Medication timer
First Claim
1. A medication timer for use in conjunction with a medication container having a medication-containing cavity with an access opening provided with outwardly projecting securing means;
- wherein, the medication timer comprises;
a removable closure cap including an interior portion having inwardly projecting securing means operatively engageable with the externally projecting securing means on the access opening of the medication container, and an exterior surfacean outer sleeve disposed in a surrounding relationship relative to the exterior surface of said closure cap;
wherein the outer sleeve includes an interior compartment disposed above said closure cap and having an enlarged opening formed therein;
wherein, said sleeve is moveable between a first depressed position wherein the compartment is moved toward the cap and a second retracted position wherein the compartment is moved away from the cap; and
,a timing unit received within the enlarged opening in said compartment, the timing unit including time-measurement restart switch means activated by movement of the outer sleeve between the retracted position and the depressed position for resetting the timing unit at a predetermined time interval indicating an appropriate time interval for taking medication.
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Abstract
An improved medication timer which encourages economic efficiency by providing an inexpensive restart switch that is useable and reliable with both child-resistant or non-child-resistant medication containers. This apparatus includes a timing-and-alarm unit, an automatic time-measurement restart switch compression switch external to the inner (medication-containing) compartment, and a two-element medication closure with an inner cap element providing the physical and chemical closure and the outer sleeve element providing a means for engaging the inner cap element, retaining the timing-and-alarm unit, and activating the automatic time-measurement restart switch compression switch.
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1. A medication timer for use in conjunction with a medication container having a medication-containing cavity with an access opening provided with outwardly projecting securing means;
- wherein, the medication timer comprises;
a removable closure cap including an interior portion having inwardly projecting securing means operatively engageable with the externally projecting securing means on the access opening of the medication container, and an exterior surface an outer sleeve disposed in a surrounding relationship relative to the exterior surface of said closure cap;
wherein the outer sleeve includes an interior compartment disposed above said closure cap and having an enlarged opening formed therein;
wherein, said sleeve is moveable between a first depressed position wherein the compartment is moved toward the cap and a second retracted position wherein the compartment is moved away from the cap; and
,a timing unit received within the enlarged opening in said compartment, the timing unit including time-measurement restart switch means activated by movement of the outer sleeve between the retracted position and the depressed position for resetting the timing unit at a predetermined time interval indicating an appropriate time interval for taking medication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- wherein, the medication timer comprises;
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