Special receptacle or package – For ampule – capsule – pellet – or granule – Compartmented
Patent
1998-07-01
1999-12-14
Sewell, Paul T.
Special receptacle or package
For ampule, capsule, pellet, or granule
Compartmented
206 15, 206539, B05D 8304
Patent
active
060005467
ABSTRACT:
A lockable pill container is disclosed including a main body with a plurality of individual compartments for receiving pills. Each compartment has a lid member connected to the main body by a hinge permitting it to be moved between open and closed positions. Each lid member has a downwardly projecting hook member that projects through an opening in the main body when the lid is closed. An elongated locking member is laterally inserted into the main body and transversely moveable relative to the hook members between first and second positions. In the first position, the elongated locking member engages the hook members of those lid members that are closed to lock them in the closed position. In the second position, the elongated locking member does not engage the hook members which may be opened and closed without the locking function. The elongated locking member is normally biased into the locking position by a transverse member that includes a downwardly projecting, externally accessible transverse member. The transverse member is formed from resilient material, which normally biases the elongated locking member to its first or locking position. The user may press the transverse member and thus move the elongated locking member against the bias to the second or nonlocking position. The elongated locking member may be selectively removed from the pill container to render the locking feature inoperative if the pill container is used in an environment where locking is not necessary.
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Apothecary Products, Inc.
Mohandesi Jila
Sewell Paul T.
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