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Homecare pillbox
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-04-18
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Granted: 1988-12-27
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Expires: 2008-04-18
Abstract
Abstract An improved homecare pillbox containing a plurality of compartments for pills or the like arranged, indexed and differentiated in units for use over a selected period of time such as a week, and for providing proper medication in accurate doses to patients, whether supervised or unsupervised; readily releasable means for securing together any number of such units for holding several types of medication to be taken at different times during the day; and cover means for easy opening and access and for storing and protecting medication.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank Halbich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:20
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45C; A45C11/00; A45C11/24; A61; A61J; A61J1/00; A61J1/03; A61J7/00; A61J7/0076; A61J7/0084; A45C2011/007; A61J2205/00; A61J2205/40; A61J7/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A pillbox means including a box having the plurality of separate compartments for receiving pills and cover means therefor for individually closing respective pill compartments, said pillbox having a rear wall and a front wall taller than the rear wall, connecting means for connecting a plurality of said pillboxes together in front to back relationship wherein the cover means of the boxes so connected are disposed in non-coplanar relationship so as to present a stepped appearance affording access to each of the pillboxes from the front and means for opening the covers on their respective pill compartments.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A pillbox means including a box having the plurality of separate compartments for receiving pills and cover means therefor for individually closing respective pill compartments, said pillbox having a rear wall and a front wall taller than the rear wall, connecting means for connecting a plurality of said pillboxes together in front to back relationship wherein the cover means of the boxes so connected are disposed in non-coplanar relationship so as to present a stepped appearance affording access to each of the pillboxes from the front and means for opening the covers on their respective pill compartments.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A pillbox construction as defined in claim 1 and wherein the said pillbox has sidewall means tapered downwardly from front to rear and having a flat bottom means for resting on a surface, and a said connecting means being constructed and arranged to secure and retain pillboxes both individually and conjointly parallel to the supporting surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The pillboxes of claim 1, having flat bottoms and constructed and arranged together with said connecting means to lie in a common plane parallel to said supporting surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The pillboxes of claim 1, said connecting means being constructed and arranged to be releasable for connecting said pillboxes together for release and securement manually with predetermined force.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The pillbox of claim 1, wherein said individual covers include hinge means operative from the rear of the containers for retaining the covers in biased open and biased closed positions at the option of the user.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The pillbox of claim 1, and having handle means accessible from the front for the opening of the covers, and sealing means operative for closing the covers for providing an airtight seal for the containers respectively.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The pillbox of claim 1, wherein the containers are disposed in side by side relationship from side to side of the pillbox and are seven (7) in number having marking means thereon for designating the respective days of the week.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The pillbox of claim 1, wherein the pillboxes are constructed of see-through material and wherein the lids are colored or differentiating one box from another and include means for snapping the boxes together in front to back stepped relationships.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-12-27 | 1992-06-27 | 1992-12-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-12-27 | 1996-06-27 | 1996-12-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-12-27 | 2000-06-27 | 2000-12-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |