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Combination Medicine Containers and Dispensers

  • US 20170259986A1
  • Filed: 05/31/2017
  • Published: 09/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A combination medicament container and dispenser comprising:

  • a cylindrical bottle having,an interior area,a lower cylindrical portion of a first diameter defining a lower interior area of the interior area of the bottle, and having a bottom,an upper cylindrical portion in communication with the lower interior area, the upper cylindrical portion of a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter of the lower interior area, has a top, and defining an upper interior area of the interior area of the bottle,a cutout in a side of the bottom of the lower cylindrical portion of the cylindrical bottle that provides communication between the lower interior area and outside of the cylindrical bottle, with the upper interior area holding medicaments,a plurality of axially extending grooves on an inside periphery of the upper cylindrical portion, anda plate in the lower cylindrical portion above the cutout and having a slot of a graduated width surrounding a central hub, the central hub having a bore;

    a cylindrical cup for holding medicaments, the cylindrical cup defining a cylindrical wall and having a central hole, a medicament hole with a graduated width perimeter radially adjacent the central hole, and a resilient tab extending axially along the cylindrical wall, the cylindrical cup situated on the plate such that the central hub of the plate is received in the central hole of the cylindrical cup, the resilient tab receivable in one of the plurality of axially extending grooves on the inside periphery of the upper cylindrical portion whereby the medicament hole can register with a portion of the slot with the graduated width of the plate to allow a medicament of a particular size within the cylindrical cup to fall through the medicament hole and the slot with the graduated width;

    a cap rotatably situated on and over the top of the upper cylindrical portion of the cylindrical bottle; and

    an indexer rotatably disposed in the lower interior area of the lower cylindrical portion of the cylindrical bottle and having a chute that registers with the slot with the graduated width of the plate when rotated and with the cutout when further rotated to dispense a single medicament of the medicaments within the upper interior area through the cutout of the lower interior area, and a stein extending through the bore of the central hub of the plate and into the cap, wherein rotation of the cap rotates the indexer for dispensing a medicament.

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