Patent ID: 6651840
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: A61J,B65B,B65D

Abstract:
Apparatus for dispensing pills comprising:at least one pill package, said pill package having cavities containing pills, said cavities having openings oriented such that said openings of the cavities are directed outwardly, a flat pocket dispenser further comprising a first part for receiving said pill package, a second part fitting on said first part, said first and said second part enveloping said pill package, at least one of said first part and said second part having at least one passage opening with which a pill to be dispensed can be aligned, a push-out member provided in one of said first and second parts, aligned with the said pills in the pill package and with the passage opening, and which can be operated for pushing out the pill to be dispensed through the passage opening, wherein said pill package and one of said first and second parts comprise positioning elements for rotatably positioning the pill package relative to said push-out member.