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Medicine bottle cap

a bottle cap and medicine technology, applied in the field of smart caps, can solve the problems of difficult to read instructions that are too small, too short, and generally not helpful, and achieve the effects of reducing the number of pills being dispensed, and improving the reading and understanding of instructions

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-11-23
VELTRI DOUGLAS
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The present invention relates to a medicine bottle cap that includes a flip-top assembly with a sound circuit board and a speaker, an outer cap with gear teeth, and a pill delivery gear with tabs. The cap can also include a chamber for medicine and a slot for medicine in a bottle. The cap can be connected to a medicine bottle and has a circular shape or notched design. The technical effect of the invention is to provide a medicine bottle cap that can play music and have a unique design that facilitates the dispensing of different sizes and shapes of medicine.

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The instructions commonly include difficult to read texts that are too small, too brief, and generally not helpful.
Senior citizens and others with impaired vision have a difficult time reading and understanding these instructions.
In addition, it is well known in the art that once a medicine cap has been removed from the medicine bottle, it is difficult to control the number of pills being dispensed.
For example, some caps are so difficult to open that once they are opened, the medicine spills out that a volcanic event causing the pills to spew over the counter and floor.

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[0032]FIG. 1 shows a side view of an embodiment of the cap disposed on a medicine bottle, with the cap shown in the closed position on top of the bottle. The features shown include the flip top assembly 1, the outer cap 30, and the medicine bottle 60. All these features will be described in more detail below.

[0033]FIG. 2 shows an exploded view of the plurality of features in an embodiment of the cap, disposed above the top of a medicine bottle to show the disposition of the various features and assembly position. The features shown include the flip top assembly 1 shown in the open position; the outer cap 30 pivotably attached to the flip top assembly 1 via hinge 2; the pill delivery gear 40; inner cap 50; and the medicine bottle 60. These features are shown in a vertical orientation to show their assembly position and how the various features will interact when assembled. All these features will be described in more detail below.

[0034]FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of the flip top ca...

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Abstract

A medicine bottle cap includes a flip-top assembly and an outer cap pivotably attached to the flip top assembly and having an interior wall of the side wall that includes gear teeth. The medicine bottle cap further includes a pill delivery gear having gear teeth that engage the gear teeth in the outer cap and an inner cap having a slot for receiving a tab from the pill delivery gear for rotation thereof.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 317,526, filed Apr. 2, 2016, which is hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE[0002]The embodiments of the present invention relate to a smart cap for dispensing medicine from a medicine bottle. The inventor, Mr. Doug Veltri, is passionate about bringing smart technology to medicine bottles and in particular, medicine bottle caps, to provide a better, safer, and more effective means of dispensing medicine. It is well known in the art that medicine bottles include instructions on a label on the surface of the bottle. The instructions commonly include difficult to read texts that are too small, too brief, and generally not helpful. Senior citizens and others with impaired vision have a difficult time reading and understanding these instructions. This raises a public safety concern as it is critically important for individuals especially senior cit...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D83/04A61J7/00B65D51/18B65D43/16A61J1/03B65D51/24B65D41/04
CPCB65D83/049A61J1/03A61J7/0076B65D43/163B65D41/04B65D2251/009B65D51/18B65D83/0409B65D2251/0021B65D2251/0028B65D2251/0078B65D51/248B65D47/0885
Inventor VELTRI, DOUGLAS
Owner VELTRI DOUGLAS
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