An indexing cap assembly indexes visual cues or indicia during an open and close cycle so as to help users more easily track container entry as for example with regard to medications so as to ensure proper dosage. The indexing cap assembly basically incorporates six components, including a cover con
An indexing cap assembly indexes visual cues or indicia during an open and close cycle so as to help users more easily track container entry as for example with regard to medications so as to ensure proper dosage. The indexing cap assembly basically incorporates six components, including a cover construction, an indexing plate or wheel, a compression coil or spring, a push plate construction, a gear tray or swing plate construction, and an assembly ring. The cover construction and assembly ring are joined together to essentially form or close the cap assembly with the other parts coaxially aligned and operable therebetween. The indexing wheel is rotatively received within the cover construction such that axial displacements of the push plate advance the indexing wheel and indicia upon its upper surface are sequentially revealed by way of the window formed in the cover construction.
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1. A multi-compartment container-cap assembly for enabling sequential access to successive matter-containing compartments, the multi-compartment container-cap assembly comprising: a cylindrical container assembly, the cylindrical container assembly comprising a container body, a divider mechanism, a
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A multi-compartment container-cap assembly for enabling sequential access to successive matter-containing compartments, the multi-compartment container-cap assembly comprising: a cylindrical container assembly, the cylindrical container assembly comprising a container body, a divider mechanism, a button mechanism, and a block plate, the container body comprising a container height, a container diameter, a container bottom, an outer container wall, a container hub, an abbreviated inner container wall, a series of full length inner container walls, and a container body axis, the abbreviated inner container wall being abbreviated in length relative to the full length inner container walls, the abbreviated and full length inner container walls radiating outwardly from and connecting the container hub to the outer container wall thereby forming a series of matter-containing compartments, the divider mechanism being seated upon the abbreviated inner container wall, the button mechanism being received within the divider mechanism and extending radially outwardly from the container hub and extending through an outer wall of the divider mechanism, the block plate enclosing the button mechanism within the divider mechanism and having a first sector size and a first sector shape; anda cylindrical cap assembly, the cylindrical cap assembly comprising a cap housing, a padding plate, and a cap assembly axis, the cap housing comprising a contents-letting aperture, the padding plate being received in and fastened to the cap housing and comprising an aperture-cooperative cutout, the contents-letting aperture and the aperture-cooperative cutout being aligned and each having a substantially similar second sector size and a second sector shape, the first and second sector shapes being substantially similar, the first sector size being greater than the second sector sizes, the cap assembly being rotatably fastened to the container assembly such that the container body and cap assembly axes are coaxial, the second sector sizes and second sector shapes of the aligned contents-letting aperture and aperture-cooperative cutout being blocked by the first sector size and the first sector shape of the block plate in a closed cap-to-container rotatable position, the cap assembly being selectively rotatable about the cap assembly axis via the button mechanism for re-positioning the contents-letting aperture in superior adjacency to the matter-containing compartments through a sequential series of open cap-to-container rotatable positions for enabling the user to sequentially gain access to the matter-containing compartments. 2. The multi-compartment container-cap assembly of claim 1 wherein the cap assembly comprises indexing information provision means, the indexing information provision means for providing a user with indexing information regarding rotational use of the cap assembly relative to the container assembly. 3. The multi-compartment container-cap assembly of claim 2 wherein the indexing information provision means comprise an indexing wheel, the cap assembly comprises an indexing window, and the padding plate comprises a wheel-receiving aperture, the indexing wheel being rotatably received in the wheel-receiving aperture and made selectively rotatable under rotatable action of the cap assembly relative to the container assembly for providing updated indexing information to a user via the indexing window. 4. The multi-compartment container-cap assembly of claim 3 wherein the indexing wheel comprises gears and the block plate comprises a gear tooth, the gear tooth being meshed with the gears for advancing the indexing wheel a select rotational degree during a complete rotational cycle of the cap assembly relative to the container assembly. 5. The multi-compartment container-cap assembly of claim 1 wherein the cap assembly comprises a cap wall, the cap wall comprising a series of button-receiving apertures, the button-receiving apertures for receiving a radially extending button of the button mechanism, the button and button-receiving apertures for enhancing sequential positioned placement of the contents-letting aperture in superior adjacency to the matter-containing compartments. 6. The multi-compartment container-cap assembly of claim 1 wherein the container body comprises a circumferential groove and the cap assembly comprises a circumferential ridge, the circumferential groove receiving the circumferential ridge when the cap assembly is rotatably fastened to the container assembly, the circumferential groove and ridge being cooperable for enabling a user to rotate the cap assembly relative to the container assembly. 7. The multi-compartment container-cap assembly of claim 1 wherein the inner container walls are radially spaced from one another such that each matter-containing compartment is transversely sector shaped, the first sector size and first sector shape of the block plate being substantially equal to select sectors of the transversely sector shaped matter-containing compartments, the block plate masking an adjacent portion of both a first and a last sector of the transversely sector shaped matter-containing compartments adjacent to the block plate for visually sizing and shaping the first and last sector to effectively match the size and shape of the select sectors. 8. A multi-compartment container-cap assembly for enabling sequential access to successive matter-containing compartments, the multi-compartment container-cap assembly comprising: a container assembly, the container assembly comprising a container body, and a divider assembly, the container body comprising an outer container wall, a container hub, a series of inner container walls, and a container body axis, a select first inner container wall being abbreviated in height relative to select other inner container walls, the select first and select other inner container walls radiating outwardly from and connecting the container hub to the outer container wall thereby forming a series of matter-containing compartments, the divider assembly being received in superior adjacency to the select first inner container wall and assembled to the container body; anda cap assembly, the cap assembly comprising a contents-letting aperture and a cap axis, the cap assembly being rotatably fastened to the container assembly such that the container body and cap axes are coaxial, the contents-letting aperture being blocked by the divider assembly in a closed cap-to-container rotatable position, the cap assembly being selectively rotatable about the cap axis for re-positioning the contents-letting aperture in superior adjacency to the matter-containing compartments through a sequential series of open cap-to-container rotatable positions for enabling the user to sequentially gain access to the matter-containing compartments. 9. The multi-compartment container-cap assembly of claim 8 wherein the cap assembly comprises indexing information provision means, the indexing information provision means for providing a user with indexing information regarding rotational use of the cap assembly relative to the container assembly. 10. The multi-compartment container-cap assembly of claim 9 wherein the indexing information provision means comprise an indexing wheel and the cap assembly comprises an indexing window, the indexing wheel being made selectively rotatable under rotatable action of the cap assembly relative to the container assembly for providing updated indexing information to a user via the indexing window. 11. The multi-compartment container-cap assembly of claim 10 wherein the indexing wheel comprises gears and the divider assembly comprises a gear tooth, the gear tooth being meshed with the gears for advancing the indexing wheel a select rotational degree during a complete rotational cycle of the cap assembly relative to the container assembly. 12. The multi-compartment container-cap assembly of claim 8 wherein the cap assembly comprises a series of button-receiving apertures and the divider assembly comprises a button mechanism, the button-receiving apertures for receiving a radially extending button of the button mechanism, the button and button-receiving apertures for enhancing sequential positioned placement of the contents-letting aperture in superior adjacency to the matter-containing compartments. 13. The multi-compartment container-cap assembly of claim 8 wherein the container body comprises a circumferential groove and the cap assembly comprises a circumferential ridge, the circumferential groove receiving the circumferential ridge when the cap assembly is rotatably fastened to the container assembly, the circumferential groove and ridge being cooperable for enabling a user to rotate the cap assembly relative to the container assembly. 14. The multi-compartment container-cap assembly of claim 8 wherein the inner container walls are radially spaced from one another such that each matter-containing compartment is transversely sector shaped, a top surface of the divider assembly masking an adjacent portion of both a first and a last sector of the transversely sector shaped matter-containing compartments adjacent to the divider assembly for visually sizing and shaping the first and last sector to effectively match the size and shape of select other sectors. 15. A multi-compartment container-cap assembly, the multi-compartment container-cap assembly comprising: a container assembly, the container assembly comprising a container body, and a divider assembly, the container body comprising an outer container wall, a series of inner container walls, and a container body axis, the series of inner container walls forming a series of matter-containing compartments within the container body, the divider assembly being received at an upper end of the container body and assembled thereto; anda cap assembly, the cap assembly comprising a contents-letting aperture, a cap axis, and indexing information provision means for providing a user with indexing information regarding rotational use of the cap assembly relative to the container assembly, the indexing information provision means comprise an indexing wheel and an indexing window, the indexing wheel being made selectively rotatable under rotatable action of the cap assembly relative to the container assembly for providing updated indexing information to a user via the indexing window, the indexing wheel and the divider assembly comprising cooperable gearing, the cap assembly being rotatably fastened to the container assembly such that the container body and cap axes are coaxial, the contents-letting aperture being blocked by the divider assembly in a closed cap-to-container rotatable position, the cap assembly being selectively rotatable about the cap axis for re-positioning the contents-letting aperture in superior adjacency to the matter-containing compartments through a series of open cap-to-container rotatable positions, the cooperable gearing for advancing the indexing wheel a select rotational degree during a complete rotational cycle of the cap assembly relative to the container assembly. 16. The multi-compartment container-cap assembly of claim 15 comprising button-based cap-advancing means, the button-based cap-advancing means for enhancing selectively positioned placement of the contents-letting aperture in superior adjacency to the matter-containing compartments. 17. A multi-compartment container-cap assembly, the multi-compartment container-cap assembly comprising: a container assembly, the container assembly comprising a container body, and a divider assembly, the container body comprising an outer container wall, a series of inner container walls, and a container body axis, the series of inner container walls forming a series of matter-containing compartments within the container body, the divider assembly being received at an upper end of the container body and assembled thereto, the inner container walls being spaced from one another such that each matter-containing compartment is transversely sector shaped, a top surface of the divider assembly masking an adjacent portion of both a first and a last sector of the transversely sector shaped matter-containing compartments adjacent to the divider assembly for visually sizing and shaping the first and last sector to effectively match the size and shape of select other sectors; anda cap assembly, the cap assembly comprising a contents-letting aperture and a cap axis, the cap assembly being rotatably fastened to the container assembly such that the container body and cap axes are coaxial, the contents-letting aperture being blocked by the divider assembly in a closed cap-to-container rotatable position, the cap assembly being selectively rotatable about the cap axis for re-positioning the contents-letting aperture in superior adjacency to the matter-containing compartments through a series of open cap-to-container rotatable positions. 18. The multi-compartment container-cap assembly of claim 17 comprising button-based cap-advancing means, the button-based cap-advancing means for enhancing selectively positioned placement of the contents-letting aperture in superior adjacency to the matter-containing compartments.
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Heath Bruce A. (Hennessey OK), Container assembly including lower compartment comprising chordal partitions.
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