Container for pills and drink

Abstract

An elongated container, rectangular in cross-section has a single first compartment for holding a drink, at least one second compartment, separate from the first compartment, for holding pills, and caps for separately accessing and sealing each compartment. All the compartments are linearly aligned. The container may have only two compartments, one for holding the drink and the other for holding pills, or it may have 2 or more compartments for holding pills. In the latter case, there are at least three separable sub-containers, a first sub-container for holding a liquid, and at least two second sub-containers, each for holding pills.

1 . An elongated container, rectangular in cross-section having 
 (A) a single first compartment for holding a drink;    (B) at least one second compartment, separate from said first compartment, for holding pills; and    (C) means for separately accessing and sealing each compartment, where said first and second compartment are linearly aligned:    
   
   
       2 . An elongated container according to  claim 1  that is made of plastic.  
   
   
       3 . An elongated container according to  claim 1  that is transparent.  
   
   
       4 . An elongated container according to  claim 1  wherein said container is square in cross-section and has flat ends.  
   
   
       5 . An elongated container according to  claim 4  that has widths of about ½ inches to about 1½ inches wide and about 3 to about 6 inches long.  
   
   
       6 . An elongated container according to  claim 1  wherein said means are screw on caps.  
   
   
       7 . An elongated container according to  claim 1  wherein the edges of said container are beveled.  
   
   
       8 . An elongated container according to  claim 1  wherein said elongated container can be written on.  
   
   
       9 . An elongated container according to  claim 1  wherein said container has a single second compartment.  
   
   
       10 . An elongated container according to  claim 9  wherein the capacity of said first compartment is about 25 to about 40 ml and the capacity of said second compartment is about 90 to about 100 ml.  
   
   
       11 . An elongated container according to  claim 9  wherein means for sealing said compartments is a threaded cap on each end of said elongated container.  
   
   
       12 . An elongated container according to  claim 1  wherein said elongated container comprises at least three separable sub-containers, each forming a compartment, a first sub-container for holding a liquid, and at least two second sub-containers, each for holding pills.  
   
   
       13 . An elongated container according to  claim 12  having 2 or 3 second sub-containers.  
   
   
       14 . An elongated container according to  claim 12  wherein the capacity of said first sub-container is about 120 to about 150 ml and the capacity of each of said second sub-containers is about 25 to about 40 ml.  
   
   
       15 . An elongated container according to  claim 12  wherein one of said sub-containers screws into said first subcontainer and said second sub-containers screw into other sub-containers.  
   
   
       16 . A method of taking pills comprising opening said first compartment of a container according to  claim 1  and placing a drink therein, opening at least one second compartment and placing pills therein, removing at least one pill from at least one second compartment, opening said first compartment, and swallowing said at least one pill with said drink.  
   
   
       17 . An elongated container, square in cross-section, having 
 (A) a single first compartment for holding a drink;    (B) a single second compartment, separate from said first compartment but attached thereto, for holding pills; and    (C) a cap threadedly attached to each end of said elongated container, for separately accessing and sealing said first and second compartments, where said first and second compartments are linearly aligned.    
   
   
       18 . An elongated container according to  claim 17  wherein the capacity of said first compartment is about 90 to about 100 ml and the capacity of said second compartment is about 25 to about 40 ml.  
   
   
       19 . An elongated container, square in cross-section, comprising at least three sub-containers, a first subcontainer for holding a drink, having a threadedly attached cap at one end, and at least two second subcontainers, each for holding pills, where one of said second sub-containers screws into said first sub-container and the remaining second sub-containers screw into other sub-containers.  
   
   
       20 . An elongated container according to  claim 19  wherein the capacity of said first compartment is about 120 to about 150 ml and the capacity of said second compartment is about 25 to about 40 ml.