Patent ID: 8499965
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: A61J,B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dispenser for an orally dissolvable strip sandwiched between two layers of wrap material, the dispenser comprising: first and second generally parallel receiving spools for receiving the respective layers of wrap material, said receiving spools being spaced apart for the orally dissolvable strip and the layers of wrap material to pass between, said first spool being operatively coupled to said first layer of wrap material, said second spool being operatively coupled to said second layer of wrap material; a force transfer apparatus operatively coupled to said first and second spools and configured to rotate said second spool when said first spool rotates; a housing having opposed front and rear plates and opposed side walls connecting said front and rear plates, said housing defining an interior area configured to contain said first and second receiving spools, said force transfer apparatus, said orally dissolvable strip, and said layers of wrap material, said housing defining a slot sized for the orally dissolvable strip to pass through; a rotatable knob operatively coupled to said first spool for causing said first spool to rotate, said rotatable knob being accessible outside said housing; a coupling element connected to a respective housing side wall configured to selectively and releasably couple said housing laterally to another housing; wherein: a transfer drive shaft positioned in said channel, said transfer drive shaft having a proximal end operatively coupled to said rotatable knob and a distal end extending away from said output aperture outside said housing; wherein said distal end of said transfer drive shaft includes a configuration that is complementary with a configuration of said input aperture so as to be selectively receivable in another rotatable knob input aperture.