Patent ID: 7021492

Claim:
A counter for pills and capsules comprising: (a) a housing comprising at least one chamber; (b) a movable plate removably positioned within the chamber and dividing the chamber into upper and lower sections, the plate movable from a first position to a second position, the plate having a plurality of apertures; (c) at least one sizing guide, the sizing guide having a plurality of apertures, the sizing guide removably fitting within the chamber and substantially aligned with and vertically displaced from the movable plate; wherein when the movable plate is in the first position, the apertures in the plate and the apertures in the sizing guide are out of register, and when the plate is in the second position, the apertures in the plate and in the sizing guide are in register; (d) at least one template having a plurality of cavities, the template removably fitting within the lower section of the chamber and substantially aligned with and displaced below the sizing guide and movable plate, the template and cavities sized to receive a container for pills or capsules; wherein when the movable plate is in the first position, the apertures in the plate and the cavities in the template are out of register, and when the plate is in the second position, the apertures in the plate and the cavities in the template are in register.