U.S. patent application number 12/537706 was filed with the patent office on 2011-02-10 for medication dispensing system and method of using same.
Invention is credited to Kevin MELDRUM, Kelly SANBORN, Mohinder SINGH, Michael WOJCIK.
Application Number | 20110031261 12/537706 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 43534061 |
Filed Date | 2011-02-10 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110031261 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
SINGH; Mohinder ; et
al. |
February 10, 2011 |
MEDICATION DISPENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME
Abstract
A medication dispensing system and method of using same is
presented. The medication dispensing system includes a base, a cap
and pills. The base has plurality of concave niches for housing the
pills. The cap is rotatably attached to the base in which the cap
has a dispensing orifice for dispensing the pills. The medication
dispensing system may also have a packaging unit containing a pill
box composed of the base, cap and pills. The method of using the
medication dispensing system includes the steps of obtaining,
opening, inserting, removing, retrieving, turning, and
rotating.
Inventors: |
SINGH; Mohinder;
(Bolingbrook, IL) ; WOJCIK; Michael; (Lemont,
IL) ; MELDRUM; Kevin; (Naperville, IL) ;
SANBORN; Kelly; (Naperville, IL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
LADAS & PARRY LLP
224 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 1600
CHICAGO
IL
60604
US
|
Family ID: |
43534061 |
Appl. No.: |
12/537706 |
Filed: |
August 7, 2009 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
221/1 ;
221/133 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B65D 83/0454
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
221/1 ;
221/133 |
International
Class: |
B65D 83/04 20060101
B65D083/04 |
Claims
1. A medication dispensing system comprising: a base comprising a
plurality of concave niches; a cap rotatably attached to the base,
the cap comprising a dispensing orifice traversing through the cap;
and a plurality of pills housed within concave niches.
2. The medication dispensing system of claim 1 further comprises a
selection disk coupled between the base and the cap.
3. The medication dispensing system of claim 1 further comprises a
packaging unit containing the base, cap and pills.
4. The medication dispensing system of claim 1 wherein the base
comprises a central socket and the cap comprises a central pivot
pin coupled to the central socket of the base.
5. The medication dispensing system of claim 1 wherein the cap
comprises a central socket and the base comprises a central pivot
pin coupled to the central socket of the cap.
6. The medication dispensing system of claim 3 wherein the
packaging unit comprising a backing and front envelope.
7. The medication dispensing system of claim 1 wherein the cap is a
semi-transparent cap.
8. The medication dispensing system of claim 1 wherein the pills
comprise an active agent, a polyethylene glycol (PEG), a medium
chained triglyceride (MCT), hydrogenated coco glycerides, Glycerin,
Sorbitol, Gelatin and a flavoring agent.
9. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 wherein the active
agent is selected from the group consisting of acetaminophen,
benzocaine, camphor, codeine, diperodon, dextromethorphan,
dibucaine, diclonine, dyclonine, eucalyptus oil, hexylresorcinol
ibuprofen, lidocaine, menthol, mepiracaine, phenacaine, pramoxine,
prilocaine, tetracaine, and salts thereof.
10. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 wherein the
flavoring agent is selected from the group consisting of allspice
oil, amyl acetate, anethole, anis oil, artificial cherry flavoring,
benzaldehyde, berry extract, cardamom oil, carvone, cassia oil,
cineole, cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamon oil, clove oil, coriander oil,
ethyl vanillin, ethyl praline, eucalyptus oil, eugenol, fennel oil,
grape extract, grapefruit extract, kiwi extract, lavender oil,
lemon extract, lime extract, limonene, linalool, mandarin orange
extract, menthol, menthone, methyl salicylate, natural cherry
flavoring, nutmeg oil, orange extract, peach extract, peppermint
oil, perilla oil, spearmint oil, strawberry extract, tangelo
extract, tangerine extract, and wintergreen oil.
11. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 wherein the MCT is
selected from the group consisting of babassu oil, coconut oil,
cohune oil, palm kernel oil, tucum oil, and fractions thereof, and
the long chain triglyceride oils are corn oil, peanut oil,
safflower oil, soybean oil, sunflower seed oil and fish oil.
12. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 wherein the PEG is
selected from the group consisting of PEG 90, PEG 200, PEG 300, PEG
400, PEG 600, and mixtures thereof.
13. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 further comprising
a sweetener selected from the group consisting of acesulfame,
alitame, aspartame, rebaudiose A, saccharin and sucralose.
14. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 further comprising
a coating agent selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl
cellulose (CMEC), hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose phthalate (HPMCP),
hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose succinate (HPMCS), methylacrylic acid
copolymer, beeswax candellia wax, microcrystalline wax, Jojoba
esters, and admixtures thereof.
15. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 further comprising
a coloring agent is selected from the group consisting of annatto
extract, beta-carotene, beet powder, canthaxanthin, caramel color,
carrot oil, Cochineal extract (carmine); cottonseed flour, FD&C
Blue No. 1 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Blue No. 2 (Dye and Lake),
FD&C Green No. 3 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Red No. 3 (Dye),
FD&C Red No. 40 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Yellow No. 5 (Dye and
Lake), FD&C Yellow No. 6 (Dye and Lake), ferrous gluconate,
fruit juice extract, grape color extract, grape skin extract
(enocianina), iron oxide yellow, paprika, paprika oleoresin,
riboflavin, saffron, titanium dioxide, turmeric, turmeric
oleoresin, and vegetable juice extract.
16. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 further comprising
an extender selected from the group consisting of agar agar, agar
gum, arabic gum, gelatin, ghatti gum, guar gum, karaya gum, Khaya
grandifolia gum, locust bean gum (carob), tara gum, tragacanth gum,
and xanthan gum.
17. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 further comprising
a preservative selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid,
benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, cresol, deteroxime mesylate, ethyl
paraben, methyl-4-hydroxy benzoate, methyl paraben, potassium
benzoate, potassium sorbate, propyl paraben, resorcinol, sodium
benzoate, sodium propionate, sorbic acid, and tocopherol.
18. The medication dispensing system of claim 8 further comprising
a filler selected from the group consisting of glycerin, mannitol,
sorbitol, xylitol, polyethylene glycol, non-cariogenic dextrans and
mixtures thereof, wherein said lozenge is substantially free of
magnesium stearate.
19. A method of using a medication dispensing system comprising the
steps of: obtaining the medication dispensing system comprising: a
base comprising a plurality of concave niches; a cap rotatably
attached to the base, the cap comprising a dispensing orifice
traversing through the cap; a plurality of pills housed within
concave niches; a selection disk coupled between the base and the
cap wherein the base, selection disk, and cap comprising a pill
box; and a packaging unit containing the pill box, the packaging
unit comprising a backing and front envelope; opening up the
packaging unit separating the front envelope away from the backing
to open; retrieving the pill box from the opened up packaging unit;
turning the selection disk to select a pill housed within a concave
niche of the base; rotating the cap to orient the dispensing
orifice over the selected pill; removing the selected pill out of
the pill box; and inserting the removed pill into a mouth of a
user.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates medication dispensing systems,
more particularly, to a medication dispensing system having a
plurality of pills nested within a pill box for easy access and
hygienic storage.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] A wide variety of pill box containers for use in storing and
dispensing various pharmaceutical preparations, vitamins, and
minerals and alike are available in today's market place. Some of
these types of containers for storing and dispensing pills are
available in blister packs which are not refillable. Others of
these types of containers are divided into sub-compartments that
provide separately access and are, for example, openable and
closeable by using a slide-out lid. Such slide-out lids to these
types of pill boxes are prone to either completely sliding out
and/or snapping off. In addition to breaking or loosing the
slide-out lids, the pills held within these containers can be
easily spilled and their integrity can be compromised. For some
people, in particular elderly people, the requisite hand strength
needed to open their respective pill containers is not available
due to difficulties with their hands and fingers or with arthritis.
A more easily and dependably manipulated pill box is needed for
providing a convenient means for dispensing various
medications.
[0003] While the pill box devices of today fulfill their
respective, particular objectives and requirements, these pill box
devices do not describe an medication dispensing system that
includes a base, a cap and pills in which the cap is rotatably
attached to the base. Neither do the pill box devices of today
provide the method of using the medication dispensing system
includes the steps of obtaining, opening, inserting, removing,
retrieving, turning, and rotating. These combination of elements
would specifically match the user's particular individual needs of
making it possible to provide a means for conveniently dispensing
various medications from pill boxes.
[0004] Therefore, a need exists for a new and improved medication
dispensing system having a base, a cap and pills in which the cap
is rotatably attached to the base. Neither do the pill box devices
of today provide the method of using the medication dispensing
system includes the steps of obtaining, opening, inserting,
removing, retrieving, turning, and rotating. In this respect, the
medication dispensing system according to the present invention
substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of
the prior art, and in doing so provides an system and method
primarily developed for the purpose of providing a convenient means
for making it possible to for a user to selectively dispense pills
in a convenient manner without straining the user's hands.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The present medication dispensing system and method of
using, according to the principles of the present invention,
overcomes a number of the shortcomings of the prior art by
providing a novel medication dispensing system and method for use
in dispensing pills contained therein. The medication dispensing
system includes a base, a cap and pills. The method of using the
medication dispensing system includes the steps of obtaining,
opening, inserting, removing, retrieving, turning, and
rotating.
[0006] In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known
type medication dispensing systems now present in the prior art,
the present invention provides an improved medication dispensing
systems, which will be described subsequently in great detail, is
to provide a new and improved medication dispensing systems which
is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by
the prior art, either alone or in any combination thereof.
[0007] To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises
a medication dispensing system having a base, a cap and pills in
which the base has plurality of concave niches for housing the
pills and the cap is rotatably attached to the base. The cap has a
dispensing orifice for dispensing the pills.
[0008] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more
important features of the invention in order that the detailed
description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in
order that the present contribution of the art may be better
appreciated.
[0009] The invention may also include a packaging unit containing a
pill box composed of the base, cap and pills.
[0010] Numerous aspects, features and advantages of the present
invention will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in
the art upon reading of the following detailed description of
presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments of
the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompany
drawings. In this respect, before explaining the current embodiment
of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the
invention is not limited in its application to the details of
construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in
the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The
invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced
and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that
the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose
of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
[0011] As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the
conception, upon which this disclosure is based may readily be
utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods
and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present
invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded
as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not
depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
[0012] It is therefore an aspect of the present invention to
provide a new and improved medication dispensing system that has
many of the advantages of the prior medication dispensing system
and minimizing a number of their disadvantages.
[0013] It is another aspect of the present invention to provide a
new and improved medication dispensing system that may be easily
and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
[0014] An even further aspect of the present invention is to
provide a new and improved medication dispensing system that has a
low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor,
and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to
the consuming public, thereby making medication dispensing system
economically available to the buying public.
[0015] Still another aspect of the present invention is to provide
a medication dispensing system that provides many of the advantages
of the prior art, while simultaneously overcoming some of the
disadvantages normally associated therewith.
[0016] Lastly, it is an aspect of the present invention to provide
a new and improved method of using the medication dispensing system
comprising the steps of obtaining, opening, inserting, removing,
retrieving, turning, and rotating.
[0017] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more
important features of the invention in order that the detailed
description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in
order that the present contribution of the art may be better
appreciated.
[0018] Numerous other features and advantages of the present
invention will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in
the art upon reading of the following detailed description of
presently preferred, but nonetheless illustrative, embodiments of
the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompany
drawings. In this respect, before explaining the current embodiment
of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the
invention is not limited in its application to the details of
construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in
the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The
invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced
and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that
the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose
of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
[0019] As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the
conception, upon which this disclosure is based may readily be
utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods
and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present
invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded
as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not
depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
[0020] Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and
especially the scientist, engineers and practitioners in the art
who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to
determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence
of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is
neither intended to define the invention of the application, which
is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to
the scope of the invention in any way.
[0021] These together with other aspects of the invention, along
with the various features of novelty that characterize the
invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed
to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better
understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the
specific aspects attained by its uses, reference should be had to
the accompanying drawings and description matter in which there are
illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] The invention will be better understood and aspects other
than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration
is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such
description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
[0023] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the
medication dispensing system constructed in accordance with the
principles of the present invention;
[0024] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of
the medication dispensing system of the present invention;
[0025] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the pill box of
the medication dispensing system of the present invention;
[0026] FIG. 4A is side view of the pill box of the medication
dispensing system of the present invention;
[0027] FIG. 4B is cross sectional side view of the pill box of the
medication dispensing system of the present invention; and
[0028] FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment
of the pill box of the medication dispensing system of the present
invention.
[0029] The same reference numerals refer to the same parts
throughout the various figures.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0030] The present invention will now be described more fully with
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary
embodiments of the invention are shown. The invention may, however,
be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as
being limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these
embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough
and complete, and will fully convey the concept of the invention to
those skilled in the art.
[0031] The following detailed embodiments presented herein are for
illustrative purposes. That is, these detailed embodiments are
intended to be exemplary of the present invention for the purposes
of providing and aiding a person skilled in the pertinent art to
readily understand how to make and use of the present invention.
Accordingly, the detailed discussion herein of one or more
embodiments is not intended, nor is to be construed, to limit the
metes and bounds of the patent protection afforded the present
invention, in which the scope of patent protection is intended to
be defined by the claims and their equivalents thereof. Therefore,
embodiments not specifically addressed herein, such as adaptations,
variations, modifications, and equivalent arrangements, should be
and are considered to be implicitly disclosed by the illustrative
embodiments and claims described herein and therefore fall within
the scope of the present invention.
[0032] Further, it should be understood that, although steps of
various the claimed method may be shown and described as being in a
sequence or temporal order, the steps of any such method are not
limited to being carried out in any particular sequence or order,
absent an indication otherwise. That is, the claimed method steps
are to be considered to be capable of being carried out in any
sequential combination or permutation order while still falling
within the scope of the present invention.
[0033] Referring now to the drawings, and in particular FIGS. 1 to
5 thereof, One preferred embodiment of the medication dispensing
system 10 comprises a base 20, a cap 40 and a plurality of pills
60. The base 20 comprises a plurality of concave niches 30. The cap
40 is rotatably attached to the base 20 in which the cap 40
comprises a dispensing orifice 50 through the cap 40. The pills 60
are housed within concave niches 30. The cap 40, base 20 and pills
60 comprise a pill box 130.
[0034] One preferred embodiment is that the base 20 may also
comprise a central socket 90 and the cap 40 may also comprise a
central pivot pin 100 coupled to the central socket 90 of the base
20. Another preferred embodiment is that the cap 40 comprises a
central socket 90 and the base 20 comprises a central pivot pin 100
coupled to the central socket 90 of the cap 40.
[0035] The pills 60 may be any know type of pill. One preferred
embodiment is that the pills 60 comprise an active agent, a
polyethylene glycol (PEG) such as PEG90, a medium chained
triglyceride (MCT), Hydrogenated coco glycerides, glycerin,
gelatin, polysorbate 80, sucrose acetate isobutyrate, Sorbitol and
a flavoring agent.
[0036] The active agent of the pills 60 may be any known active
agent such as those selected from the group consisting of
acetaminophen, benzocaine, camphor, codeine, diperodon,
dextromethorphan, dibucaine, diclonine, dyclonine, eucalyptus oil,
hexylresorcinol ibuprofen, lidocaine, menthol, mepiracaine,
phenacaine, pramoxine, prilocaine, tetracaine, and salts
thereof.
[0037] The flavoring agent of the pills 60 may be any known
flavoring agent such as those selected from the group consisting of
allspice oil, amyl acetate, anethole, anis oil, benzaldehyde, berry
extract, cardamom oil, carvone, cassia oil, natural and artificial
cherry favoring, cineole, cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamon oil, clove
oil, coriander oil, ethyl vanillin, ethyl praline, eucalyptus oil,
eugenol, fennel oil, grape extract, grapefruit extract, kiwi
extract, lavender oil, lemon extract, lime extract, limonene,
linalool, mandarin orange extract, menthol, menthone, methyl
salicylate, nutmeg oil, orange extract, peach extract, peppermint
oil, perilla oil, spearmint oil, strawberry extract, tangelo
extract, tangerine extract, and wintergreen oil.
[0038] The MCT of the of the pills 60 may be any known MCT such as
those selected from the group consisting of babassu oil, coconut
oil, cohune oil, palm kernel oil, tucum oil, and fractions thereof,
and the long chain triglyceride oils are corn oil, peanut oil,
safflower oil, soybean oil, sunflower seed oil and fish oil. MCTs
are saturated fatty acid with chain lengths of 6-14 carbons and are
thought to have unique metabolism properties importance to the
body. They are metabolized more rapidly than long chain
triglycerides. MCT are rapidly utilized as an energy substrate and
frequent generation of ketone bodies that may represent an
important mechanism to spare nitrogen and support protein
synthesis
[0039] The PEG of the pills 60 may be any known PEG such as those
selected from the group consisting of PEG 90, PEG 200, PEG 300, PEG
400 and PEG 600 and mixtures thereof.
[0040] The pills 60 may also optionally contain a sweetener
selected from the group consisting of acesulfame, alitame,
aspartame, gelatin, rebaudiose A, saccharin and sucralose.
[0041] The pills 60 may also optionally contain a preservative
selected from the group consisting of ethylene diamine tetraacetic
acid; ethylene glycol-bis-(b-aminoethylether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic
acid; 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid;
ethylene-N,N'-diglycine; 2,2'-ethylendiimino)-dibutyric acid,
sorbic acid, benzoic acid, propionic acid, methylparaben,
propylparaben, and diazolidinyl urea and alkali metal salts
thereof.
[0042] The pills 60 may also optionally contain a coating agent
selected from the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose
(CMEC), hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose phthalate (HPMCP),
hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose succinate (HPMCS), methylacrylic
acid, beeswax, candellila wax, microcrystalline wax, jojoba esters
copolymer, and admixtures thereof.
[0043] The pills 60 may also optionally contain a coloring agent is
selected from the group consisting of annatto extract,
beta-carotene, beet powder, canthaxanthin, caramel color, carrot
oil, Cochineal extract (carmine); cottonseed flour, FD&C Blue
No. 1 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Blue No. 2 (Dye and Lake), FD&C
Green No. 3 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Red No. 3 (Dye), FD&C Red
No. 40 (Dye and Lake), FD&C Yellow No. 5 (Dye and Lake),
FD&C Yellow No. 6 (Dye and Lake), ferrous gluconate, fruit
juice extract, grape color extract, grape skin extract
(enocianina), iron oxide yellow, paprika, paprika oleoresin,
riboflavin, saffron, titanium dioxide, turmeric, turmeric
oleoresin, and vegetable juice extract.
[0044] The pills 60 may also optionally contain an extender
selected from the group consisting of agar agar, agar gum, arabic
gum, gelatin, ghatti gum, guar gum, karaya gum, Khaya grandifolia
gum, locust bean gum (carob), tara gum, tragacanth gum, and xanthan
gum.
[0045] The pills 60 may also optionally contain a preservative
selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, benzoic acid,
benzyl alcohol, cresol, deteroxime mesylate, ethyl paraben,
methyl-4-hydroxy benzoate, methyl paraben, potassium benzoate,
potassium sorbate, propyl paraben, resorcinol, sodium benzoate,
sodium propionate, sorbic acid, and tocopherol.
[0046] The pills 60 may also optionally contain a filler selected
from the group consisting of glycerin, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol,
polyethylene glycol, non-cariogenic dextrans and mixtures thereof,
wherein said lozenge is substantially free of magnesium
stearate.
[0047] An optional selection disk 70 may be added to the dispensing
system 10 in which the selection disk 70 is coupled between the
base 20 and the cap 40.
[0048] The cap 40 can be colored, semi-transparent or even
transparent in which a preferred embodiment of the cap 40 is that
it is a semi-transparent cap 40.
[0049] An optional packaging unit 80 may be added to the dispensing
system 10 in which the packaging unit 80 contains the base 20, cap
40 and pills 60. The packaging unit 80 can be any shape and design.
One preferred configuration of the packaging unit 80 is that it
comprises a backing 110 and front envelope 120.
[0050] One preferred embodiment of a method of using a medication
dispensing system 10 comprises the steps of obtaining, opening,
inserting, removing, retrieving, turning, and rotating. The
obtaining step comprises obtaining the medication dispensing system
10 comprising: a base 20 comprising a plurality of concave niches
30; a cap 40 rotatably attached to the base 20, the cap 40
comprising a dispensing orifice 50 traversing through the cap 40; a
plurality of pills 60 housed within concave niches 30; a selection
disk 70 coupled between the base 20 and the cap 40 wherein the base
20, selection disk 70, and cap 40 comprising a pill box 130; and a
packaging unit 80 containing the pill box 130; and the packaging
unit 80 comprising a backing 110 and front envelope 120. The
opening step comprises opening up the packaging unit 80 separating
the front envelope 120 away from the backing 110 to open. The
retrieving step comprises retrieving the pill box 130 from the
opened up packaging unit 80. The turning step comprises turning the
selection disk 70 to select a pill 60 housed within a concave niche
of the base 20. The rotating step comprises rotating the cap 40 to
orient the dispensing orifice 50 over the selected pill. The
removing step comprises removing the selected pill 60 out of the
pill box 130. The inserting step comprises inserting the removed
pill 60 into a mouth of a user.
[0051] Referring now to FIG. 1 that depicts a perspective view of
an embodiment of the medication dispensing system 10 showing a base
20, a cap 40, a plurality of pills 60, a plurality of concave
niches 30, the packaging unit 80, a backing 110 and a front
envelope 120. The packaging unit 80 is shown containing the pill
box 130 in which the packaging unit 80 comprises the backing 110
and the front envelope 120. The pill box 130 is shown comprising
the cap 40, the base 20 and the pills 60. The base 20 is shown
having the plurality of concave niches 30. The cap 40 is shown
having a dispensing orifice 50 through the cap 40. The pills 60 are
shown housed within concave niches 30.
[0052] Referring now to FIG. 2 that depicts an exploded perspective
view of an embodiment of the medication dispensing system 10 of the
present invention. The system 10 is shown comprising two pill box
130es, the backing 110 and the front envelope 120.
[0053] Referring now to FIG. 3 that depicts an exploded perspective
view of the pill box 130 of the medication dispensing system 10 of
the present invention. The pill box 130 is shown composed of a base
20, a cap 40, a plurality of pills 60. The base 20 is shown having
the plurality of concave niches 30 for housing the pills 60. The
cap 40 is shown having a dispensing orifice 50 through the cap 40.
The base 20 is also shown having a central socket 90 and the cap 40
is also shown having a central pivot pin 100 for rotatably coupling
to the central socket 90 of the base 20.
[0054] Referring now to FIG. 4A that depicts a side view of the
pill box 130 of the medication dispensing system 10 of the present
invention. The pill box 130 is shown composed of the base 20 and
the cap 40.
[0055] Referring now to FIG. 4B that depicts a cross sectional side
view along line A-A' of the pill box 130 of the medication
dispensing system 10 depicted in FIG. 4A. The pill box 130 is shown
composed of the base 20, the cap 40, and a plurality of pills 60.
The base 20 is shown having a niches 30 and a central socket 90.
The cap 40 is shown having a central pivot pin 100 rotatably
coupled to the central socket 90 of the base 20. The pills 60 are
shown housed within respective niches 30 of the base 20.
[0056] Referring now to FIG. 5 that depicts is an exploded
perspective view of yet another embodiment of the pill box 130 of
the medication dispensing system 10 of the present invention. The
pill box 130 is shown composed of the base 20, a disk 70 and the
cap 40. The base 20 is shown having the plurality of concave niches
30 and a central socket 90. When assembled the disk 70 is coupled
between the base 20 and the cap 40. The cap 40 is shown having a
dispensing orifice 50 through the cap 40 and having a central pivot
pin 100.
[0057] As to the manner of usage and operation of the present
invention, the same should be apparent from the above description.
Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage
and operation will be provided.
[0058] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the invention
described herein is susceptible to variations and modifications
other than those specifically described. It is to be understood
that the invention includes all such variations and modification
which fail within its spirit and scope. The invention also includes
all of the steps, features, compositions and compounds referred to
or indicated in this specification, individually or collectively,
and any and all combinations of any two or more of said steps or
features.
[0059] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only
of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous
modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in
the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact
construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly,
all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to,
falling within the scope of the invention.
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