Child-proof and tamper-evident medication dispensers
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B65D-083/04
A61J-001/03
A61J-007/00
출원번호
US-0050713
(2013-10-10)
등록번호
US-9060919
(2015-06-23)
발명자
/ 주소
Babineau, Thomas
출원인 / 주소
SPECIALIZED RX PRODUCTS L. L. C.
대리인 / 주소
Underwood & Associates, LLC
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초록▼
Medication dispensers are provided that are both child-proof and tamper evident. In one embodiment, a child-proof and tamper-evident dispenser includes a tray member comprising a plurality of receptacles for receiving a pharmaceutical compound, a stop tab connected to a first peripheral edge by a ne
Medication dispensers are provided that are both child-proof and tamper evident. In one embodiment, a child-proof and tamper-evident dispenser includes a tray member comprising a plurality of receptacles for receiving a pharmaceutical compound, a stop tab connected to a first peripheral edge by a neck member, and a tab member at a second peripheral edge that is opposite from the first peripheral edge. The dispenser further includes a bottom case body and a top case body configured to form an enclosure around the plurality of receptacles when brought into a substantially confronting relationship. Each of the bottom case body and the top case body include a sloped wall member having a shelf portion that surrounds the neck member when the enclosure is formed. A plurality of locking tabs engage a complimentary number of locking recesses configured to receive an end portion of the locking tabs to fix the bottom case body and the top case body in an enclosure configuration. The tray member includes a plurality of resiliently flexible locking arms that extend into a complimentary plurality of apertures within the case to secure the tray member within the enclosure.
대표청구항▼
1. A medication dispenser, comprising: a tray member, comprising one or more receptacles for receiving said medication;a stop tab extending from a first peripheral edge of said tray member for providing tamper evidency of said dispenser; anda tab member connected to a second peripheral edge of said
1. A medication dispenser, comprising: a tray member, comprising one or more receptacles for receiving said medication;a stop tab extending from a first peripheral edge of said tray member for providing tamper evidency of said dispenser; anda tab member connected to a second peripheral edge of said tray member that is opposite from said first peripheral edge; anda bottom case body and a top case body that are configured to lockingly enclose said one or more receptacles of said tray member when brought into a substantially confronting relationship, thereby defining an assembled dispenser configuration, wherein each of said bottom and top case bodies comprise a floor member, a side-wall member, and a front wall member wherein each of the side-wall member and the front wall member are orientated substantially perpendicular to said floor member;wherein said front wall member of said bottom case body comprises a shelf portion that cooperatively forms a stop-aperture for surrounding a portion of said stop tab substantially proximal to said first peripheral edge of said tray member when said top and said bottom case bodies are in said assembled dispenser configuration;wherein, when said top and said bottom case bodies are in said assembled dispenser configuration, said side-wall members cooperatively form opposite peripheral dispenser walls having at least one engagement aperture therein for receiving an engagement surface of a resiliently flexible locking arm disposed on said tray member, and a portion of a substantially rectangular aperture disposed opposite of said front wall member from which said tray member can be extracted from said dispenser. 2. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein when said top and said bottom case bodies are in said assembled dispenser configuration, said side-wall members form opposite peripheral dispenser walls having oppositely disposed engagement apertures therein, each for receiving an engagement surface of oppositely-disposed, resiliently flexible locking arms on said tray member, respectively. 3. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein said stop tab is configured to extend beyond said front wall member and provide evidence if said tray member is removed from said dispenser in said assembled dispenser configuration. 4. The medication dispenser of claim 3, wherein said stop tab comprises an aperture for receiving a removable locking mechanism therethrough in a stop tab portion that extends beyond said front wall member. 5. The medication dispenser of claim 4, wherein said locking mechanism is a wire, string, tie, zip-tie, or lock-tie. 6. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein said stop-aperture has a width dimension, said stop tab has a width dimension greater than said stop-aperture width dimension, and said stop tab further comprises a neck member connected to said first peripheral edge of said tray member, wherein a width dimension of said neck member is less than said width of said stop tab, and wherein said stop tab is capable of being removed from said tray member by breaking said neck member. 7. The medication dispenser of claim 6, wherein said stop tab is configured to abut said front wall member about said stop-aperture if said tray member is shifted toward said substantially rectangular aperture while said neck member is unbroken. 8. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein said stop tab is configured to be modified by a user to allow said tray member to be slidably removed from said dispenser in said assembled dispenser configuration. 9. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein said resiliently flexible locking arm is normally biased so as to urge said engagement surface into said engagement aperture. 10. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein said front wall member is C-shaped. 11. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein at least one of said bottom case body or said top case body further comprises a resiliently flexible arm that is shiftable to reversibly engage a portion of said resiliently flexible locking arm, to provide the capability of urging said engagement surface away from said engagement aperture. 12. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein said side-wall members have a substantially corrugated cross-section comprising one or more recesses configured to receive said engagement surface of said resiliently flexible locking arm for incrementally slidingly removing said tray member from said dispenser in said assembled dispenser configuration. 13. The medication dispenser of claim 12, wherein said side walls are configured to receive fingers of the human hand. 14. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein said tray member can be reversibly slidingly disengaged from between said bottom case body and said top case body. 15. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein said bottom case body comprises a coupling member extending substantially orthogonal to said floor member, and said top case body comprises a complimentary coupling recess for receiving said coupling member in a substantially locked configuration to join said bottom case body and said top case body in said assembled dispenser configuration. 16. The medication dispenser of claim 15, wherein said coupling member is a configured as a lock tab. 17. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein said one or more receptacles for receiving said medication are configured as a troche tray. 18. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein tamper evidency of said dispenser is provided by a perceptible physical state of said stop tab, and child-proofing said medication within said tray member is provided by configuring said resiliently flexible locking arm to require a requisite amount of strength and dexterity greater than that normally possessed by an average child to disengage said engagement surface of said resiliently flexible locking arm from said engagement aperture when said dispenser is in said assembled dispenser configuration to remove said tray member from said dispenser. 19. The medication dispenser of claim 1, wherein said tray member comprises two of said flexible locking arms; wherein said wall members are configured to provide two engagement apertures, each for receiving one of said engagement surface from one of said flexible locking arms, respectively; and wherein said extraction of said tray member from said dispenser through said substantially rectangular aperture requires both of said engagement surfaces to be shifted out of each respective engagement aperture substantially simultaneously. 20. A method for providing a child-proof and tamper-evident medication dispenser, comprising: providing a tray member, comprising: one or more receptacles for receiving said medication;a stop tab extending from a first peripheral edge of said tray member for providing tamper evidency of said dispenser; anda tab member connected to a second peripheral edge of said tray member that is opposite from said first peripheral edge; andproviding a bottom case body and a top case body that are configured to lockingly enclose said one or more receptacles of said tray member when brought into a substantially confronting relationship, thereby defining an assembled dispenser configuration, wherein each of said bottom and top case bodies comprise a floor member, a side-wall member, and a front wall member wherein each of the side-wall member and the front wall member are orientated substantially perpendicular to said floor member;wherein said front wall member of said bottom case body comprises a shelf portion that cooperatively forms a stop-aperture for surrounding a portion of said stop tab substantially proximal to said first peripheral edge of said tray member when said top and said bottom case bodies are in said assembled dispenser configuration;wherein, when said top and said bottom case bodies are in said assembled dispenser configuration, said side-wall members cooperatively form opposite peripheral dispenser walls having at least one engagement aperture therein for receiving an engagement portion of a resiliently flexible locking arm disposed on said tray member, and a substantially rectangular aperture is formed opposite of said front wall member from which said tray member can be extracted from said dispenser; andwherein tamper evidency of said dispenser is provided by a perceptible physical state of said stop tab, and child-proofing medication within said tray member is provided by configuring said resiliently flexible locking arm to require an amount of requisite strength and dexterity greater than that possessed by an average child to disengage said engagement portion of said resiliently flexible locking arm from said engagement aperture when said dispenser is in said assembled dispenser configuration to remove said tray member from said dispenser.
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