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Monthly system for dispensing medication/supplementsRelated Patent Categories: Special Receptacle Or Package, For Ampule, Capsule, Pellet, Or Granule, With Indicia Or IndicatorMonthly system for dispensing medication/supplements description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070007162, Monthly system for dispensing medication/supplements. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims benefit to provisional application 60/585,136, filed on Jul. 2, 2004, entitled "Monthly System for Dispensing Medication/Supplements", which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to pill boxes and more specifically it relates to a monthly system for dispensing medications or supplements, enhancing the manageability for dispensing medications/supplements on a time of day basis much easier and less burdensome in administration by recharging containers once per month, elimination of confusion through the use of a timer with clock alarm system, reminding disks, additionally to facilitating charting doses taken, and in general making the task of taking single or multiple medications or supplements on a time of day dosage more manageable thereby giving the user peace of mind in knowing that suggested or prescribed usages have been followed. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART [0003] It can be appreciated that pillboxes have been in use for years. Typically, pill boxes are comprised of strips of molded compartments with lids, boxes with movable dividers, disks with dividers, pouches that close at one end, containers with four divided compartments, containers that snap into corresponding days on a wall mounted calendar which must be changed, cubes with fifteen compartments on one side and fifteen on the opposite side, octagon vials that snap into a tray in a hinged box, and automated pill dispensing machines. [0004] The main problem with conventional pills boxes is that they are too limited in usage and/or too high in cost for the normal, low or fixed income user who does not need continuously monitored care. Another problem with conventional pillboxes are they do not provide a reminder of time to take pills nor do they provide access to information readily available about the medications/supplements or the case of charting progressive dispensing. Another problem with conventional pill boxes are although some are transportable they do not allow the user to easily carry single doses with them or combinations of doses desired by the user. [0005] While these devices may be suitable for the particular purpose to which they address, they are not as suitable for enhancing the manageability for dispensing medications or supplements on a time of day basis nor do they make it much easier and less burdensome in administration by recharging containers once per month, elimination of confusion through the use of reminder disks, a time with clock alarm system in additional to facilitating charting dose taken, and in general making the task of taking single or multiple medications/supplements on a time of day dosage more manageable thereby giving the user peace of mind in knowing that suggested or prescribed usages have been followed. [0006] In these respects, the monthly system for dispensing medications/supplements according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of enhancing the manageability for dispensing medications/supplements on a time of day basis much easier and less burdensome in administration by recharging containers once per month, elimination of confusion through the use of a timer with clock alarm system, reminding disks, in addition to facilitating charting doses taken, and in general making the task of taking single or multiple medications/supplements on a time of day dosage more manageable thereby giving the user peace of mind in knowing that suggested or prescribed usages have been followed. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0007] In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of pill boxes now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new monthly system for dispensing medications/supplements construction wherein the same can be utilized for enhancing the manageability for dispensing medications/supplements on a time of day basis much easier and less burdensome in administration by recharging containers once per month, elimination of confusion through the use of a timer with clock alarm system and reminding disks, in addition to facilitating charting doses taken, and in general making the task of taking single or multiple medications/supplements on a time of day dosage more manageable thereby giving the user peace of mind in knowing that suggested or prescribed usages have been followed. [0008] The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new monthly system for dispensing medications/supplements that has many of the advantages of the pill boxes mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new monthly system for dispensing medications/supplements which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art pill boxes, either alone or in any combination thereof. [0009] To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a housing unit with a top that has paper or chart attaching devices, a divided tray that holds a plurality of semitransparent storage containers, one of which may contain reminding disks a detachable adjustable securing strap with a detachable handle, a locking device, a removable timer clock alarm system, a detachable paper caddy with writing instrument holder and a detachable cup or beverage holder. The housing unit consists of a rectangle base with three walls rising up from the two short sides and one long side of the housing unit base to a height sufficient to exceed the tray of containers it holds, constructed to facilitate a detachable cup or beverage container holder, a detachable timer with clock alarm device, a detachable paper caddy with writing instrument holder. A lip extends below each side of the rectangle base of the housing unit enabling additional housing units to be securely stacked above on the housing unit top or below each housing unit. The top of the housing unit is a rectangle plane that is attached to the three walls of the housing unit and is designed to facilitate securing another housing unit or units on top of it for stationary stacking. The top of the housing unit has chart or paper attaching devices to facilitate charting of medications/supplements or notes on various contents stored within the housing unit. The try consists of a rectangle base with walls rising up from all sides. The front wall is somewhat shorter than the other three walls and is designed with an easily graspable front to enable it to be easily slid into and out of the front of housing unit. The tray is constructed in such a way as a divider separates the first row of containers it holds from the other containers thereby allowing the ease of opening the first row of eight containers thereby allowing the ease of opening the first row of eight containers with one hand. The containers are cylindrical or cubical in shape, semi-transparent, with attached or hinges lids and are designed to be easily opened and closeable. Reminding disks are smaller in diameter than the storage containers, may contain pre-printed messages or may be a write-on devices that may be added to a storage container to provide a reminder of events as the user desires. The securing strap is a flexible device designed to attach to and surround the housing unit or units when stacked and join together in a manner allowing the use of a locking device that not only inhibits spillage but enables the housing unit or units to be made child proof. The detachable handle is made of pliable material with loops on each end to allow it to be affixed to the adjustable securing device to aid in transportation. The timer with clock alarm system is composed of an alarm function tat is set to a large faced LCD digital clock. The buttons and switches are large, easily understood for setting the various functions or alarms and designed specifically to be user friendly to provide notification of times for pill dispensation. The paper caddy is designed to be a readily available storage place for notes on medications/supplements, additional charts, note paper, and a writing instrument. It consists of a rectangular solid structure that may be detached from the housing unit. The cup or beverage holder, that is detachable from the housing unit, provides a base with adjustable arms that securely holds a beverage container as desired by user. The device connects through the openings provided in the ends of the securing strap to secure the housing unit, aid in ease of transportation, and prevent spillage. [0010] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter. [0011] In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of the description and should not be regarded as limiting. [0012] A primary object of the present invention is to provide a monthly system for dispensing medications/supplements that will overcome the shortcomings of the prior art devices. [0013] An object of the present invention is to provide a monthly system for dispensing medications/supplements for enhancing the manageability for dispensing medications/supplements on a time of day basis much easier and less burdensome in administration by recharging containers once per month, elimination of confusion through the use of a timer with clock alarm system in addition to facilitating charting doses taken, and in general making the task of taking single or multiple medications/supplements on a time of day dosage more manageable thereby giving the user peace of mind in knowing that suggested or prescribed usages have been followed. [0014] Another object is to provide a monthly system for dispensing medications/supplements that gives the user a system of storage, dispensing, charting, and reminding of time of day dosing for medications/supplements that ma be childproof, transportable, and expandable, with ease of administration on a monthly or other basis. [0015] Another object is to provide a monthly system for dispensing medications/supplements that unlike prior art is a stackable housing unit which may provide stability to additional stacked units and the top of which may provide a writing surface with securing devices for notepaper or charts, that contains a tray of semitransparent containers which slides in and out of the front opening of the housing unit. [0016] Another object is to provide a monthly system for dispensing medications/supplements that unlike prior art, allows the operation with the use of only one hand and holds a divided tray which may contain a plurality of semi-transparent containers, that may be used to store a complete months supply of medications/supplements that are taken by the user at a particular time of a day, and one of which may be used to store articles as desired by user. [0017] Another object is to provide a monthly system for dispensing medications/supplements that is a semi-transparent container, either cylindrical or other shape with an easily opened lid, which stores a time of day dose of medications/supplements or other items desired by user. [0018] Another object is to provide a monthly system for dispensing medications/supplements that has a detachable timer with clock alarm system with a minimum of two alarms that allow the user to select sound, vibration, or light notification or combination of same. [0019] Another object is to provide a monthly system for dispensing medications/supplements that has a detachable paper caddy with writing instrument holder and detachable cup or beverage container holder. [0020] Another object is to provide a monthly system for dispensing medications/supplements that utilizes a detachable securing device to secure units stacked upon each other and/or to prevent the spillage of contents stored within, to provide ease of transportation by a detachable handle and is designed to connect in a method so as to allow the use of a securing device to child proof the contents. Continue reading about Monthly system for dispensing medication/supplements... Full patent description for Monthly system for dispensing medication/supplements Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Monthly system for dispensing medication/supplements patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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