Customizable modular cap system for use with a plurality of different sized bottles
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61J-007/04
B65D-041/04
B65D-045/18
B65D-051/24
A61J-001/14
출원번호
US-0442233
(2017-02-24)
등록번호
US-10238579
(2019-03-26)
발명자
/ 주소
Zonana, Moses
출원인 / 주소
COMPLIANCE MEDS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
대리인 / 주소
Leason Ellis LLP
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A cap is configured to be securely attached to a bottle, such as a medication bottle, and includes a base having a first compartment that contains a power source and a second compartment that is below the first compartment. The second compartment is defined by a peripheral side wall that includes on
A cap is configured to be securely attached to a bottle, such as a medication bottle, and includes a base having a first compartment that contains a power source and a second compartment that is below the first compartment. The second compartment is defined by a peripheral side wall that includes on an inner surface thereof one or more locking tabs. The cap also includes an insert that is configured to be received within the second compartment. The insert includes a peripheral side wall and further including inner threads that are configured to threadingly mate with outer threads of the bottle for securely attaching the cap to the bottle. The insert includes a locking lip that snap-fittingly mate with the one or more locking tabs to detachably attach the insert to the base within the second compartment.
대표청구항▼
1. A medication dispensing cap that is configured to be securely attached to a bottle containing medication comprising: a base having one compartment formed therein, the one compartment being defined by a peripheral side wall that includes on an inner surface thereof one or more locking tabs;an inse
1. A medication dispensing cap that is configured to be securely attached to a bottle containing medication comprising: a base having one compartment formed therein, the one compartment being defined by a peripheral side wall that includes on an inner surface thereof one or more locking tabs;an insert that is configured to be received within the one compartment, the insert including a peripheral side wall and further including inner threads that are configured to threadingly mate with outer threads of the bottle for securely attaching the medication dispensing cap to the bottle, the insert including a locking lip that snap-fittingly mates with the one or more locking tabs to detachably attach the insert to the base within the one compartment and wherein rotation of the insert within the base is restricted;wherein the base has another compartment formed therein that contains a power source and electronics that are configured to detect when the medication dispensing cap is attached to the bottle and when the medication dispensing cap is detached from the bottle. 2. The medication dispensing cap of claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the peripheral side wall of the base includes one or more vertical rails that are configured to mate with a plurality of vertical ribs formed along an outer surface of the peripheral side wall of the insert. 3. The medication dispensing cap of claim 1, wherein the locking lip is formed at an upper end of the insert and extends radially outward from the peripheral side wall of the insert. 4. The medication dispensing cap of claim 3, wherein the locking lip includes a chamfered edge and each locking tab includes a chambered edge that is oriented such that when the insert is inserted into the one compartment of the base, the chamfered edges of the locking lip and locking tabs contact one another and allow the locking lip to clear each locking tab to snap-fittingly attach the insert to the base. 5. The medication dispensing cap of claim 1, wherein the one or more locking tabs comprises a plurality of locking tabs that are circumferentially formed along the inner surface of the peripheral side wall of the base and are spaced apart from one another. 6. The medication dispensing cap of claim 1, wherein the inner threads are formed along an inner surface of the peripheral side wall on the insert. 7. The medication dispensing cap of claim 1, wherein the insert further includes an inner circumferential wall that is spaced inwardly from the peripheral side wall of the insert, the inner threads being formed on an inner surface of the inner circumferential wall such that a top portion of the bottle is disposed between the inner circumferential wall. 8. The medication dispensing cap of claim 1, wherein the insert includes an end wall that extends between the peripheral side wall of the insert, the end wall having a central opening formed therein. 9. The medication dispensing cap of claim 8, wherein the end wall is recessed relative to a top edge of the insert at which the locking lip is formed. 10. The medication dispensing cap of claim 1, wherein the base includes a first set of spaced apart ribs located along an inner surface thereof and the insert includes a second set of spaced part ribs located along an outer surface thereof, the first and second sets of ribs mating together to restrict the rotation of the insert within the base. 11. The medication dispensing cap of claim 1, wherein the base completely surrounds the insert. 12. The medication dispensing cap of claim 1, wherein the base defines both a top edge of the medication dispensing cap and a bottom edge of the medication dispensing cap. 13. A customizable modular cap system that is configured to be securely attached to a plurality of different sized bottles, the customizable modular cap system comprising: a single base having one compartment that is at least partially defined by a peripheral side wall that includes on an inner surface thereof at least one first locking member; anda plurality of inserts that are configured to threadingly mate with the plurality of different sized bottles such that each insert is configured to be securely and threadingly attached to one respective bottle of the plurality of different sized bottles, each insert including a second locking member that mates with the first locking member to detachably attach the insert to the single base, within the one compartment thereof, to form one customized cap, each insert including a peripheral side wall for reception between the peripheral side wall of the single base, the peripheral side wall of the insert including inner threads that are configured to threadingly mate with outer threads of the one respective bottle for securely attaching the one customized cap to the one respective bottle. 14. The customizable modular cap system of claim 13, wherein the customized cap is configured to detect and record each instance in which the customized cap is detached from the one respective bottle. 15. The customizable modular cap system of claim 14, wherein the single base has another compartment that contains a power source is located above the one compartment, the single base further including a processor connected to the power source and configured to detect and record when the customized cap is detached from the one respective bottle. 16. The customizable modular cap system of claim 13, wherein the plurality of different sized bottles comprises different sized medication bottles that each contains a medication. 17. The customizable modular cap system of claim 13, wherein the first locking member comprises a locking tab and the second locking member comprises a locking lip that snap-fittingly mates to the locking tab. 18. The customizable modular cap system of claim 13, wherein the insert further includes an inner circumferential wall that is spaced inwardly from the peripheral side wall, the inner threads being formed on an inner surface of the inner circumferential wall such that a top portion of the bottle is disposed between the inner circumferential wall, wherein the inner threads are formed along an inner surface of the inner circumferential wall. 19. The customizable modular cap system of claim 13, wherein there is an annular shaped space formed between the peripheral side wall of the insert and the peripheral side wall of the base for receiving a tool to detach the insert from the base. 20. A cap that is configured to be securely attached to a bottle that has outer threads at an open end thereof, the cap comprising: a base having one compartment that is defined by a peripheral side wall that includes on an inner surface thereof a first locking member; anda customized insert that is configured to be received within the one compartment, the insert including inner threads that are configured to threadingly mate with the outer threads of the bottle for securely attaching the cap to the bottle, the insert including a second locking member that mates with the first locking member to detachably attach the insert to the base within the one compartment;wherein the base is closed off with a cover that permits light transmission and the cover is disposed over an electronics compartment formed in the base, the electronics compartment containing a power source, a light source, and a processor. 21. The cap of claim 20, wherein the first and second locking members mate in a snap-fitting fashion and the insert is at least substantially contained within the one compartment. 22. A medication dispensing cap that is configured to be securely attached to a bottle containing medication comprising: a base having one compartment formed therein, the one compartment being defined by a peripheral side wall that includes on an inner surface thereof one or more locking tabs;an insert that is configured to be received within the one compartment, the insert including a peripheral side wall and further including inner threads that are configured to threadingly mate with outer threads of the bottle for securely attaching the medication dispensing cap to the bottle, the insert including a locking lip that snap-fittingly mates with the one or more locking tabs to detachably attach the insert to the base within the one compartment and wherein rotation of the insert within the base is restricted;wherein the insert further includes an inner circumferential wall that is spaced inwardly from the peripheral side wall of the insert, the inner threads being formed on an inner surface of the inner circumferential wall such that a top portion of the bottle is disposed between the inner circumferential wall.
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