Pill bottle with indicator device

A medication bottle, comprising a container having an open end defined by an outer edge, a closed end opposite said open end, external threads located proximate to said open end of said container, and an interior portion between said open and closed ends;

• and a closure releasably attached to said open end of said container, said closure including a cap having an exterior surface, which covers said open end of said container, an interior surface opposite said exterior surface, a peripheral edge, a skirt extending along said peripheral edge and projecting from said interior surface in a first direction towards said closed end of said container when said closure is attached to said open end of said container, and internal threads threadedly engageable with said external threads of said container so as to removably attach said closure to said container, and a dial having a first surface and a second surface opposite said first surface, said dial being mounted to said cap such that said dial is rotatable relative to said cap and said dial is movable in said first direction between said interior surface of said cap and said internal threads of said cap, said dial including an outer rim positioned proximate to said skirt and between said interior surface of said cap and said internal threads of said cap in order to prevent said dial from disengaging said cap when said closure is removed from said container, said dial extending radially a distance sufficient to allow said outer rim thereof to overhang said outer edge of said container, said first surface of said dial including a plurality of indicia that represent selected points of time to dispense a dosage of medication, said plurality of indicia being sequentially visible through said exterior surface of said cap, said dial having a handle projecting directly from said second surface thereof in said first direction, said handle being engageable by a human operator when said closure is removed from said container in order to select one of said plurality of indicia by manually freely rotating said dial in response to the rotation of said handle, said handle being surrounded by said skirt so as to inhibit said handle and hence said dial from being inadvertently rotated by an object located externally of said closure when said closure is removed from said container, and said handle being positioned within said interior portion of said container and projecting towards said closed end of said container when said closure is attached to said container so as to prevent said handle and hence said dial from being inadvertently rotated by an object located externally of the medication bottle, said first surface of said dial being in direct contact with said interior surface of said cap and said second surface of said dial being in direct contact with said outer edge of said container when said closure is attached to said container, thereby wedging said dial between said container and said closure so as to inhibit rotation of said dial.