Patent ID: 8033422
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pill dispenser, comprising: a base having a lower wall and a plurality of radially extending inner walls mounted on an upper surface of the lower wall, the plurality of radially extending inner walls defining a plurality of pill-receiving compartments therebetween, a plurality of peripheral walls being further mounted on the upper surface of the lower wall, each the peripheral wall partially extending between an adjacent pair of the plurality of radially extending inner walls to define an access opening therebetween, a locking recess being further defined in the base; a cover rotatably mounted to the base, the cover having an upper wall and a circumferential sidewall secured to a lower surface of the upper wall, an opening being formed in the circumferential sidewall; at least one rib formed on an outer face of each said peripheral wall of said base and a circumferential groove formed on an inner face of the circumferential sidewall of said cover for receiving the plurality of ribs, whereby the cover is rotatably secured to the base; a locking button received within said locking recess for selectively locking rotation of the cover with respect to the base, said locking button including a front wall, a pair of sidewalls, a support mounted to a rear face of the front wall, and at least one biasing member mounted to the support, whereby the cover is selectively rotated to align the opening formed through the circumferential sidewall thereof with a selected one of the access openings, providing access to one of the pill-receiving compartments.