Richard A Borders, 70Desoto, TX

4653668, Mar 31, 1987

Jun 27, 1985

6/749380

Kenneth J. Gibilisco - Warminster PA
Stephen Degnen - Columbus OH
Richard Borders - Houston TX

Merck & Co., Inc. - Rahway NJ

B65G 5906

221298

A container for storing and dispensing small objects, such as capsules or pills containing medicament, one at a time, consists of a receptacle containing, within itself, a delivery mechanism including a funnel-shaped exit port for capsules and a capsule or pill delivery tube at the end of said funnel-shaped exit designed to accommodate no more than one pill or capsule. This funnel divides the outer receptacle into an upper storage compartment and a lower delivery compartment. The receptacle also contains between the exit end of the receptacle and the delivery tube a resilient gate member positioned to prevent or allow escape of a capsule or pill from the delivery tube. The inner end of the receptacle is pressed into or twisted in the user's hand which moves the resiliently mounted gate members, thus opening the delivery tube and delivering a single small object to the user. The user then releases pressure on the exit end of the receptacle which at the same time releases the resilient gate allowing them to return to the rest position thus preventing the exit of the second small object until the cycle is restarted.