Patent ID: 7405647
Filing Date: 2008-07-29
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
1. A timing device including a cap attachable to a receptacle for coacting therewith in enclosing medication and timing a predetermined interval for taking the medication defined by one timing schedule of a set of selectable timing schedules, the timing device comprising: an electronic timing circuit constructed and arranged to provide an alarm signal designating a time for taking the medication at the expiration of a predetermined time interval defined by the timing schedule; said electronic timing circuit on a circuit board being housed in said cap and including schedule processing circuitry that defines the set of selectable timing schedules, and a set of outputs for issuing electrical signals at the expiration of the predetermined time interval; said device having a top part that fits snugly inside the cap; said top part remaining attached to the cap under normal circumstances, said electronic timing circuit having three separate contacts on said circuit board underneath said timing device, a metal sheet contact formed with three bent contact lips constructed and arranged to make a connection to said three separate contacts when said cap is opened and thereby causes said metal contact to rotate to activate the timing device.