Patent ID: 9381139
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A61J,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A pillbox comprising a plurality of pill receiving compartments detachably connected with one another in side-by-side relation to form a unitary structure, each of the compartments being constructed to store pills and have an opening which is covered by a cover and through which the compartment is accessible; wherein the unitary structure is configured such that the plurality of compartments are arranged sequentially according to a medication schedule created according to a prescription for a particular patient, with the compartment storing the pills to be taken first as an outermost one, and that only the opening of the outermost compartment is permitted to be uncovered all the time, and wherein the outermost compartment is removed from the unitary structure after the pills contained therein are taken; wherein each of the compartments has at least one longitudinal guiding bulge and at least one longitudinal guiding slot on a side wall where the compartment is connected to a preceding compartment and on an opposite wall thereof, respectively, and at least one longitudinal guiding slot or at least one longitudinal guiding bulge on two other side walls, respectively, so that the guiding bulge is vertically inserted into and engages with the guiding slot to enable a connection of two adjacent compartments.