Pharmacy bottle, system, and method
First Claim
1. A pharmacy container comprising:
- a bottle including;
a body defining a storage chamber therein,a neck extending away from the body and defining an opening opposite and providing access to the body, wherein the neck includes threads extending around an outside surface of the neck, anda pair of opposed ledges each extending radially outwardly from the neck, spaced from the body, and positioned between the body and the threads; and
a ring formed separately from the bottle, wherein the ring defines an interior wall, an exterior wall, and a pair of opposed indentations radially extending through the interior wall and toward the exterior wall, and the ring is positioned around the neck of the bottle with the pair of opposed indentations engaging the pair of opposed ledges such that interaction between the pair of opposed indentations and the pair of opposed ledges maintains the ring in position relative to the bottle.
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Abstract
A pharmacy container comprises a bottle and a ring. The bottle includes a body defining a storage chamber, a neck extending away from the body and defining an opening opposite and providing access to the body, and a pair of opposed ledges each extending radially outwardly from the neck and spaced from the body. The neck includes threads extending around an outside surface of the neck, and the pair of opposed ledges are positioned between the body and the threads. The ring defines an interior wall, an exterior wall, and a pair of opposed indentations radially extending through the interior wall toward the exterior wall. The ring is positioned around the neck with the pair of opposed indentations positioned adjacent the pair of opposed ledges such that interaction between the pair of opposed indentations and the pair of opposed ledges maintains the ring in position relative to the bottle.
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18 Claims
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1. A pharmacy container comprising:
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a bottle including; a body defining a storage chamber therein, a neck extending away from the body and defining an opening opposite and providing access to the body, wherein the neck includes threads extending around an outside surface of the neck, and a pair of opposed ledges each extending radially outwardly from the neck, spaced from the body, and positioned between the body and the threads; and a ring formed separately from the bottle, wherein the ring defines an interior wall, an exterior wall, and a pair of opposed indentations radially extending through the interior wall and toward the exterior wall, and the ring is positioned around the neck of the bottle with the pair of opposed indentations engaging the pair of opposed ledges such that interaction between the pair of opposed indentations and the pair of opposed ledges maintains the ring in position relative to the bottle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A combination comprising:
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a pharmacy container comprising; a bottle including; a body defining a storage chamber therein, a neck extending away from the body and defining an opening opposite and providing access to the body, wherein the neck includes threads extending around an outside surface of the neck, and a pair of opposed ledges each extending radially outwardly from the neck, spaced from the body, and positioned between the body and the threads, and a ring formed separately from the bottle, wherein the ring defines an interior wall, an exterior wall, and a pair of opposed indentations radially extending through the interior wall and toward the exterior wall, and the ring is positioned around the neck of the bottle with the pair of opposed indentations engaging the pair of opposed ledges such that interaction between the pair of opposed indentations and the pair of opposed ledges maintains the ring in position relative to the bottle; and medicine maintained in the storage chamber, wherein the ring has at least one of a color and an ornamentation previously assigned to a patient who was prescribed the medicine.
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14. A pharmacy system comprising:
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a closure; a ring; and a bottle including; means for containing medication in a storage chamber, means for providing access to the storage chamber and for selectively receiving the closure to block access to the medication, the means for selectively receiving the closure extending from the means for containing medication, and ledges radially outwardly from the means for providing access to the storage chamber and for selectively receiving the closure, wherein the ledges include means for maintaining the ring around the means for selectively receiving the closure and means for interfacing with the closure; wherein the ring is maintained around the means for providing access to the storage chamber and for selectively receiving the closure and between the means for containing medication and the ledges, and the ring includes a pair of opposed indentations engaging the ledges. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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