Container apparatus with single-pill dispensing and related method

摘要

Aspects of the disclosure involve a pill-filtering article that is located and secured inside a pill container. According to one example embodiment, an assembly of articles distributes one pill at a time in the form of a single-pill dispensing apparatus that includes a pill-storage container and such a pill-filtering article. The container has an inner wall, an upper portion with a rim region where a cap may be secured, and a lower portion for containing pills. The pill-filtering article has a size and a shape that facilitates securing the article inside the pill-storage container near the inner wall, above the lower portion, and below the upper rim region, and also configured with a plurality of channel-defining regions including a first channel-defining region through which one-pill at a time passes and including a second channel-defining region through which one pill at a time passes.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a pill-storage container; a pill-filtering article configured and arranged to facilitate securing the pill-filtering article inside the pill-storage container near an inner wall thereof and below an upper surface of the pill-storage container, the pill-filtering article being configured and arranged to include a first portion corresponding to a channel-defining region for passing one pill at a time, and a second portion corresponding to a region of the pill-filtering article other than the channel-defining region, wherein the channel-defining region is configured for being secured within the pill-storage container and arranged to facilitate passage of pills through a formed aperture, thereby defining an aperture boundary through the channel-defining region for permitting passage of the pills one pill at a time based on at least one of pill size and pill shape, the pill-filtering article and the first portion, that corresponds to the channel-defining region, being configured and arranged to, after the formed aperture is provided via the channel-defining region, to pass the pills sequentially through the channel-defining region based on at least one of pill size and pill shape, and the pill-filtering article and the second portion of the pill-filtering article being configured and arranged to, after the formed aperture is provided via the channel-defining region, block the pills.