Cap with counter
US8701908B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J7/02
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Cap with a hollow housing containing a count down mechanism so that when a person pushes down on the cap during the opening process, a rotational force within the housing causes the day and numerical count indices printed on cylinders within the housing to advance one station so that the day and count indices showing in viewing apertures located on the outside wall of the housing reflect the fact that an item such as a pill has been taken by the user. A preferred embodiment includes a ring release slide mechanism that allows the user to disengage the advancing mechanism so that the user can manually rotate the counting mechanism to initially set the indices to the correct location with respect to the viewing apertures and to be able to reset the indices if the user presses on the top cap housing accidentally.
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