Add-on medicine dispenser timer
OwnerWilliam K. Hildebrandtinventor
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Abstract
An improved device for timely medication administration that attaches to any original container cap and that measures and displays elapsed time in response to opening or closing of said original container cap is disclosed. Physical, chemical and labeled characteristics of the original medication vessel are thus preserved as dispensed. This device includes a timing unit, a compression reset switch and a thermoplastic housing for the above with a resilient, flexible, circumferential wall that permits operation of the enclosed compression reset switch. The thermoplastic housing also features a rigid lower lip that allows adhesive attachment to the original lid.
Claims15
An add-on medicine dispensing timer which can be affixed to an original medicine vial having a closure cap comprising:
- a timer housing having an upper wall;
- a circumferential wall integral with said upper wall;
- a lower attachment surface extending from said circumferential housing wall generally parallel to said upper wall for attaching to the cap of the medicine vial;
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- a timing mechanism carried by said housing and being displaceable relative to at least said circumferential housing wall so that downward force on one of said upper wall and timing mechanism causes said timing mechanism to be reset and actuated to indicate the instantaneous time elapsed since said timing mechanism was reset.
An add-on medicine dispensing timer for use with an original medicine vial in which dry or liquid medicine was dispensed or sold to a consumer, said add-on medicine dispensing timer comprising:
- a timer housing having an integral upper wall and circumferential sidewall;
- a timing mechanism having a display for indicating an appropriate time for a medicine dose carried by said housing;
- an attachment element carried by said housing for attaching said timer housing to said closure cap;
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- said timer mechanism including a motion switch which detects downward movement of said timing mechanism relative to said timer housing when down force is applied to one of said timer housing and timer mechanism in response to one of removing and replacing said closure cap.
An add-on medicine dispensing timer which can be affixed to an original medicine vial having a closure cap comprising:
- a timer housing having an upper wall;
- a flexible circumferential wall integral with said upper wall;
- an attachment mount for attaching said timer housing to the cap of the medicine vial;
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- a timing mechanism carried by said housing in a displaceable manner so that downward force on one of said upper wall and timing mechanism causes said flexible circumferential wall to flex downwardly causing said timing mechanism to be reset and actuated to indicate the instantaneous time elapsed since said timing mechanism was reset.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.