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System and method for dispensing prescriptions

  • US 6,974,050 B2
  • Filed: 12/21/2004
  • Issued: 12/13/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for transporting a hollow container, comprising:

  • a mounting arm;

    a base rotatably mounted on the mounting arm;

    a plurality of fingers having an outer surface, each of the fingers being eccentrically mounted on the base to extend generally parallel to each other in a first direction, each finger being rotatable about an axis of rotation that is generally parallel to the first direction anda rotary drive unit mounted to the mounting arm that rotates the plurality of fingers about their respective axes of rotation;

    wherein the fingers are moveable between a retracted position, in which the outermost portions of the outer surfaces of the fingers define a first circle, and an extended position, in which the outermost portions of the outer surfaces of the fingers define a second circle that is larger in diameter than the first circle.

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