Patent ID: 6382410
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A key chain pill container for holding one or more aspirin and/or medication pills, the container adapted for receipt on a portion of a key chain, the pill container comprising:a circular open top housing, said housing having a circular shaped bottom and an upwardly extending housing ring, a lower portion of said housing ring attached to a circumference of the bottom of said housing, said housing having a post sleeve, a lower end of the post sleeve attached to the bottom of said housing; a circular housing cover pivotally attached to said housing for opening and closing on top of said housing, a flat bottom portion of said cover completely engaging a circumference of an upper edge of said housing ring when said cover is in a closed position on top of said housing, the bottom portion of said cover having a downwardly extending vertical post, said vertical post dimensioned to be received in the top of said post sleeve in a press fit, said post used as a hinge pin for pivoting said cover on top of said housing; means for releasably securing said cover on said housing in a closed position; and key ring engagement means, said key ring engagement means attached to a side of said housing ring and adapted for receipt around a portion of the key chain.