PERSONAL PILL DISPENSING DEVICE

• US 20020070227A1
• Filed: 12/13/2000
• Published: 06/13/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Terresa Ferruccio
• Original Assignee: Terresa Ferruccio
• Inventors: Ferruccio, Terresa
• Application Number:
  US09/735,047
• Publication Number:
  US 20020070227A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 221/15
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/03 for pills or tablets containers for pills or tablets with special dispensing means therefor B65D83/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0084 for multiple medicaments
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/02 Pill counting devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0427 with direct interaction with a dispensing or delivery system
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0454 for dispensing of multiple drugs
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 7/0481 working on a schedule basis

Abstract

A personal pill dispensing device including a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, opposed side walls, a front wall, and a back wall. The housing has a hollow interior. The top wall has a plurality of rotating dispensing dials disposed therein in communication with the hollow interior. The dispensing dials each are defined by a plurality of apertures of varying diameters arranged in a circular configuration. The apertures are alignable with an outlet chute disposed within the hollow interior. The housing includes a main chute disposed within the hollow interior. The main chute is disposed below the outlet chutes to direct pills into a collection area. A collection tray is slidably disposed within the front wall in communication with the collection area. An activation button is disposed within the front wall.

Claims

1. A personal pill dispensing device for holding a plurality of pills for being timely dispensed and monitored comprising, in combination:

a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, opposed side walls, a front wall, and a back wall, the housing having a hollow interior, the top wall having a plurality of rotating dispensing dials disposed therein in communication with the hollow interior, the dispensing dials having a circular collar extending upwardly therefrom for receiving and coupling with an inverted pill bottle, the dispensing dials each being defined by a plurality of apertures of varying diameters arranged in a circular configuration, the apertures being alignable with an outlet chute disposed within the hollow interior, the housing including a main chute disposed within the hollow interior, the main chute being disposed below the outlet chutes to direct pills into a collection area, a collection tray slidably disposed within the front wall in communication with the collection area, an activation button disposed within the front wall; and

a plurality of counters disposed within the front wall of the housing, the plurality of counters being in communication with the plurality of dispensing dials, the plurality of counters including a date counter, a day counter, and a pill counter.

2. A personal pill dispensing device for holding a plurality of pills for being timely dispensed and monitored comprising, in combination:

a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, opposed side walls, a front wall, and a back wall, the housing having a hollow interior, the top wall having a plurality of rotating dispensing dials disposed therein in communication with the hollow interior, the dispensing dials each being defined by a plurality of apertures of varying diameters arranged in a circular configuration, the apertures being alignable with an outlet chute disposed within the hollow interior, the housing including a main chute disposed within the hollow interior, the main chute being disposed below the outlet chutes to direct pills into a collection area, a collection tray slidably disposed within the front wall in communication with the collection area, an activation button disposed within the front wall.

3. The personal pill dispensing device as set forth in claim 2, wherein the dispensing dials having a circular collar extending upwardly therefrom for receiving and coupling with an inverted pill bottle.

4. The personal pill dispensing device as set forth in claim 2, and further including a plurality of counters disposed within the front wall of the housing, the plurality of counters are in communication with the plurality of dispensing dials.

5. The personal pill dispensing device as set forth in claim 4, wherein the plurality of counters include a date counter, a day counter, and a pill counter.