Patent ID: 8597236

Claim:
A self-contained medication apparatus, comprising: a first container; a first seal being part of said first container; a second container pivotally connected to said first container such that said first container and said second container are operable to be moved between an open position and a closed position; a second semi-spherical portion formed as a lower part of said second container such that said self-contained medication apparatus has a rounded bottom surface; a second seal being part of said second container, said first seal and said second seal separating said first container and said second container; a hinge member connecting said first container and said second container such that said first container and said second container are movable between an open position and a closed position, wherein said hinge member is a locking hinge to maintain a flat open position of said hinge member and hold said first container and second container in said open position; a type of medication disposed within said first container; and a consumable liquid disposed within said second container, wherein said second container is operably sized to contain a maximum amount of consumable liquid of not more than about 2.7 ounces; wherein said first seal is removed from said first container and said second seal is removed from said second container, allowing said medication and said consumable liquid to be consumed; wherein said self-contained medication apparatus is a single-use medication apparatus which is disposable and formed of recyclable material; a locking mechanism provides a connection between said first container and said second container when said first container and said second container are in said closed position; said locking mechanism further comprising: an overhanging lip formed as part of said first container; an angled portion formed as part of said overhanging lip, said angled portion having a first contact surface; an angled lip formed as part of said second container, said angled lip having a second contact surface in contact with said first contact surface when said first container and said second container are in said closed position; and a bottom surface formed as part of said overhanging lip, said bottom surface operable for being selectively in contact with a ledge formed as part of said second container when said first container and said second container are in said closed position; a first deflection portion and a second deflection portion, wherein said first deflection portion and said second deflection portion lock said first container in said open position at one-hundred-eighty degrees relative to the position of said first container when in said closed position.