Patent ID: 6155454
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: A61J,B65D

Abstract:
A pill dispenser comprising:a pill carrier having a plurality of through-holes comprising pill chambers, each pill chamber at least initially holding a pill which is sealed from the outside environment and contained within the pill chamber; anda dispenser housing comprising,a pill carrier slot into which said pill carrier is disposed and an opening forming a pathway from the slot to the exterior of the dispenser housing, andan integrated plunger apparatus disposed adjacent said slot and opposite said opening, said plunger apparatus comprising a projecting punch head capable of extending into a pill chamber so as to push a pill contained within the pill chamber to the exterior of the housing through the dispenser housing opening whenever the plunger apparatus is actuated by a user and the pill chamber is in alignment with the punch head and dispenser housing opening, and whereinthe pill carrier is displaceable within said pill carrier slot to allow the sequentially alignment of each of said pill chambers with said punch head and dispenser housing opening.