Pill management device and associated use thereof

A method of utilizing a pill management device, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a portable reservoir including a pill-receiving inlet, and an access door spaced from said pill-receiving inlet;
• providing and disposing a pill-crushing mechanism within said reservoir, said pill-crushing mechanism being configured to transform a solid pill, introduced via said pill-receiving inlet, to pill powder;
• providing and communicating a locking mechanism with said access door and said pill-receiving inlet for preventing unauthorized access to the pill powder housed within said reservoir;
• and
• said locking mechanism locking said access door and said pill-receiving inlet;
• wherein said pill-receiving inlet comprises
• a hopper located at a top surface of said reservoir;
• and
• a lid pivotally coupled to said hopper;
• wherein said access door comprises:
• a plurality of hinges mated to a side wall of said reservoir;
• wherein said pill-crushing mechanism comprises
• a sensor located at said hopper for detecting ingress of the solid pill into said reservoir;
• a manual first switch located exterior of said reservoir;
• a power source seated inside said reservoir and electrically coupled to said manual first switch as well as said sensor;
• and
• a motor disposed interior of said reservoir and electrically coupled to said manual first switch;
• wherein, upon detecting a solid pill entering through into said inlet, said sensor generates and transmits a true signal to said power source;
• wherein, upon receiving said true signal, said power source is toggled to an activate state;
• wherein, when said manual first switch is at an on position, power is supplied to said motor such that said motor operates;
• wherein said pill-crushing mechanism further comprises
• a plurality of elongated rectilinear shafts juxtaposed subjacent to said inlet and arranged in a parallel configuration;
• a plurality of rollers operably coupled to said shafts respectively, each of said rollers having a serrated outer surface suitably configured for crushing the pill;
• a drive belt rotatably coupled to said motor and a first one of said shafts;
• a plurality of operably connected driven gears statically engaged with said shafts, respectively, wherein said driven gears are operably engaged in a side-by-side orientation;
• and
• wherein, upon operation of said motor, said drive belt causes said first shaft and a third one of said shafts to rotate in a first rotational direction while a second one of said shafts rotates in an opposite second rotational direction;
• wherein adjacent ones of said rollers rotate in opposed rotational directions for crushing the solid pill into the pill powder;
• wherein said locking mechanism comprises
• a slidable lock affixed to said access door;
• a lock sensor in communication with said slidable lock, said lock sensor generating a true signal when said slidable lock is engaged to a locked position;
• a magnetic lock in electrical communication with said hopper and said lid;
• and
• a second switch electrically coupled to said lock sensor, said power source, and said magnetic lock;
• wherein, upon receiving said true signal from said lock sensor, said second switch is toggled to an on position and thereby activates said magnetic lock;
• wherein, when said lid is engaged with said hopper and said magnetic lock is active, access to said reservoir via said inlet is prohibited.