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US3931891A
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Pill container with pocket
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1974-10-11
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Granted: 1976-01-13
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Expires: 1994-10-11
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a container with a pocket for holding pills and the like. A pocket member is formed within a container and is adapted to hold a number of pills or the like being held by the main body of the container. This allows an individual to separate out a daily dosage of pills in the pocket from the rest of the pills in the container in order to facilitate prevention of taking two few or too many pills. A single cap may close both the pocket and the main body of the container.
Inventors
- 👤 Stanley R. K. Peppler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 08:18
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65D; B65D25/00; B65D25/02; B65D25/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A container for holding a plurality of discrete elements of predetermined dimensions therein, said container comprising a. a main body member, said member having closed side and bottom portions and an open top and holding a plurality of said discrete elements therein, b. a cap for closing the open top of said main body member, c. a pocket member formed in said main body member, said pocket member having closed bottom and side portions and an open top and holding a plurality of said discrete elements therein separate from said plurality of said discrete elements held by said main body member, said pocket member being so located within said main body member that the open top of said pocket member is spaced from said cap when said cap closes the top of said main body member a distance less than said predetermined dimensions of said discrete elements so that elements from said pocket may not mix with elements in said main body member and vice-versa.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
165 words
A container for holding a plurality of discrete elements of predetermined dimensions therein, said container comprising a. a main body member, said member having closed side and bottom portions and an open top and holding a plurality of said discrete elements therein, b. a cap for closing the open top of said main body member, c. a pocket member formed in said main body member, said pocket member having closed bottom and side portions and an open top and holding a plurality of said discrete elements therein separate from said plurality of said discrete elements held by said main body member, said pocket member being so located within said main body member that the open top of said pocket member is spaced from said cap when said cap closes the top of said main body member a distance less than said predetermined dimensions of said discrete elements so that elements from said pocket may not mix with elements in said main body member and vice-versa.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
A container as recited in claim 1 wherein said main body member is a pill bottle and wherein said discrete elements are pills and said pocket member holds a number of pills corresponding to the number of pills that should be taken by an individual during a certain period of time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A container as recited in claim 2 wherein a number of safety latching projections are formed on the outside perimeter of said body member and corresponding safety latching members are formed on the interior of said cap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A container as recited in claim 3 wherein said safety projections require that said cap be depressed and twisted before it may be removed from said main body member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A container as recited in claim 1 wherein said main body member and said pocket member are formed of plastic.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A container as recited in claim 1 wherein said pocket member is formed by a curved side portion of said main body member and a single sheet member attached along the side and bottom peripheries thereof to said curved side portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A container as recited in claim 1 wherein said pocket member is formed by an integral sheet of the same material that forms said body member, and wherein said sheet is secured around the bottom and side edges thereof to a side portion of said main body member.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-01-12 | 1983-07-14 | 1984-01-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-01-12 | 1987-07-14 | 1988-01-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |