Trifold pharmaceutical tablet dispenser

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a trifold pharmaceutical tablet dispenser showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of FIG. 1, the opposite side being a mirror image of the side shown;

FIG. 3 is a tray-end elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a cover-end elevational view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the trifold pharmaceutical tablet dispenser with the end-tray folded over the middle-tray;

FIG. 8 is a side elevational view of FIG. 7, the opposite side being a mirror image of the side shown;

FIG. 9 is a folded tray-end elevational view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a cover-end elevational view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the trifold pharmaceutical tablet dispenser with the cover folded over the two tablet trays;

FIG. 14 is a side elevational view of FIG. 13, the opposite side being a mirror image of the side shown;

FIG. 15 is a front end elevational view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 16 is a back end elevational view of FIG. 13;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of FIG. 13; and,

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 13.

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Patent History
Patent number: D358546
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 20, 1993
Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
Assignee: American Home Products Corporation (Madison, NJ)
Inventors: William Walchek, Jr. (Wayne, PA), Paul R. Finkelston (Philadelphia, PA)
Primary Examiner: Prabhakar G. Deshmukh
Attorney: Robert F. Boswell, Jr.
Application Number: 0/14,408
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/9341