Patent ID: 11873146
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A child safety device for a medication dispenser, comprising:
a bottom cap assembly including a base portion and an upper portion, the base portion is capable of being secured to a top of the medication dispenser, a push button has a distal end that is operatively connected to the base portion, at an opposite end the push button may include a lever arm, said lever arm is configured to be pushed inward, the upper portion further includes pawls located about a periphery thereof, on a top surface of the upper portion there is at least one dosing aperture, dosage regimen indicia, and a central opening;
a top cap assembly including a top cap that is received by the upper portion, on an uppermost surface the top cap includes a dispensing opening and a top opening which is centered thereon, the top cap includes a lateral wall, about an interior surface of the lateral wall the top cap includes a a ratchet gear and stops, wherein each of the stops is aligned with a position of the at least one dosing aperture and the dosage regimen indicia;
a pivot assembly including a pivot tip configured to movably secure the top cap with bottom cap assembly while acting as an axle about which the top cap rotates, said pivot tip is to be inserted through the top opening and the central opening, the top cap is blocked from rotating in any direction when the lever arm hits one of the stops, wherein said lever arm is enclosed by the top cap, the lever arm is capable of being disengaged from the stops by pressing the push button inwards; and
the ratchet gear interacts with said pawls to permit the top cap to solely rotate in one direction, be it clockwise or counterclockwise depending on a geometry of the ratchet gear and a direction that the pawls face.