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Mono-ringed rotatory medication reminder

Assignee: MEDI-TIMER Corp 3175 SOUTH EASTERN LAS VEGAS NE 89109
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Filing: 1980-02-12
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Granted: 1982-08-24
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Expires: 2000-02-12
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Abstract

Abstract A simple mechanically manipulatable two-component inter-acting device for use as an effective medication-time-intake reminder having an attachable-detachable outer rotatory ring with either a singular or a plurality of outer protrusions for easy clockwise turning purposes in relation to a correspondingly engageable stationary component having a flat circularly running clocklike numeral indicia that are equally interspaced between each succeeding numerals ranging from 1 to 12 is disclosed. Each respective rotatory ring has fixed clockwise spacing interval between the "LAST DOSE" arrow indici a and the "NEXT DOSE" arrow indicia depending upon the required application to accomplish the specific time interval in the administration of each corresponding particular medication. For functional effectivity it is preferred that each kind of rotatory ring for each respective time-interval application be differentially color-coded to easily distinguish one from the others.

Inventors

  • 👤 Antony-Euclid C. Villa-Real

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 17:04
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J7/00; A61J7/04; G; G09; G09F; G09F11/00; G09F11/23; A61J2205/00; A61J2205/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 162 words
A medication dosage time-intake reminder device for a container cap comprising: a stationary central member having an annular ridge and groove in the top surface thereof and a downwardly depending annular wall, said top surface having time interval indicia thereon; an outer annular ring member having an annular ridge portion for engagement with said ridge and groove portion in said top surface of said stationary central member whereby said annular ring member may be rotated relative to said top surface; medication dosage indicating means on the surface of said outer annular ring member whereby upon rotation of said outer annular ring member with respect to said stationary central member, the medication dosage indicating means may be aligned with the time interval indicia to indicate the time of the next dose administration; and; an annular protuberance on said depending annular wall whereby said protuberance may engage a portion of a container cap and the device can be rigidly retained on said container cap.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 162 words
A medication dosage time-intake reminder device for a container cap comprising: a stationary central member having an annular ridge and groove in the top surface thereof and a downwardly depending annular wall, said top surface having time interval indicia thereon; an outer annular ring member having an annular ridge portion for engagement with said ridge and groove portion in said top surface of said stationary central member whereby said annular ring member may be rotated relative to said top surface; medication dosage indicating means on the surface of said outer annular ring member whereby upon rotation of said outer annular ring member with respect to said stationary central member, the medication dosage indicating means may be aligned with the time interval indicia to indicate the time of the next dose administration; and; an annular protuberance on said depending annular wall whereby said protuberance may engage a portion of a container cap and the device can be rigidly retained on said container cap.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 33 words
A medication time-intake reminder device for a container cap as defined in claim 1 wherein: said depending annular wall has threads thereon whereby the device may be ridgedly fastened to a container cap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 53 words
A medication time-intake reminder device for use on a container cap as defined in claim 1, and: said depending annular wall comprises a plurality of equidistantly spaced depending walls for engagement over a container cap and means on said walls for engaging said cap whereby the device is held firmly on said cap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
A medication time-intake reminder device for use on a container cap as defined in claim 1, and: said container cap is of the type used on medicine containers.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1985-08-23 1986-02-22 1986-08-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1989-08-23 1990-02-22 1990-08-24 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1993-08-23 1994-02-22 1994-08-24 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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