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Pill bottle dispenser for dispensing one or two pills

a bottle dispenser and pill bottle technology, applied in the field of improved bottle cap design, can solve the problems of unintentional pill spillage, difficult operation, and unintentional pill spillage, and achieve the effect of reducing accidental pill spillage and being easily integrated into existing arrangements

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-12-28
BARTLEY INVESTMENTS L C LLC
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Benefits of technology

The present invention is an improved pharmaceutical bottle cap that allows only one or two pills to be dispensed each time. The cap has a V-shaped notch and a two-cap or three-cap assembly with child-proof features. The cap can be easily incorporated into existing or custom pill bottles. The technical effect of this invention is to minimize the risk of accidental spillage of pills and to provide a convenient and safe way of dispensing medication.

Problems solved by technology

For persons with limited dexterity or movement disorders like Parkinson's Disease, it can be a challenge to dispense for two pills from a bottle.
Most of these are either difficult to operate, for example, child resistant caps requiring certain force to open the cap or once opened they allow unrestricted access to the pills inside the bottle.
This results in unnecessary access to entire contents of the bottle as well as unintentional spillage of pills.
However, the requirements for dispensing pharmaceutical products require additional safety features.

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[0027]The term “pill” as used herein refers to pills, tablets, capsules, caplets and other such solid medicine forms. The term “bottle” as used herein refers to bottles and any such other container with a cap that holds pills.

[0028]In an embodiment, a cap assembly is disclosed for a pill bottle including an inner cap comprising a first top panel with an extended shoulder, a first opening contained in the first top panel, and a first skirt extending downward from the first top panel, the first skirt having an inner surface with a mechanism for engaging a neck of the bottle; and an outer cap over said inner cap, said outer cap engaged by the extended shoulder of the inner cap, said outer cap comprising a second top panel, a second opening contained in the second top panel, and a second skirt extending downward from the second top panel, the second skirt having an inner surface with a mechanism for engaging the inner cap and an outer surface with one or more ridges for providing a non-...

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Abstract

A cap assembly for a pill bottle to allow dispensing only one or two pills at a time. The cap assembly has an inner cap with a rounded triangular opening and an outer cap with a rounded triangular opening and allows for a pill to be dispensed when both openings are aligned. The inner cap has a mechanism for engaging the bottle and the outer cap has a mechanism for engaging the inner cap. The cap assembly reduces the dispensing area for a pill and prevents spillage. The invention may also have a third cap to provide a child-resistance cap assembly. Alternately, the cap assembly may comprise a removable insert with a triangular opening that fits into a mouth of the pill bottle.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 545,888, filed on Jun. 26, 2015, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14 / 756,555, filed on Sep. 17, 2015, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to improved bottle cap design to facilitate the dispensing of pills from a pill bottle. More particularly, the improved bottle cap design permits the dispensing of one or two pills at a time from any pill bottle.BACKGROUND[0003]In ill bottles such as bottles containing tablets and capsules, the contents are normally dispensed by removing the cap and tilting the bottle to one side. For persons with limited dexterity or movement disorders like Parkinson's Disease, it can be a challenge to dispense for two pills from a bottle.[0004]Pill bottles with various safety cap designs are well known. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 8,267,265...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D83/04B65D41/46B65D41/00
CPCB65D83/0481B65D83/0427B65D41/46B65D41/005B65D47/265
Inventor BARTLEY, PRENITH LENEAR
Owner BARTLEY INVESTMENTS L C LLC