[0000] This invention FIG. 1, The Perfect Pocket Pill Dispenser (PPPD) is unique and one of a kind when compared to other portable pill dispensers on the market today, as it resolves the problems and flaws of other portable pill dispensers.
[0000] This invention consists of three main sections FIG. 1: the two-part exterior Carrying Case 1 and 4 respectively, with the larger half 1 measuring approximately 3.5 inches wide by 2.4 inches long by 1.6 inches tall, and the smaller half 4 measuring approximately 3.25 inches wide by 2.4 inches long by 1.35 inches tall. The hollow rectangular Inner Sleeve 2 measures approximately 2.8 inches wide by 4.5 inches long by 1.2 inches tall; and the eight-Compartment Pill Container 3 measures approximately 2.5 inches wide by 4.5 inches long by 1 inch tall.
[0000] While FIG. 9, the six-compartment Travel Case 10 is designed to hold and carry everything shown in FIG. 1 (the Carrying Case 1 and 4 respectively and one-Sleeve 2), as well as seven of the 8-Compartment Pill Containers 3 and their respective sliding lids 5. Fill all seven of the 8-Compartment Pill Containers 3, close the sliding lids 5, and insert the Sleeve 2 into the Carrying Case 1 and 4 respectively, fold the Travel Case 10 in half, snap the security latch 11, and you are ready to travel with a week’s worth of medication and supplements at your beckon call.
[0000] FIG. 7, the eight-compartment pill container 3, consists of eight-compartments that are approximately one-cubic inch each, with four-compartments alongside the other four-compartments, forming a rectangular shape measuring approximately 2.5 inches wide by 4.5 inches long by 1 inch tall; with four-sliding lids 5, covering two-compartments each. FIG. 7 also shows two-lids 5 that are halfway open exposing two of its compartments, also showing the four-lid tabs used in sliding each lid.
[0000] FIG. 8 showing all four-sliding lids 5 in place, closed and covering two-pill compartments each, the eight-compartment pill container 3 may now be slid into the hollow inner sleeve 2, securing the four-lids and all of its contents. The combination of the eight-compartment pill container 3 and the hollow inner sleeve 2 may now be slid into the larger half of the exterior carrying case 1, and by adding the smaller half of the exterior carry case 4, The Perfect Pocket Pill Dispenser is now complete, the most secure portable pill dispenser is now ready for transport anywhere.
[0000] To open The PPPD to extract and/or add pills and/or supplements, the user simply has to detach the two-halves of FIG. 1 the exterior carrying case 1 and 4 respectively, expose one end or the other of the eight-compartment pill container 3 by pushing one end throw the inner sleeve 2 with one’s finger FIG. 4, 5 and 6, and by sliding one of the lids left or right FIG. 7 exposing one of the eight-pill compartments at a time.
[0000] The major differences and improvements of this invention over all other portable pill dispensers on the market today, are the FIG. 7 four-sliding lids 5, the FIG. 4, 5 and 6 inner sleeve 2, and the FIG. 1 exterior carrying case 1 and 4 respectively. In conjunction with each other, this dispenser is more secure and easier to use, clean, and maintain, than any other portable pill dispenser on the market today.
[0000] Most portable pill dispensers on the market today have plastic lids with flimsy latches that can pop open causing the contents to spill-out whenever dropped, and to scatter across one’s floor, into grates and under appliances when dropped onto a hard surface such as a tile floor; and the plastic lid hinges that tend to wear out, crack and break-off. Whereas this invention does not have flimsy latches, and in lieu of plastic hinges, uses four-sliding lids 5 that are approximately 1 inch wide by 2.5 inches long and will not expose any of the eight-compartments or the contents until the user actually removes FIG. 1 the exterior carrying case 1 and 4 respectively, then slides the eight-compartment pill container 3 through the inner sleeve 2, then slides a lid 5 left or right FIG. 7 to expose the desired pill compartment.
[0000] Other features of this invention are: the slightly rounded FIG. 1 exterior corners of the exterior carrying case 1 and 4 respectively, for pocket comfort, and the male/female locking latch connecting both halves of the exterior carrying case 1 and 4 respectively, and FIG. 4 the hanging tabs 7 on the underside of each sliding lid 5. With this invention you have a portable pill dispenser and carrying case that is small enough to fit comfortably in any handbag, purse and in most shirt or pants pockets, while secure enough to ensure that you won’t lose any of your pills or supplements while at home or away.
[0033] The Perfect Pocket Pill Dispenser is 100% plastic, and like other plastic products they take on their final form during the molding process. Several molding processes are employed in the production of plastics, including rotational molding, blow molding, extrusion, and injection molding. The choice of molding technique is influenced by the type of plastic used, the intricacy of the components, and the volume of production needed. Extrusion is best used to create long, continuous shapes, whereas injection molding works well for producing complex pieces with tight tolerances like the PPPD, and in large quantities. Any person of ordinary skill in the art of portable pill dispensers FIG. 1 will be able to make and use this invention without any extensive experimentation.