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

Claim 11:
12. 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 the top of a medication dispenser, about an external surface the base portion includes slots, a push button is operatively connected to the base portion at a distal end a thereof, on an opposite end the push button includes a lever arm, said lever arm is aligned with one of the slots so that it can 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, said upper portion has a smaller diameter than a diameter of the base portion;
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, when said top cap is mounted onto said upper portion the central opening is flush with the top opening, the dispensing opening aligns with one of the dosage regimen indicia or said at least one dosing aperture when the top cap rotates, wherein an opened configuration is defined when the dispensing opening aligns with one of the at least one dosing aperture, wherein a closed configuration is defined when the dispensing opening aligns with one of 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; and
when in one of the opened or closed configuration, the top cap is blocked from rotating in any direction when the lever arm, wherein said lever arm is enclosed by the top cap, hits the stops, the lever arm is capable of being disengaged from the stops by pressing the push button inwards, and thereby is configured to permit a user to rotate the top cap in a direction allowed by a geometry of the ratchet gear.