Patent ID: 6132159
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: A23G,A61J,B05B,B05C,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for transferring a plurality of medicaments from a first pallet to a second pallet thereby reorienting said medicaments, said apparatus comprising:a first pallet support for receiving and retaining said first pallet;a second pallet support for receiving and retaining said second pallet above said first pallet in an inverted orientation;a lift mechanism for urging said first and said second pallet supports towards one another;transfer guide means for guiding the transfer of said medicaments, said transfer guide means being disposed between said first and second pallets and having a plurality of transfer apertures, each transfer aperture being disposed to correspond to the location of one of said medicaments on said first pallet;alignment means for engaging said first and second pallets and aligning said first and second pallets with said transfer guide means; andmeans for inverting said first and second pallet supports such that medicaments disposed on said first pallet are transferred to said second pallet.