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Pill container calendar
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-07-27
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Granted: 1989-12-26
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Expires: 2008-07-27
Abstract
Abstract An upright calendar holder has spaced front and back panels for receiving a calendar sheet therebetween. The front panel is transparent for viewing of the calendar sheet. Separate multicompartment containers are mountable on the holder, one such container being attachable adjacent to each date-indicating square of the calendar sheet.
Inventors
- 👤 Phillip J. Brandon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 04:18
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61J; A61J7/00; A61J7/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
42 words
A pill dispenser comprising a calendar including an insert calendar sheet and a substantially rigid holder for said calendar sheet, said holder including a substantially planar front panel, and several separate reusable containers each manually attachable to and detachable from said holder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
42 words
A pill dispenser comprising a calendar including an insert calendar sheet and a substantially rigid holder for said calendar sheet, said holder including a substantially planar front panel, and several separate reusable containers each manually attachable to and detachable from said holder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 1, in which the holder includes a substantially planar back panel, a substantially planar front panel approximately parallel to but spaced outward from said back panel for reception of the calendar sheet therebetween, said front panel being transparent for viewing of the calendar sheet through said front panel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 1, in which the calendar sheet has rows of date-indicating indicia, and including a separate container for each date.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 3, in which each container has a plurality of compartments and is mountable adjacent to one of the date-indicating indicia.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 1, in which the front panel and the containers have cooperating recesses and projections forming snap-fit connections of the containers to the front panel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 5, in which the front panel is disposed upright and includes a plurality of vertically spaced, horizontally extending slots, each of the containers having a rearward-extending mounting projection fittable in one of said slots.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 6, in which each projection is elongated horizontally to deter twisting of the container relative to the front panel when the projection of such container is fitted in a slot.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 6, in which each rearward-extending mounting projection has top and bottom bifurcations separated by a horizontal slot.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 6, in which the slots have undercut marginal portions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 6, in which the front panel has integral first stiffening ribs extending lengthwise along the slots.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 10, in which the front panel has integral second stiffening ribs extending between the first ribs.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 1, in which the front panel has integral stiffening ribs.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
53 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 12, in which the holder includes a planar back panel approximately parallel to but spaced rearward from the front panel, the inner edges of the ribs being disposed closely adjacent to said back panel to limit inward flexing of the front panel relative to said back panel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 1, in which the holder includes a planar back panel approximately parallel to but spaced rearward from the front panel, said back panel and front panel being disposed upright, said back panel having a top portion extending above the top edge of the front panel.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 14, including a separate insert card fitted in the holder for personalized information and extending over the top portion of the back panel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 1, in which each container has a plurality of compartments and a lid for each compartment.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The pill dispenser defined in claim 16, in which each lid has an outward-projecting finger tab and an outer side having a recess adjacent to said tab for access to said tab.
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