Medication organizer

A dispenser for medical preparations comprising:

• a rectangular box having a front longitudinal side, a rear longitudinal side, a first and a second transverse side, a bottom surface and a top surface;
• the first transverse side comprising a removable side cover configured to close an opening between the front longitudinal side and the rear longitudinal side;
• the side cover slideably engaging the top and bottom surfaces;
• the side cover having an outer surface and an inner surface and front and rear ends;
• the rear end of the side cover comprising a flexible tab for securing the side cover to the rectangular box;
• the flexible tab comprising a flange on the outer surface for releasably engaging an inside edge of a projection extending from the rear longitudinal side of the rectangular box;
• the top surface comprising a plurality of elongate apertures extending from the front longitudinal side towards the rear longitudinal side of the rectangular box;
• a plurality of removable elongate surface covers configured to cover the elongate apertures;
• the elongate surface covers slideably engaging the top surface permitting each surface cover to be extractable in a direction transverse to the longitudinal sides of the rectangular box;
• the elongate surface covers each having at least a fully closed position, a fully locked position and a fully open position;
• the surface covers each having an external surface and an internal surface, and a first and second end, the first end of the surface cover configured to engage a locking arrangement to secure the surface cover in a closed position;
• each surface cover comprising a rib proximate the first end of the surface cover;
• the rib having a front surface, a rear surface and first and second side surfaces;
• the rib projecting from the internal surface;
• the rib having a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal sides of the box and having a length less than a length of the first end of the surface cover;
• the rib having an angled first side surface;
• each surface cover further comprising a protrusion proximate the first end of the surface cover, the protrusion projecting from the internal surface and disposed distal to the first end of the surface cover with respect to the rib;
• the protrusion configured to engage an upper surface of the front longitudinal side of the rectangular box to hinder complete removal of the surface cover when in the fully open position;
• the locking arrangement comprising an elongate rod having a leading end and a trailing end;
• the rod configured to slideably engage the rectangular box and having an actuating tab at the trailing end;
• the elongate rod having a length between the leading end and trailing end that extends a length of the rear longitudinal side of the rectangular box;
• the elongate rod having an upper surface and a lower surface;
• the upper surface of the elongate rod comprising a channel that extends along the length of the rod wherein the channel is defined by first and second walls;
• the first wall comprising a plurality of recesses having a leading side surface and a trailing side surface;
• the recesses configured to align with the ribs projecting from the internal surfaces of the surface covers when the rod is in an unlocked position;
• each recess having an angled leading side surface, angled complementary to the angled side surface of the rib.