Dispensing and recording container

Claim 2

A container suitable for dispensing capsules and adapted for automatic recording each time the container is opened and closed, comprising in combination: 1. a bottle having an inner and outer surface, an open end, an inset track and predetermined markings on said outer surface; and 2. a cap movably mounted on said bottle and having an inner and outer surface, indicator means on said outer surface, an open end and a top closed end, a side wall and a dispensing opening in said side wall, a plurality of lugs disposed on the inner surface of said side wall and projecting inward for engagement in the bottle track; whereby said container is opened by twisting the cap in a counter-clockwise direction and raising and closed by lowering the cap.

Claim 3

a cap movably mounted on said bottle and having an inner and outer surface, indicator means on said outer surface, an open end and a top closed end, a side wall and a dispensing opening in said side wall, a plurality of lugs disposed on the inner surface of said side wall and projecting inward for engagement in the bottle track; whereby said container is opened by twisting the cap in a counter-clockwise direction and raising and closed by lowering the cap.

Claim 4

a cap movably mounted on said bottle and having an inner and outer surface, indicator means on said outer surface, an open end and a top closed end, a side wall and a dispensing opening in said side wall, a plurality of lugs disposed on the inner surface of said side wall and projecting inward for engagement in the bottle track; whereby said container is opened by twisting the cap in a counter-clockwise direction and raising and closed by lowering the cap.

Claim 5

A container according to claim 1 wherein said cap is provided with an annular sealing member extending downward from the inner surface of said top closed end, to effect an interference fit with the open end of the bottle and to effect a substantial seal when the cap is in the down closed position.

Claim 6

a cap movably mounted on said bottle and having an inner and outer surface, indicator means on said outer surface, an open end and a top closed end, a side wall and a dispensing opening in said side wall, an inset track disposed on said inner surface; whereby the lugs engage the track and the container is opened by twisting the cap in a counter-clockwise direction and raising and closed by lowering the cap.

Claim 7

a cap movably mounted on said bottle and having an inner and outer surface, indicator means on said outer surface, an open end and a top closed end, a side wall and a dispensing opening in said side wall, an inset track disposed on said inner surface; whereby the lugs engage the track and the container is opened by twisting the cap in a counter-clockwise direction and raising and closed by lowering the cap.

Claim 8

A container adapted for dispensing capsules and for automatic recording each time the container is opened and closed comprising in combination: (1) a cylindrical bottle for housing capsules having an open end and opposite said open end a closed end, a side wall and a sealing lip at the upper end of said side wall, an inset track comprising a plurality of lower, upper and connecting channels, and drop off ledges located on the outer surface of the bottle; and (2) a cap movably mounted on said bottle and adapted for counter-clockwise, upward and downward movement within said track, said cap having an open end, a top closure surface opposite said open end, an annular sealing member extending downward from the inner surface of said top closure to effect an interference fit with said sealing lip to provide a substantial seal when the cap is in the down closed position, a side wall, a dispensing opening in said side wall, an inner surface, and outer surface, said inner surface having a plurality of lugs projecting inward and adapted for engagement in said track, said outer surface having indicator means aligned opposite one of said markings on the bottle; whereby said plurality of lugs engage said track so that twisting the cap in a counter-clockwise direction and pulling the cap upward positions the dispensing opening in the cap so that a capsule may be dispensed through said opening, and whereby pushing said cap downward, advances the indicator means counter-clockwise and in alignment with the next adjacent marking on the bottle.

Claim 9

A container adapted for dispensing capsules and for automatic recording each time the container is opened and closed comprising in combination: (1) a cylindrical bottle for housing capsules having an open end and opposite said open end a closed end, a side wall and a sealing lip at the upper end of said side wall, an inset track comprising a plurality of lower, upper and connecting channels, and drop off ledges located on the outer surface of the bottle; and (2) a cap movably mounted on said bottle and adapted for counter-clockwise, upward and downward movement within said track, said cap having an open end, a top closure surface opposite said open end, an annular sealing member extending downward from the inner surface of said top closure to effect an interference fit with said sealing lip to provide a substantial seal when the cap is in the down closed position, a side wall, a dispensing opening in said side wall, an inner surface, and outer surface, said inner surface having a plurality of lugs projecting inward and adapted for engagement in said track, said outer surface having indicator means aligned opposite one of said markings on the bottle; whereby said plurality of lugs engage said track so that twisting the cap in a counter-clockwise direction and pulling the cap upward positions the dispensing opening in the cap so that a capsule may be dispensed through said opening, and whereby pushing said cap downward, advances the indicator means counter-clockwise and in alignment with the next adjacent marking on the bottle.

Claim 10

A container according to Claim 3 wherein the bottle contains oral contraceptive capsules and wherein the predetermined markings are the seven days of the week.

Claim 11

A container according to Claim 3 wherein the lower channels, upper channels and lugs, are each seven in number.

Claim 12

A container according to claim 3 wherein the upper portion of the bottle is beveled decreasingly in diameter from the top of the track to the top of the bottle and wherein the lugs are dimensioned to interfere slightly with the bottle track thereby tensioning the cap so that it will not move freely downward under its own weight.

Claim 13

A container according to claim 3 wherein said sealing member is tapered.

Claim 14

A container according to Claim 7 wherein said taper is approximately 15* .

Claim 15

A container suItable for dispensing capsules and adapted for automatic recording each time the container is opened and closed comprising in combination;

Claim 16

A container suItable for dispensing capsules and adapted for automatic recording each time the container is opened and closed comprising in combination;