Medicine container with single pill dispenser
US7988016B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D50/062
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A pill dispensing cap that secures to a conventional pill container. The pill dispensing cap has a lower cap, a pill discharge port, and a spring loaded rotatable and slidable upper cap. Pills are dispensed one at a time, and the remaining pills are isolated from external contamination. A child resistant lock prevents small children and/or mentally handicapped individuals from easily accessing medicine inside the container. The child resistant lock uses a vertically slidable upper cap that is slidably and rotatably attached to the lower cap. A child safety lock uses a key in the upper cap that must be aligned with a slot in the lower cap to allow a pill to be dispensed. When the key and slot are aligned, the upper cap is vertically compressed against the lower cap. As the upper cap moves toward the base cap, a gravity fed pill discharge port is exposed which releases a single pill.
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