Patent ID: 7128240

Claim:
A pill dispenser comprising: a housing having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end attachable to a pill storage container, said upper end having a pill entrance in communication with a pill container interior, said lower end having a pill dispensing opening thereon; a pill passageway within said housing, said passageway extending from the entrance to the dispensing opening; a plunger means mounted on said housing for selectively delivering a single pill from said pill container through said passageway to said dispensing opening wherein said plunger means includes a reciprocal plunger extending outwardly from the housing having an inboard portion and an outboard portion; gear teeth positioned on the inboard portion of said plunger; a rotary gear engaging said gear teeth; a release arm attached to said rotary gear, said release arm pivotal into and out of said passageway as said plunger is depressed and released to selectively release a pill through said dispensing opening.