Patent ID: 8376256

Claim:
A pill crushing apparatus for crushing tablets into powders, the pill crushing apparatus comprising: a mounting bracket having a rear wall, a first side wall extending from the rear wall, a second side wall extending from the rear wall, and a bottom wall extending from the rear wall and mounted between the first side wall and the second side wall, the rear wall mountable to a vertical surface; a crushing arm pivotally mounted between the first side wall and the second side wall of the mounting bracket; a plate mounting arm having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the crushing arm, the plate mounting arm extending in a generally downward direction from the crushing arm; a top crushing plate mounted to the second end of the plate mounting arm; and a bottom crushing plate mounted between the first side wall and the second side wall of the mounting bracket; wherein a tablet is positionable upon the bottom crushing plate; and wherein the top crushing plate is maneuverable against the bottom crushing plate such that the tablet is crushed between the top crushing plate and the bottom crushing plate.