Cap-mounted pill container
OwnerKimberly Ann Bunyaninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for containing pills includes a cylindrically shaped portion that is adapted for attachment by the use of an adhesive to the underside of a cap for a prescription bottle and, once attached, for insertion into the prescription bottle. The cylindrically shaped portion includes an upper end and an opposite bottom end. The upper-end is attached to the cap and it includes the adhesive that is exposed by peeling off a protective covering and then applying the upper end to the cap. The upper end may include a first half of a hook and loop fastener with a second half of a hook and loop fastener attached to the inside of the cap to permit detachably attaching the upper end to the cap.
Claims6
A cap-mounted pill container that is adapted for use with a prescription bottle, comprising:
- (a) a smaller container portion that is cylindrical in shape and which includes an outside diameter that is less than the inside diameter of the prescription bottle and including an upper end and an opposite bottom end;
- (b) means for attaching said upper end of said smaller container portion to the cap;
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- (c) means for providing an opening into said smaller container portion, said means attached to the bottom end;
- wherein said means for providing an opening includes a first segment that is hingedly attached to said smaller container, said first segment being adapted to pivot about a hinge into a first closed position in which said first segment is adapted to fit into a correspondingly shaped first opening in said bottom end of said smaller container and wherein said first segment is adapted to pivot about said hinge into a second open position in which access into said smaller container is provided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.