Patent ID: 7004324

Claim:
A multi-compartment pill container for holding a quantity of medication, comprising: a housing, the housing having a top surface, two side walls, a front wall, and a rear wall, wherein the top surface has seven top surface openings extending vertically downward into the top surface of the housing, the housing top surface further comprises a circular hole, said hole extending between the top surface and the bottom surface of the housing; a drinking cup which fits within said hole to provide the user with a means for drinking a liquid to facilitate the taking of medication; a container lid extending over the top surface of the housing, the lid having a front wall, a rear wall attached to the housing rear wall, and clips secured to the lid front wall, wherein the clips are selectively mateable with the housing lip; seven compartments, each compartment corresponding to a day of the week and selectively mateable with one of the housing top surface openings, each compartment being selectively removable from the housing, said compartment having a bottom surface, a top edge, four side walls, and a plurality of separation walls extending vertically between the bottom surface and the top edge, wherein the separation walls divide each compartment into four chambers, each chamber corresponding to a time of day, and a chamber cover extends over each chamber, each chamber cover having a top surface and a flange extending outward from the top surface for opening the cover, each chamber cover having indicia printed on the top surface that indicates a portion of the day, such as “AM”, “Noon”, “Evening”, and “Bed”, and also indicates one of the days of the week; and a timer, the timer capable of sounding alarm four times per day for each of the chambers in one of the compartments.