Convertible Medicament Bottle Holder

Abstract

A carrier, advantageous for carrying pill bottles and the like. The carrier comprises a web bearing a plurality of upwardly open, generally parallel pockets. A strap engages the web at two spaced apart locations. A fastener such as hook and loop material selectively holds the web in a coiled configuration. The pockets all face upwardly and optionally have windows and individual closures.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to holders for medicament bottles, and more particularly to holders which are reconfigurable.[0003]2. Description of the Prior Art[0004]Medicaments are frequently dispensed to consumers as pills or tablets contained typically in plastic bottles or jars. It is not an infrequent occurrence that one person must take more than one medicament as a number of medical conditions requiring medication be present. In fact patients may have to maintain five to ten jars or bottles of medicaments at any one time.[0005]It is possible to transport a number of bottles of medication in a bag, pocketbook, or the like. However, it is greatly preferable to keep medication bottles organized. This provides convenience not only to a patient who must take various medications at various time intervals, but also medical personnel charged with identifying what medications are being taken at the time of visits to docto...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]The present invention provides a practical way to carry a plurality bottles in an organized array enabling the bottles and their labels to be viewed, while keeping the array compact and aesthetically presented when the bottles are not being inspected.

[0009]A novel carrier comprises an elongated web such as a belt for example, bearing a number of adjacent pockets. The belt has a fastener such as hook and loop material to keep the belt coiled when desired. When it is desired to view carried bottles, the belt is uncoiled to reveal a neat row of bottles. The pockets are arranged to have viewing windows for revealing the labels. The bottles, their contents, and their labels may thereby be quickly and easily inspected and the contents verified.

[0010]The pockets are arranged such that the tops of the bottles all face one direction. In this way, any bottle may be opened to retrieve medicaments without having to manipulate the bottle to assure that the opening is conveniently accessible.

[0016]It is an object of the invention to provide improved elements and arrangements thereof by apparatus for the purposes described which is inexpensive, dependable, and fully effective in accomplishing its intended purposes.

Problems solved by technology

Additionally, keeping the dispensers in order decreases the likelihood that the wrong container and / or wrong medication will be retrieved by the user.

It is annoyingly inconvenient to have to sort through a number of disorganized bottles, holding each up to reveal the label, in order to gather this information.

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