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A lockable pill container is disclosed including a main body with a plurality of individual compartments for receiving pills. Each compartment has a lid member connected to the main body by a hinge permitting it to be moved between open and closed positions. Each lid member has a downwardly projecti

A lockable pill container is disclosed including a main body with a plurality of individual compartments for receiving pills. Each compartment has a lid member connected to the main body by a hinge permitting it to be moved between open and closed positions. Each lid member has a downwardly projecting hook member that projects through an opening in the main body when the lid is closed. An elongated locking member is laterally inserted into the main body and transversely moveable relative to the hook members between first and second positions. In the first position, the elongated locking member engages the hook members of those lid members that are closed to lock them in the closed position. In the second position, the elongated locking member does not engage the hook members which may be opened and closed without the locking function. The elongated locking member is normally biased into the locking position by a transverse member that includes a downwardly projecting, externally accessible transverse member. The transverse member is formed from resilient material, which normally biases the elongated locking member to its first or locking position. The user may press the transverse member and thus move the elongated locking member against the bias to the second or nonlocking position. The elongated locking member may be selectively removed from the pill container to render the locking feature inoperative if the pill container is used in an environment where locking is not necessary.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A lockable pill container comprising:a main body defining a plurality of separate compartments each having an open top;a lid member for each of the compartments, each lid member being sized and constructed to overly the open top of the associated compartment;hinge means for connect

[ We claim:] [1.] A lockable pill container comprising:a main body defining a plurality of separate compartments each having an open top;a lid member for each of the compartments, each lid member being sized and constructed to overly the open top of the associated compartment;hinge means for connecting each lid member to the main body and for permitting the lid member to be moved between open and closed positions;each lid member further comprising an engageable first locking member that is sized and constructed to project into the main body when the lid member is in its closed position and said main body comprises a plurality of openings disposed to receive the first locking members; anda second locking member comprising a plurality of gaps disposed thereon, wherein the second locking member is carried by the main body and moveable between a first position in which it interlockably engages the first locking members of closed lid members and a second position in which it is disengaged from said first locking members, the second locking member comprising a transverse member disposed externally of the main body and projecting downward, the transverse member being engageable by a user to move the second locking member between said first and second positions.