Prescription pill vial with ratcheting dosage indexer

摘要

A prescription pill vial with dosage indexer is disclosed. The prescription pill vial includes a body having a sidewall and bottom forming an enclosure for prescription medications. The sidewall extends below the bottom forming a cavity beneath the enclosure. A rosette is on the bottom of the body. The rosette has a plurality of detents thereon. An indexer is configured to fit into the cavity and rotate therewithin. The indexer has a spring-biased pawl that engages the detents on the rosette, limiting the rotation of the indexer to a number of predefined positions corresponding to the detents on the rosette.

主权项

1. A prescription pill vial, comprising:
a body having a sidewall and bottom forming an enclosure for prescription medications, the sidewall extending below the bottom forming a cavity beneath the enclosure; a rosette on the bottom of the body, the rosette having a plurality of detents thereon; and an indexer configured and arranged to fit into the cavity and rotate therewithin, the indexer having a spring-biased pawl that engages the detents on the rosette, limiting the rotation of the indexer to a number of predefined positions corresponding to the detents on the rosette.