Patent ID: 6478155
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A cap-mounted pill container that is adapted for use with a prescription bottle, comprising:(a) a smaller container portion that is cylindrical in shape and which includes an outside diameter that is less than the inside diameter of the prescription bottle and including an upper end and an opposite bottom end; (b) means for attaching said upper end of said smaller container portion to the cap; and (c) means for providing an opening into said smaller container portion, said means attached to the bottom end; wherein said means for providing an opening includes a first segment that is hingedly attached to said smaller container, said first segment being adapted to pivot about a hinge into a first closed position in which said first segment is adapted to fit into a correspondingly shaped first opening in said bottom end of said smaller container and wherein said first segment is adapted to pivot about said hinge into a second open position in which access into said smaller container is provided.