Claims
- 1. A hard shell capsule comprising cylindrical, telescopically and frictionally joinable, co-axial cap and body parts, each of said parts having a side wall, an open end and a closed end, wherein the side wall of each of said parts has substantially the same length and said side wall length is substantially greater than said capsule diameter, the closed end of said body part being shaped to resist gripping and, when telescopically joined, the side all of said cap part encases the entire side wall of said body part forming a tamper-proof capsule, whereby the side wall of said body part is prevented from being griped.
- 2. The hard shell capsule according to claim 1, wherein the closed end of each of said parts has a hemispherical shape.
- 3. The hard shell capsule according to claim 1, wherein said body part has a reduced sidewall diameter at the open end.
- 4. The hard shell capsule according to claim 3, wherein said cap part has a reduced side wall diameter at the open end and wherein said capsule body part diameter at its open end is reduced so as to avoid an abutment when the capsule body is telescoped within the capsule cap.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 438,148 filed on Oct. 29, 1982, now abandoned.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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The Theory and Practice of Industrial Pharmacy, Second Edition; Lachman, M.D. et al. |
Continuations (1)
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Oct 1987 |
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