Patent ID: 9394070
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B65B

Claim Text:
1. A pill packaging system comprising: a. a pill feeding assembly; b. a pill packaging assembly positioning individual pill packages to receive a pill; c. a pill guide positioned between the feeding assembly and packaging assembly, the pill guide comprising: i. a body having an inlet aperture in an upper end of the body and an elongated outlet aperture on a lower end of the body, the outlet aperture having a front and rear portion; ii. an outlet inclined surface sloping toward the rear of the body and transitioning to the outlet aperture; and iii. the rear portion of the outlet aperture extending further downward than the front portion of the outlet aperture, whereby a pill traveling through the pill guide exits the outlet aperture oriented such that a leading edge of the pill points toward one side of the pill package and the trailing edge of the pill is inclined toward an opposite side of the pill package.