Patent ID: 9499286
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: B23P,B65B,B65D,B65G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A feeder tube adapted to deliver pills to a container, the feeder tube comprising: an inner core having an outer surface and a passageway defined on the outer surface thereof, wherein the inner core is formed at least in part from aluminum and the passageway is helical along at least a portion of the length of the passageway; and an outer sleeve comprising an opening defined therethrough, the opening having an inner surface, wherein the outer sleeve is formed at least in part from aluminum; wherein the outer sleeve is configured to be positioned over the inner core such that a delivery chute for delivering pills is defined between the passageway and the inner surface of the outer sleeve and the pills are fed by gravity along the passageway of the feeder tube.