Patent ID: 6644496
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A medication dispensing system for prompting a user comprising:a main housing having a plurality of walls defining an interior space, said main housing having a channel extending from a first end towards a second end opposite of said first end; at least one container portion for temporarily storing medication to be taken by the user, said container portion being detachably couplable to said main housing, said container portion being positionable substantially in said channel; at least one alarm assembly for providing a signal to the user at a predetermined time prompting the user to take the medication; a plurality of alarm assemblies, each one of said alarm assemblies having a display portion, each one of said plurality of alarm assemblies being positioned substantially within said housing; said housing having a plurality of alarm display apertures, each one of said alarm displays being visible through an associated one of said alarm display apertures; an hour set button for setting a time associated with said alarm assembly for prompting the user to take medication; a minute set button for setting a time associated with said alarm assembly in conjunction with said hour set button for prompting the user to take medication; a signal reset switch for terminating said signal used to prompt the user; said signal reset switch being a momentary switch such that toggling said signal rest switch to terminate said signal also resets said associated alarm assembly for the next 24-hour period; and an alarm assembly power switch for activating/deactivating said alarm assembly.