Patent ID: 7360652

Claim:
A product dispenser comprising: a housing; a blister card comprising a first member defining a plurality of compartments for use in holding a corresponding plurality of products and a second member used to seal the plurality of products within the plurality of compartments, the second member having a plurality of frangible areas, one frangible area juxtaposed to each compartment, for use in individually removing the plurality of products from the plurality of compartments; a blister cover for use in covering the plurality of compartments, the blister cover having a plurality of dispensing areas for use in individually transferring pressure to the compartments and forcing the corresponding products through the frangible areas; and connecting means for operatively connecting the blister card and the blister cover to the housing so that each dispensing area in the blister cover is in alignment with a corresponding compartment in the blister card; wherein the blister cover comprises a mid-portion having the plurality of dispensing areas and a flange portion extending from at least a segment of the mid-portion, the flange portion for use in attaching the blister cover in position relative to the blister card; and wherein the housing comprises a top member having an aperture that receives the mid-portion of the blister cover, a middle member having a plurality of holes, each of the plurality of holes in the middle member receiving a compartment from the blister card, and a bottom member having a plurality of frangible areas, each frangible area on the bottom member being juxtaposed to a corresponding frangible area on the second member of the blister card.