Patent ID: 6637685
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: A61J,Y10S

Abstract:
A pill crusher, comprising:an elongate base; an arm extending over and along said elongate base; a pivotal connection between said base and one end of said arm; an upwardly open cylindrical housing on said base, said cylindrical housing having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to said base; a cylindrical anvil member in said cylindrical housing; a compression spring in said cylindrical housing between said anvil member and said base; interengaged guide formations on said housing and said anvil member at opposite sides of said housing, said guide formations being inclined so as to cause rotational movement of said anvil member relative to said cylindrical housing on displacement of said anvil member along said longitudinal axis against the action of said spring; and a cylindrical pressure member depending from said arm above said cylindrical housing.