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Medication dispenser and schedule reminder

  • US 3,911,856 A
  • Filed: 08/28/1974
  • Issued: 10/14/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/28/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A medication dispenser and schedule reminder comprising a base having a circular wall extending upwardly therefrom, said wall defining the bottom boundary of a plurality of compartments formed by a plurality of spaced ribs radiating from a center upstanding hub on said base, each compartment opening upwardly and adapted to contain an object such as a medicinal tablet or medicine reminder to be taken at a predetermined time, a cover of a size to overlie all of said compartments and having a central opening to pass said hub therethrough whereby said cover is rotatable about said hub, said cover having an offcenter opening which may be rotatably aligned with a selected compartment so that the contents may be removed, a circular ledge circumscribing said base circular wall at its lower portion, said ledge having a serrated upper edge, said cover having a circular flange bounding said base wall and having a serrated lower edge interfitting with and complementary to said serrated upper edge of said base ledge, and, a retainer cap having means threadedly cooperable with said hub whereby said cap overlies said cover and releasably securable to said hub to hold said cover in position closing said compartments excepting the compartment exposed by said cover opening, the complementary base ledge and cover flange serrations mating and seating when said cap is secured to said hub tHereby to restrict rotation of said cover, thereby to ensure that only the selected exposed medication is taken at the predetermined time and whereby loosening of said retainer cap releases the engaging serrations and permits turning of said cover to expose a further compartment containing medicament for another predetermined time.

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