.:

US 9174775 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 03, 2011

Actuator-driven dispenser

Applicants:

David L. Foshee, Raleigh, NC (US);

Theodore J. Mosler, Raleigh, NC (US);

Eileen Ventura, Durham, NC (US);

Kristin L. Benokraitis, Durham, NC (US);

Matthew R. Penny, Cary, NC (US);

Inventors:

David L. Foshee, Raleigh, NC (US);

Theodore J. Mosler, Raleigh, NC (US);

Eileen Ventura, Durham, NC (US);

Kristin L. Benokraitis, Durham, NC (US);

Matthew R. Penny, Cary, NC (US);

Assignee:

Elix, LLC, Delray Beach, FL (US);

Attorneys:

Christopher J. Knors

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Paul R Durand

Assistant Examiner:

Benjamin R Shaw

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 35/28 (2006.01); A61J 7/00 (2006.01); A61J 1/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 35/28 (2013.01); A61J 7/0076 (2013.01); A61J 1/03 (2013.01);
Abstract

Dispenser and methods of dispensing substances is provided. The dispenser comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis, the housing configured to receive a packet comprising at least one collapsible cavity containing at least one substance, a support member positioned in the housing, the support member having a longitudinal axis essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the housing, a wedge coupled to the support member, the wedge configured to move in a plane substantially parallel within the longitudinal axis of the housing, the wedge receiving a force directed substantially normal to the longitudinal axis of the housing, and a reciprocating actuator coupled to the housing and engagable with the support member, the actuator moveable between a first position and a second position whereby the wedge advances a single predetermined increment collapsing a portion of the cavity.

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Foshee, David. (2015). Actuator-driven dispenser (U.S. Patent No. 9174775). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9174775

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