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US 11,944,591 B2Granted
Dual spout pill storage and swallowing assist bottle device
OwnerHervina Dosanjhinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to a dual spout pill storage and swallowing assist bottle device intended to be carried by a user. The bottle device includes two distinct drinking spouts and is configured to allow a user to both drink from the bottle device as normal and also drink from the bottle in a way to assist the user with swallowing a pill.
Claims12
A method of transferring a pill to a user's stomach using a pill swallowing assist bottle device, said bottle device comprising:
- (i) a main body having an internal cavity holding a consumable liquid;
- (ii) a main body lid configured to be reversibly attached to the main body;
- (iii) a pill straw device attached to the main body lid with an attachment mechanism;
- wherein the pill straw device further comprises a lower region surface and at least one pill straw inlet through the lower region surface of the pill straw device;
- wherein said method comprises:
- (a) placing a pill inside the pill straw device;
- (b) placing the user's lips over the pill straw device;
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- (c) squeezing the main body of the bottle device to propel the consumable liquid within the cavity through the at least one pill straw inlet and to propel the pill in the pill straw device upwards into the user's mouth allowing the user to swallow the pill and consumable liquid simultaneously thereby transferring the pill to the user's stomach.
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A bottle apparatus for use in transferring a pill to a user's stomach using a pill, said bottle apparatus comprising:
- (i) a main body having an internal cavity holding a consumable liquid;
- (ii) a main body lid configured to be reversibly attached to the main body;
- (iii) a pill straw device attached to the main body lid with an attachment mechanism;
- wherein the pill straw device further comprises a lower region surface and at least one pill straw inlet through the lower region surface of the pill straw device;
- wherein in operation by a user, when a pill is placed inside the pill straw device and the user's lips are placed over the pill straw device;
- and upon squeezing the main body of the bottle device, the consumable liquid within the cavity is propelled through the at least one pill straw inlet and propels the pill in the pill straw device upwards into the user's mouth allowing the user to swallow the pill and consumable liquid simultaneously thereby transferring the pill to the user's stomach.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.