Prescription cap with transparent daily dosage compartment

• US 6,302,295 B1
• Filed: 03/07/2000
• Issued: 10/16/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Billy L. Weisman
• Original Assignee: Billy L. Weisman
• Inventors: Weisman, Billy L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Noland, Kenneth W.
• Application Number:
  US09/517,118
• Time in Patent Office: 588 Days
• Field of Search: 221/288, 221/186, 221/188, 221/96, 221/286, 221/268, 221/266, 221/264, 222/425, 222/450, 222/454, 222/456, 206/540, 206/538
• US Class Current: 221/188
• 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 7/04 Arrangements for time indication or reminder for taking medicine, e.g. programmed dispensers
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/265 between planar parts B65D47/24 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 47/286 between planar parts

Abstract

The invention is a replacement cap applied to pill medication bottles having a transparent hollow storage compartment on the top of such lid, into which a daily dosage of the medicine is placed, enabling the user to visually determine whether the daily dosage of medication has been taken.

Claims

1. A medicine pill bottle cap with a transparent hollow storage compartment to replace a standard medicine pill bottle cap, comprising:

a. a circular shaped lower bottle attaching portion having an upper surface, a lower surface, a cylindrical threaded part with an inner thread to be engaged with the outer thread of a prescription bottle to which the lower bottle attaching portion is to be attached, a central rivet hole and an inner dispensing hole between the upper surface and the lower surface;

b. a transparent hollow storage compartment of a similar shape as the lower bottle attaching portion having a hollow cylindrical cavity defining a bottom, a top, an inner peripheral edge and an outer peripheral edge, and a closable outer dispensing means, the bottom of the transparent hollow storage compartment further defining an inner dispensing hole, and a central rivet hole;

c. a rivet placed within the central rivet hole of the lower bottle attaching portion and the central rivet hole of the transparent hollow storage compartment securing the lower bottle attaching portion to the transparent hollow storage compartment in a rotatable manner, wherein the inner dispensing hole of the lower bottle attaching portion may be aligned with the inner dispensing hole of the transparent hollow storage compartment allowing a daily dosage of pills within the bottle to which the lower bottle attaching portion is attached to enter the hollow cylindrical cavity of the transparent hollow storage compartment for visible monitoring by the user.

2. The invention, as disclosed in claim 1, the closable outer dispensing means further comprising:

a. a sliding gate opening between the inner peripheral edge and the outer peripheral edge of the hollow cylindrical cavity of the transparent hollow storage compartment;

b. a slidable gate hatch, having two sides, an inner surface and an outer surface;

c. a slidable gate hatch track engaging the two sides of the slidable gate hatch and in contact with the inner surface and the outer surface of the slidable gate hatch, wherein the slidable gate hatch may be raised or lowered, opening or closing the sliding gate opening, giving the user access to pills contained within the hollow cylindrical cavity of the transparent hollow storage compartment.

3. The invention, as disclosed in claim 1, the closable outer dispensing means further comprising:

a. a sliding gate opening in the top of the hollow cylindrical cavity of the transparent hollow storage compartment;

b. a slidable gate hatch, having two sides, an inner surface and an outer surface;

c. a slidable gate hatch track engaging the two sides of the slidable gate hatch and in contact with the inner surface and the outer surface of the slidable gate hatch, wherein the slidable gate hatch may be slid forward or backwards, opening or closing the sliding gate opening, giving the user access to pills contained within the hollow cylindrical cavity of the transparent hollow storage compartment.