Patent ID: 8417378

Claim:
A portable medication dispenser, comprising: a detachable storage chamber storing pills packaged in a pill strand, the detachable storage chamber having a first opening for the pill strand to pass through and a docking section of the storage chamber; and a main body, comprising: an external rotating knob; an opening for the pill strand to pass through; a docking section to secure to the docking section of the storage chamber; a rotating hub rotatable by the external knob, the rotating hub comprising cogged edges for engaging with the pill strand and recesses spaced apart a predetermined distance along the center of a curved surface of the rotating hub; a locking rod under spring tension to be positioned securely within the recesses of the rotating hub to lock the rotating hub from advance; a controlling mechanism controlling locking rod by programming to retract the locking rod to allow advance of the rotating hub at predetermined times; and an extruding rod under spring tension movable by force to move in a direction to force a pill out of the pill strand into a holding chamber.