Patent ID: 7337899
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: A61J,H04M

Abstract:
1. A pillbox for attachment to a PED having side wall portions, comprising: a body portion that includes a generally flat wall that lies in a plane, the flat wall having opposed sides, the body portion being attached to the PED by clips that project from the opposing sides and that wrap around the side wall portions of the PED; a exposed hollow door that in a closed position overlies a portion of the flat wall and together with the flat wall defines a compartment within which pills can be disposed, the door having opposed side portions and opposed end portions, the side portions and the end portions defining a perimeter that engages the flat wall in surface-to-surface contact to establish a closure for the compartment, the door being movable relative to the body portion to selectively open and close the compartment, the compartment being closed when the perimeter of the door is entirely in contact with the flat wall and the compartment being open when at least a portion of the perimeter of the door is not in contact with the flat wall; and a connection between the door and the body portion, the connection between the door and the body portion being defined by the side portions of the door and a pair of spaced, parallel tracks that are included as part of the wall of the body portion and which receive the side portions of the door, the door being movable back and forth along the tracks in a plane parallel with the plane in which the flat wall lies, the perimeter portion of the door being in contact with the flat wall during those times that the door overlies the flat wall.