초록 ▼

This invention relates to a compartmentalized pill dispenser that is small enough to be carried with the user at all times, seals the pills against moisture and other degrading elements, protects the pills against vibration and is easy to use by an impaired person in an emergency situation. The disp

This invention relates to a compartmentalized pill dispenser that is small enough to be carried with the user at all times, seals the pills against moisture and other degrading elements, protects the pills against vibration and is easy to use by an impaired person in an emergency situation. The dispenser has a protective outer case which encases the internal pill carrier which having compartments for pills on one side thereof. The pill carrier is sealed within the sheath by a water-tight mechanism. The pill carrier is extended out of the case in one pill compartment increments to expose a pill.

대표청구항 ▼

[ Wherefore, having thus described the present invention, what is claimed is:] [1.] A pill dispenser comprising:a pill carrier having a plurality of pill cavities spaced apart on one side of said pill carrier, said pill carrier further comprising an elongated section wherein the plurality of pill ca

[ Wherefore, having thus described the present invention, what is claimed is:] [1.] A pill dispenser comprising:a pill carrier having a plurality of pill cavities spaced apart on one side of said pill carrier, said pill carrier further comprising an elongated section wherein the plurality of pill cavities are aligned longitudinally along an external surface of the elongated section; anda hollow sheath capable of encasing the entire length of said pill carrier, said sheath being displaceable in relation to the pill carrier so as to sequentially expose each pill cavity adjacent an open end of the sheath; and whereinthe open end of the sheath is a first end and the sheath has internal threads adjacent thereto, andsaid pill carrier comprises an end cap at a first end thereof extending from the open end of the sheath and external threads at an area adjacent the end cap, andsaid external threads of the pill carrier are threadably engageable to the internal threads of the sheath such that when the sheath is fully rotated in relation to the end cap in a first direction the end cap abuts the open end of the sheath and the elongated section of the pill carrier is retained within the sheath, and when the sheath is rotated in a second direction until the pill carrier threads are free from engagement with the sheath threads, the sheath becomes longitudinally displaceable in relation to the pill carrier.