Medicament-dispensing container

Claim 1

A container for dispensing capsules in an individual manner comprising a generally cylindrical cap having an annular lip on the lower edge thereof and a small cylindrical cavity centrally positioned on the upper inner face thereof which presents in its periphery a series of grooves; a rotary member having a stem on which upper portion thereof is provided a series of grooves on which lower portion thereof is provided a plurality of radially spaced walls and on which lower end thereof is defined a cylindrical cavity cavity that terminates interiorly in a plurality of teeth; and a generally cylindrical body having an open end, a peripheral groove near said open end, a small cylindrical projection centered on its inner lower face with the projection terminating in a plurality of teeth, a channel on its vertical outer face in which is inserted a small gate that runs to and from an opening in the vertical wall to cover and uncover said opening, a substantially flat projection horizontally disposed and positioned intermediate the ends of the cylindrical body on its vertical interior face, said grooved upper portion of the stem engaging the cylindrical cavity of the cap, said cylindrical cavity of the rotary member being engaged by the cylindrical projection of the cylindrical body, said annular lip of said cap being inserted within the peripheral groove of the cylindrical body, said walls defining a horizontal cut in the outer edge of each to avoid being hindered by the projection of the inside face of the cylindrical body during rotation of the rotary body.