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US 11,767,150 B2Granted
Pill container and methods
AssigneeApothecary Products, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Darst, Jennifer Joy Kallemeyn
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Abstract
A child resistant pill container includes a base having individual compartments. A lid rotatably fits over the base and has a closed cover defining one open section. A releasable lock arrangement is between the base and the lid. The lid can be rotated relative to the base to position the open section in the lid over one of the individual compartments in the base.
Claims16
A child resistant pill container comprising:
- (a) a base including:
- (i) a floor;
- (ii) a round circumferential outer wall extending from the floor and defining an internal volume;
- (iii) a central base hub extending from the floor;
- (iv) a plurality of dividing partitions extending from base hub to the outer wall, dividing the internal volume into a plurality of individual compartments;
- (b) a lid sized to rotatably fit over the base, the lid including:
- (i) a closed cover defining one open section;
- (ii) a round circumferential outer frame extending from the cover in a direction toward the base and sized to circumscribe the outer wall of the base;
- (iii) a central lid hub extending from the cover;
- the lid hub being sized to interlock with the base hub;
- (c) a releasable lock arrangement between the base and the lid;
- wherein the lid can be rotated relative to the base to position the open section in the lid over one of the individual compartments;
- and
- (d) a biasing arrangement between the base and lid, biasing the lid away from the base.
11 more elements
A child resistant pill container comprising:
- (a) a base including:
- (i) a floor;
- (ii) a round circumferential outer wall extending from the floor and defining an internal volume;
- (iii) a central base hub extending from the floor;
- (iv) a plurality of dividing partitions extending from base hub to the outer wall, dividing the internal volume into a plurality of individual compartments;
- (b) a lid sized to rotatably fit over the base, the lid including:
- (i) a closed cover defining one open section;
- (ii) a round circumferential outer frame extending from the cover in a direction toward the base and sized to circumscribe the outer wall of the base;
- (iii) a central lid hub extending from the cover;
- the lid hub being sized to interlock with the base hub;
- (c) a releasable lock arrangement between the base and the lid;
- (i) the lid being rotatable relative to the base to position the open section in the lid over one of the individual compartments;
- (ii) the releasable lock arrangement including a plurality of tabs and receivers;
- the tabs projecting radially inwardly from the outer frame of the lid;
- and
- (iii) the receivers including a plurality of radially outward extending bosses extending from the outer wall of the base, the bosses each defining an axially oriented notch sized to engage with one of the tabs.
13 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.