GRANULAR BODY DISCHARGE CONTAINER, GRANULAR BODY STORAGE TUBE AND GRANULAR BODY ASSEMBLY

PCT No. PCT/JP91/00536 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 14, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Nov. 14, 1991 PCT Filed Apr. 23, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO91/16247 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 31, 1991.Granular body discharge containers for holding granular bodies, such as oral conceptives, vitamin tablets or candies in a line so that the granular bodies can be discharged have an operating member for discharging the granular bodies is urged in the direction of a linear arrangement of the granular bodies. A side wall of a storage portion is open and releasably receives a storage tube. A granular body receiving member is disposed the a resilient member for urging the granular bodies in a discharging direction. A spring receiving member can be formed unitarily and separably with the granular body receiving member. Indications showing the order of use of the granular bodies are provided on a granular body receiving member serving as an index for these indications. The indications can be provided on a rotary member adapted to be turned at a predetermined angle every time an operating member is pressed. A granular body storage tube can be housed in the discharge container, the storage tube adapted to hold the granular bodies in a line, and has a removable plug that holds the granular bodies therein. The storage tube has a spring biasing granular bodies and a projection on its bottom wall forming a fixing portion with respect to the granular body discharge container. A granular body receiving member is provided between the spring.