Patent ID: 7387207
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: A61J,B65D

Abstract:
1. A pill container assembly, comprising: first and second main body members each having a top surface, a bottom surface, a rear surface, and a plurality of separate compartments with each compartment having an open top, the open tops accessible along the top surface, the rear surface arranged generally perpendicular to the top surface, and the bottom surface positioned opposite the top surface; a lid member for each of the compartments, the lid members being secured to one of the first and second main body members with a hinge connection, the hinge connection positioned adjacent the rear surface; a first locking protrusion positioned on and extending outward from the rear surface of the first main body member, the first locking protrusion having a top end portion oriented toward the top surface and a bottom end portion oriented toward the bottom surface; a first locking recess defined in the rear surface of the first main body member, the first locking recess having a top end portion open at the top surface and a bottom end portion oriented toward the bottom surface and terminating prior to the bottom surface; a second locking protrusion positioned on and extending from the rear surface of the second main body member, the second locking protrusion having a top end portion oriented toward the top surface and a bottom end portion oriented toward the bottom surface; a second locking recess defined in the rear surface of the second main body member, the second locking recess having a top end portion open at the top surface and a bottom end portion oriented toward the bottom surface and terminating prior to the bottom surface; wherein when the rear surfaces of the first and second main body members are facing each other and rotated relative to each other about an axis oriented perpendicular to the rear surface of the first and second main body members and parallel with the top surface of the first and second main body members, the first locking protrusion is movable within the second locking recess via access into the second locking protrusion through the top end portion of the second locking recess, and the second locking protrusion is movable within the first locking recesses via access into the first locking recess through the top end portion of the first locking recess, and the bottom end portion of the first locking recess engages the bottom end portion of the second locking protrusion to provide a position stop in a first direction from the top surface toward the bottom surface of the first or second main body member, and the bottom end portion of the second locking recess engages the bottom end portion of the first locking protrusion to provide a position stop in the first downward direction.