Medication pill dispenser
OwnerDavid Davidsoninventor
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Abstract
A product dispensing clock includes a housing and a reservoir arranged in the housing. The reservoir holds a number of dispensable products. A dispenser is arranged in the housing adjacent the reservoir. The dispenser receives at least one of the dispensable products from the reservoir. A collection chamber is defined in the housing. The dispenser dispenses the dispensable products received from the reservoir to the collection chamber for a user to collect the dispensable products. A controller activates the dispenser at a predetermined time interval to dispense the dispensable products to the collection chamber for collection by the user.
Claims20
A dispensing clock for dispensing medication pills, comprising:
- a housing;
- a reservoir arranged in the housing, wherein the reservoir is configured to hold a plurality of dispensable products;
- a dispenser arranged in the housing adjacent the reservoir, wherein the dispenser is configured to receive at least one dispensable product of the plurality of dispensable products from the reservoir;
- a collection chamber defined in the housing, wherein the dispenser is configured to dispense the at least one dispensable product of the plurality of dispensable products received from the reservoir to the collection chamber for a user to collect the at least one dispensable product of the plurality of dispensable products;
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- a controller configured to activate the dispenser at a predetermined time to dispense the at least one dispensable product of the plurality of dispensable products to the collection chamber for collection by the user;
- a plurality of storage vessels including two or more portions removably coupled to each other, wherein each of the storage vessels of the plurality of storage vessels is configured to hold the at least one dispensable product of the plurality of dispensable products.
A dispensing clock for dispensing medication pills, comprising:
- a housing;
- a reservoir arranged in the housing, wherein the reservoir is configured to hold a plurality of dispensable products;
- a dispenser arranged in the housing adjacent the reservoir, wherein the dispenser is configured to receive at least one dispensable product of the plurality of dispensable products from the reservoir;
- a collection chamber defined in the housing, wherein the dispenser is configured to dispense the at least one dispensable product of the plurality of dispensable products received from the reservoir to the collection chamber for a user to collect the at least one dispensable product of the plurality of dispensable products;
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- a controller configured to activate the dispenser at a predetermined time to dispense the at least one dispensable product of the plurality of dispensable products to the collection chamber for collection by the user;
- wherein the dispenser includes a holding chamber and an orifice configured to pass the at least one dispensable product of the plurality of dispensable products into the holding chamber from the reservoir.
A method for dispensing pills using a dispensing clock, the method comprising:
- providing a housing containing a reservoir configured to hold a plurality of pills;
- using an unlocking mechanism in the housing to permit release of a pill from the reservoir into a dispenser upon activation of the unlocking mechanism;
- traversing the dispenser to transfer the pill from the reservoir into a holding chamber of the dispenser;
- further traversing the dispenser to dispense the pill from the holding chamber into a collection chamber for retrieval by a user;
- deactivating the unlocking mechanism, thereby preventing pills from being removed from the reservoir despite traversal of the dispenser;
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- controlling the activation and deactivation of the electromagnet separately from traversal of the dispenser using a controller programmed to adhere to a predetermined dispensing schedule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.