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EP 0287335 A3 19891018 - TABLET DISPENSER HAVING FEED ASSIST MEANS

Title (en)

TABLET DISPENSER HAVING FEED ASSIST MEANS

Publication

EP 0287335 A3 19891018 (EN)

Application

EP 88303289 A 19880413

Priority

US 3821387 A 19870414

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0287335A2] A tablet dispenser (10) having a feed channel (32) with a flexible wall (28) to prevent bridging of tablets (20). The flexible wall (28) moves in response to the movement of a tablet dispenser operating mechanism. The movement of the flexible wall (28) agitates the tablets (20) in the feed channel (32) to thereby prevent bridging of the tablets (20).

IPC 1-7

B65D 83/04

IPC 8 full level

G01N 35/10 (2006.01); B65D 83/04 (2006.01); B65G 65/44 (2006.01); G01N 33/543 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 83/0409 (2013.01); B65D 2583/0481 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[YD] US 4405060 A 19830920 - HSEI PAUL K [US]
[Y] FR 1398285 A 19650507
[A] DE 1210739 B 19660210 - BADISCHE MASCHF AG

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0287335 A2 19881019; EP 0287335 A3 19891018; JP S63304168 A 19881212

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88303289 A 19880413; JP 9260488 A 19880414