Patent · US Expired

Bottle having cap with safety feature and counter

US4562933A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 1984
Grant dateJan 7, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 22, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06M1/04
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to improvements in bottles and bottle caps and especially to bottles for pills or tablets. According to invention there is provided a container comprising a bottle (1) with a removable bottle cap (2) the container including counter means, and the bottle (1) and bottle cap (2) including first means and second means respectively, the first and second means being cooperable to increment the counter means (9, 12) each time the bottle cap (2) is removed from or replaced on the bottle (1). This provides a memory aid to indicate the number of times a bottle has been opened which is especially useful when the container is a medication bottle.

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