Patent ID: 7431160
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: A61J,B65D

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for releasing tablets from a blister pack containing a plurality of tablets, each held in a respective blister, the apparatus comprising a tray for receiving a blister pack, the tray having a lid pivotally mounted on the tray and moveable between an open and closed position, the apparatus further comprising a peg which is slideably mounted on the lid so as to be moveable, in use, into registry with any one of a plurality of blisters of a pack in the tray, wherein the tray has a base which is formed integrally with sidewalls of the tray, a raised floor extends horizontally across the tray between the sidewalls and is spaced from the base to define a cavity, a vertical partition wall extends between the sidewalls and is disposed at one end of the floor, the partition wall includes a raised portion which defines a gap between the partition wall and floor so as to enable the cavity to communicate with an end receptacle defined by the floor and a part circular end wall, the floor being provided with a plurality of apertures, each aperture allowing a tablet released from a respective blister overlying the aperture to pass through the floor, into the cavity and from the cavity into the end receptacle, the peg thus being moveable into registry with any selected one of the apertures.