Dosage management system
10406075 ยท 2019-09-10
Inventors
Cpc classification
A61J2205/40
HUMAN NECESSITIES
International classification
B65D83/04
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Abstract
This invention relates to a dosage management system that comprises a container including a box with an opening towards the top. The box has a first side with an opposing second side and a third side. The box has a pair of parallel grooves in the first side and second side and a tray inside the box. There is also provided a resilient sliding lid. The lid has two parallel opposing edges that slidingly engage the grooves. At least one of the edges and grooves has a catch and notch combination that engage when the lid is in a closed position. The grooves have a first incline or decline part connected to a substantially horizontal part which is again connected to a second incline or decline part. When opening the box, the lid is pushed down the lid then bending into the horizontal part, the notch and catch disengaging and the lid is moved to the third side to open the box. Closing the box is accomplished by pushing the lid back towards the closing position and the catch is urged into the notch due to the lid regaining its shape.
Claims
1. A container comprising: a box with an opening towards the top; the box having a first side with an opposing second side and a third side; the box having a pair of parallel grooves in the first side and second side; a resilient sliding lid; the lid having two parallel opposing edges that slidingly engage the grooves; each edge and groove having a catch and notch combination that engage when the lid is in a closed position; the grooves having a first incline or decline part connected to a substantially horizontal part which is again connected to a second incline or decline part so that when opening the box the lid is pushed down the lid then bending into the horizontal part, the notch and catch disengaging and the lid is then moved to the third side to open the box and closing the box is accomplished by pushing the lid back towards the closing position and the catch is urged into the notch due to the lid regaining its shape.
2. A container as in claim 1 wherein the lid has a stopper and when the container is opened and the lid slides open the stopper is stopped by the third side of the box and so prevents the lid from sliding off the box.
3. A container as in claim 1 wherein the third side has a gap and the box has opposite the third side a fourth side with a gap; the lid having two stoppers spaced apart; each stopper having associated with it a gap in one of the third and fourth sides of the box through which it travels if the lid is moved in one direction and if the lid is moved in the opposite direction each stopper having associated with it an opposite side which stops the stopper and so preventing the lid from sliding off the box.
4. A container as in claim 1 wherein the lid has a lock that comprises at least one arm that is rotatable around a swivel that is attached to the lid; the arm being rotatable into a locking position when the arm engages a fastener attached to the lid and the arm rests on a side of the box that contain the catch and notch combination; preventing the lid from being bent inwards and the catch and notch combination from disengaging and so preventing the lid from being slid open; the arm being rotatable to an unlocking position when the arm does not engage the fastener and does not rest on a side of the box that contain the catch and notch combination, the lid now being capable of being bent inwards the catch and notch combination then disengaging and the lid can be slid open.
5. A container as in claim 1 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles being grouped together by dosage or contents of the measured quantities.
6. A container as in claim 1 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles being grouped together by dosage or contents of the measured quantities; the group in which the receptacles are grouped together being indicated on the tray.
7. A container as in claim 1 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles having more than one profile; the receptacles being grouped together according to their profile.
8. A container as in claim 1 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles having more than one profile and the receptacles are being grouped together according to their profile; the measured quantities are being placed in the tray and the measured quantities having profiles that correspond to the profiles of the receptacles.
9. A container as in claim 1 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles being grouped together by dosage or contents of the measured quantities; the receptacles having resilient structures to accept measured quantities of different diameters or profiles.
10. A container as in claim 1 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles grouped together by dosage or contents of the measured quantities; the receptacles having resilient structures to accept measured quantities of different diameters or profiles in that the receptacles comprise compressible longitudinal sections arranged like spokes of a wheel in a circle around a central hub zone and the measured quantity being able to fit in the central hub zone.
11. A container as in claim 1 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles being grouped together by dosage or contents of the measured quantifies; the receptacles having more than one profile and at least one of the receptacles having a resilient structure.
12. A container as in claim 1 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities and the receptacles grouped together by dosage or contents of the measured quantities; the tray having a measured quantity and the measured quantity containing an indication that is representative of its contents or dosage.
13. A container as in claim 1 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles grouped together by dosage or contents of the measured quantities; the measured quantity containing an indication by color that is representative of its contents or dosage.
14. A container as in claim 2 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles being grouped together by dosage or contents of the measured quantities.
15. A container as in claim 2 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles being grouped together by dosage or contents of the measured quantities; the group the receptacles are grouped together being indicated on the tray.
16. A container as in claim 2 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles having more than one profile; the receptacles being grouped together according to their profile.
17. A container as in claim 2 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles having more than one profile; the receptacles are being grouped together according to their profile; the measured quantities are being placed in the receptacles of the tray and the measured quantifies having profiles that correspond to the profiles of the receptacles.
18. A container as in claim 2 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles being grouped together by dosage or contents of the measured quantities; the receptacles having resilient structures to accept measured quantities of different diameters or profiles.
19. A container as in claim 2 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles grouped together by dosage or contents of the measured quantities; the receptacles having resilient structures to accept measured quantities of different diameters or profiles in that the receptacles comprise compressible longitudinal sections arranged like spokes of a wheel in a circle around a central hub zone and the measured quantity being able to fit in the central hub zone.
20. A container as in claim 2 wherein the box has a tray to hold measured quantities for human consumption; the tray comprising receptacles for receiving measured quantities; the receptacles being grouped together by dosage or contents of the measured quantities; the receptacles having more than one profile and at least one of the receptacles having a resilient structure.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DESCRIPTION
(18) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE OF NUMERALS Numeral Description 10 Capsule 20 Tray 30 Dosage Indication 40 Receptacle 50 Capsule in Receptacle 60 Divisional Ridge 70 Measured Quantity with Triangular Profile 80 Measured Quantity with Square Profile 90 Measured Quantity with Polygon Profile 100 Receptacle with Resilient Structure Configuration 110 Longitudinal Section 120 Central Hub Zone 130 Sliding Lid 140 Front Edge 150 Back Notch (gap) 160 Front Catch (protrusion) 170 Box 180 Right Gap 190 Back Stopper 200 Front Stopper 210 Right Side 220 Back Grove 230 Front Grove 240 Front Notch (gap) 250 Back Catch (protrusion) 260 Left Gap 270 Left Side 290 Back Edge 300 Back Lower Level Portion 310 Front Lower Level Portion 320 Back Left Ramp 330 Back Left Taper 340 Back Right Ramp 350 Back Right Taper 360 Back Upper Level Portion 370 Front Left Ramp 380 Front Upper Level Portion 390 Front Left Taper 400 Front Right Ramp 410 Front Right Taper 420 Right End 430 Left End 440 Ventilation Hole 445 Ventilation Hole on Lock 450 Lock 460 Opening Instructions 465 Circular Central Part 470 First Arm 471 First Fastener 472 First Side 475 Second Arm 476 Second Fastener 477 Second Side 480 Swivel BGFID Back Groove First Incline or Decline Part BGSH Back Groove Substantially Horizontal Part BGSID Back Groove Second Incline or Decline Part FGFID Front Groove First Incline or Decline Part FGSH Front Groove Substantially Horizontal Part FGSID Front Groove Second Incline or Decline Part
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(20) Capsule 10 can have an indication that is representative of its contents or dosage. This indication can be by color. So, for instance, a capsule having the color of green in appearance can be representative of 2.5 mg dosage, a blue appearance can be an indication of a dosage of 5.0 mg, a yellow appearance can be an indication of a dosage of 7.5 mg and red can be an indication of 10.0 mg. The color can be because of the color of the capsule itself or it can be because of the contents of the capsule that is placed in a transparent capsule. It need of course not necessarily be by color only. The contents can have different colors and textures due to the mixtures of the different ingredients that the contents of the capsule may contain.
(21) Capsule 10 can also have different markings on it that gives an indication of its dosage or contents. It can contain a circle on its circumference or multiple circles. It can also have any other marking such as a square, triangle, dot, polygon, numeral, letter, or any combination thereof. The capsule can have different color combinations for instance the top can be blue and bottom part red. It can be opaque, transparent or semi-transparent.
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(25) It should be understood that the receptacles for the different profiles do not have to be same number. It can be that for circular profiles there is a row of 5 receptacles. For the triangular profile, there is a row of three receptacles. For the square profile receptacle, the row may have four receptacles whereas in the case of the polygon profile there may be only two receptacles.
(26) The tray can be manufactured out of inflexible material like wood, metal or plastic. The tray can also be manufactured out of resilient flexible material like rubber or sponge like material allowing the measured quantities to fit more snugly in the receptacles in the tray. Depending on the application, the use of resilient material in the manufacture of the tray may allow for measured quantities of different sizes or diameters to be placed in the same receptacle. However, it is possible to configure a receptacle such that the profile of the receptacle is adaptive and can receive measured quantities of different sizes or diameters.
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(32) The first back groove incline or decline part BGFID of back groove 220 is firstly formed by back right ramp 340, which is at a decline from the outside box 170 towards back lower level portion 300. Secondly the first incline or decline part BGFID of back groove 220 is formed in that above back right ramp 340 is back right taper 350 tapering towards the outside of box 170 so that the height of back groove 220 remains substantially the same above back right ramp 340.
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(34) The back groove second incline or decline part BGSID of back groove 220 is formed by as shown in
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(38) The front groove substantially horizontal part FGSH of front groove 230 is made up of front upper level portion 380 and front lower level portion 310 as can be seen in
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(40) To open the box force is applied (with a finger) on the sliding lid 130 in a downward vertical direction. Upon application of the force, sliding lid 130 bends inwards or downwards away from the upper level portions (360 in
(41) At the same time in order to slide the sliding lid 130 open to for instance the left side a force is simultaneously applied to the left. Once the catches and notches disengage, sliding lid 130 begins to slide towards the left. The left end 430 of sliding lid 130 begins to move out of box 170 as shown in
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(43) When closing the box, the reverse happens of what is described above. Now a force is applied to the right end 430 of sliding lid 130 shown in
(44) As sliding lid 130 approaches its closing position the catches approach the notches. Right end 420 is close to right side 210 shown in
(45) The same happens if the box is opened by sliding or moving sliding lid 130 open towards the right. In this case, back stopper 190 moves through right back gap 180 shown in
(46) It should be understood that the notch catch pair combination need not necessarily be v-shaped. They can be of any shape like a dome, arch or they can have the shape of half of a polygon. This invention is not limited to two pairs of notch catch combinations. There can be one, two three or more pairs of notch catch combinations. Further, there need not have to be only one notch for a catch on a side. There may be more than one notch on a side for a catch. By having more than one notch for a catch the extent to which sliding lid slides open can be selected. A container having only one notch in a groove and only one catch on an edge and the catch and notch engaging each other also falls within the scope of the invention. A single catch and notch combination thus also falls within the scope of the invention.
(47) Sliding lid 130 having a single stopper on only one side forms also part of this invention. This will be when the sliding lid can open in only one direction so only one stopper is necessary to prevent the lid from sliding completely off the box. In this case there is no need for a gap in one of the sides.
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(51) It must be understood that lock 450 does not have to have two arms. Lock 450 having only one arm also falls within the scope of the invention.
(52) Any reference to any direction, position or orientation such as left, right, up, down, below, incline, decline upper, lower or above should not be construed as imposing any limitation to the invention as to that particular direction, position or orientation. Such references are purely for ease and purposes of describing a particular embodiment of the invention. So for instance as far as the notch and groove combination is concerned having a catch in a groove and a notch on an edge also falls within the scope of this invention.