Patent ID: 6131765
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: A47F,A61J

Abstract:
An apparatus for storing and dispensing solid-form medication comprising:a hopper for storing solid-form medication;a slide drawer located below said hopper that provides an intermediate compartment through which at least one solid-form medication may be transported;a moveable slide contained within said slide drawer for transporting at least one solid-form medication within said slide drawer;a trap door that is located below said slide drawer and is coupled to the bottom of said slide drawer on the back side of said slide drawer in a manner that said trap door may be opened downward at the front of said slide drawer;wherein said hopper includes a first aperture located in the bottom of said hopper that opens into said slide drawer;said hopper includes at least one sloped inner wall to direct solid-form medication to said first aperture;said slide having a second aperture;said slide drawer having a third aperture located in the bottom of said slide drawer wherein said first aperture and said third aperture are not aligned;said first aperture and said second aperture becoming aligned during a first movement of the said slide; andsaid second aperture and said third aperture becoming aligned during a second movement of the said slide.