Medicine timer
OwnerDavid Edward Newmaninventor
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Abstract
A medicine holder encloses one or more medicines which are in their original labeled containers, and emits an alarm signal when each dose is due. The alarm is automatically silenced when the holder is opened to retrieve the medicine. The timer is then automatically restarted when the holder is closed. The dose regimen is determined by an easily-operated selector switch, and is visibly displayed.
Claims20
A timing medicine holder comprising a base, a cover, a sensor, a selector, a timer, and an alarm, wherein:
- the base supports a labeled medicine container, which contains and identifies a medicine that is to be taken in doses according to a particular dose regimen;
- the cover, cooperating with the base, has a closed position enclosing the medicine container, and an open position wherein the medicine container is accessible and not enclosed;
- the sensor detects the open and closed positions of the cover and triggers the timer when the cover changes positions;
- the selector selects a time interval according to the particular dose regimen;
- the timer, upon being triggered by the sensor, generates a time delay according to the selected time interval, and then activates the alarm;
- and the alarm then generates an alarm signal indicating that a dose of the medicine is to be taken.
An openable and closeable medicine holder that holds a labeled medicine container, and begins measuring a particular time interval when the holder is changed between open and closed positions, and emits an alarm signal upon completion of the particular time interval.
A medicine holder for holding a labeled medicine container that identifies and contains a medicine, which is to be taken in doses according to a dose regimen, wherein:
- the holder includes a transparent cover having an open position and a closed position;
- the labeled medicine container is enclosed and not accessible when the cover is in the closed position, and the labeled medicine container is accessible and not enclosed when the cover is in the open position;
- the cover depresses a cover switch when the cover is in the closed position, and the cover releases the cover switch when the cover is in the open position;
- a rotatable selector switch selects a particular time interval according to the dose regimen, from among a plurality of predetermined time intervals;
- the rotatable selector switch indicates a dose frequency, in doses per day, corresponding to the particular time interval;
- the cover switch starts a timer when the cover switch is depressed, after which the timer, cooperating with the selector, generates a delay time substantially equal to the particular time interval, after which the timer activates an alarm;
- and the cover switch deactivates the alarm when the cover switch is released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.