Tablet Dispenser for Athletes
First Claim
1. A portable tablet dispensing device comprising:
- an elongate magazine body having an upper end, lower end, and a substantially rectangular cross-sectional area along a length of the magazine body, the magazine body includinga tablet follower positioned within the magazine body, the tablet follower including a surface area and having a rectangular cross-sectional area that conforms to a cross-sectional area of the magazine body, the tablet follower being slidable along a vertical length of the magazine body between a lower position adjacent the lower end of the magazine body and an upper position adjacent the upper end of the magazine anda spring positioned between the tablet follower and lower end of the magazine body, the spring configured to urge the tablet follower towards the upper end of the magazine body;
a dispensing head slidably mounted to the open top end of the elongate body, the dispensing head horizontally slidable between a first position and a second extended position, the dispensing head includingan aperture formed in a front of the dispensing head, the aperture having a cross-sectional area corresponding to a shape of a tablet stored within the magazine body,a cavity within the dispensing head shaped to receive a tablet from the magazine body, anda tablet pickup shaped to contact a tablet within the cavity of the dispensing head and urge the tablet towards a front of the tablet dispensing device when the tablet pickup moves from the first position to the second extended position.
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Abstract
A portable tablet dispensing device is provided for dispensing tablets to an athlete. The dispensing device includes: an elongate magazine body, a tablet follower positioned within the magazine body, the tablet follower being slidable along a vertical length of the magazine body and a spring positioned between the tablet follower and lower end of the magazine body, the spring configured to urge the tablet follower towards the upper end of the magazine body; a dispensing head slidably mounted to the top elongate body and having a tablet pickup shaped to contact a tablet within the cavity of the dispensing head and urge the tablet towards a front of the tablet dispensing device when the tablet pickup moves from the first position to the second extended position.
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7 Claims
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1. A portable tablet dispensing device comprising:
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an elongate magazine body having an upper end, lower end, and a substantially rectangular cross-sectional area along a length of the magazine body, the magazine body including a tablet follower positioned within the magazine body, the tablet follower including a surface area and having a rectangular cross-sectional area that conforms to a cross-sectional area of the magazine body, the tablet follower being slidable along a vertical length of the magazine body between a lower position adjacent the lower end of the magazine body and an upper position adjacent the upper end of the magazine and a spring positioned between the tablet follower and lower end of the magazine body, the spring configured to urge the tablet follower towards the upper end of the magazine body; a dispensing head slidably mounted to the open top end of the elongate body, the dispensing head horizontally slidable between a first position and a second extended position, the dispensing head including an aperture formed in a front of the dispensing head, the aperture having a cross-sectional area corresponding to a shape of a tablet stored within the magazine body, a cavity within the dispensing head shaped to receive a tablet from the magazine body, and a tablet pickup shaped to contact a tablet within the cavity of the dispensing head and urge the tablet towards a front of the tablet dispensing device when the tablet pickup moves from the first position to the second extended position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A portable tablet dispensing device comprising:
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an elongate magazine body having an upper end, lower end, and a substantially rectangular cross-sectional area along a length of the magazine body, the magazine body including a tablet follower positioned within the magazine body, the tablet follower including a surface area and having a rectangular cross-sectional area that conforms to a cross-sectional area of the magazine body, the tablet follower being slidable along a vertical length of the magazine body between a lower position adjacent the lower end of the magazine body and an upper position adjacent the upper end of the magazine and a spring positioned between the tablet follower and lower end of the magazine body, the spring configured to urge the tablet follower towards the upper end of the magazine body; a tablet sleeve slidabable between a first position within the magazine body and a second position extended from the upper end of the magazine body; a tablet retainer attached to an upper end of the tablet sleeve, the tablet retainer having a pair of upright members extending from the upper end of the magazine body and a top member extending between the pair of upright members, wherein the tablet retainer substantially traps a tablet between the pair of upright members, top member, and tablet follower; a dispensing head slidably mounted to an upper end of the tablet sleeve, the dispensing head horizontally slidable between a first position and a second extended position, the dispensing head including an aperture formed in a front of the dispensing head, the aperture having a cross-sectional area corresponding to a shape of a tablet stored within the magazine body, a cavity within the dispensing head shaped to receive a tablet from the magazine body, and a tablet pickup shaped to contact a tablet within the cavity of the dispensing head and urge the tablet towards a front of the tablet dispensing device when the tablet pickup moves from the first position to the second extended position.
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