Patent ID: 8397946
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: A61J,B65D

Abstract:
1. A cartridge based dispensing system comprising: a cartridge having a rotatable compartmentalized receptacle for supporting a plurality of items in separate compartments; a housing for removably supporting said cartridge, said housing having an opening for enabling dispensing of an item from an aligned separate compartment; and a mechanism for rotating the receptacle within the cartridge in order to align the compartments with the housing opening, said mechanism being configured for causing different discrete angular rotations of the receptacle corresponding to compartment size, said mechanism comprises a biased depressible button with an attached push rod and the receptacle includes a sprocket disposed for engagement by the push rod for rotating of the receptacle with a number of sprocket teeth correlated to a number of compartments in the receptacle, being disposed on opposite ends of said housing for facilitating one-hand operation of the dispensing system.