Separator for and medication dosage container

Abstract

A medication dosage container having an open mouth, a floor and a sidewall extending from the floor to the mouth has an insert disposed therein, in the container and comprising a floor, a separator and spacing structure spacing the separator from the floor, the insert defining with the container sidewall a compartment for dosage containment, the compartment being inaccessible when the insert is resident in the container.

1 . An insert for a medication dosage container having an open mouth, a floor and a sidewall extending from said floor to said mouth, said insert comprising a floor, a separator and spacing structure spacing said separator from said floor, said insert defining with said container sidewall a compartment for dosage containment when said insert is inserted into said container, said compartment being inaccessible when said insert is resident in said container.  
   
   
       2 . The insert claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said compartment is accessible for dosage removal or insertion upon movement of said insert such that said separator is disposed outwardly of said container mouth.  
   
   
       3 . The insert claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said insert floor and said insert separator are mutually spaced by a distance less than the spacing between said container floor and said container mouth, said insert defining with said container sidewall a further compartment for dosage containment when said insert is inserted into said container, said further compartment opening into said container mouth.  
   
   
       4 . The insert claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said insert floor is coextensive with said container floor.  
   
   
       5 . The insert claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said insert separator is coextensive with said insert floor.  
   
   
       6 . The insert claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said insert spacing structure is disposed perimetrically of said insert floor and said insert separator.  
   
   
       7 . The insert claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said insert spacing structure is disposed interiorly of perimeters of said insert floor and said insert separator.  
   
   
       8 . The insert claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said insert further includes a member for imparting translatory movement to said insert.  
   
   
       9 . The insert claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said movement-imparting member is secured perimetrically to said insert separator.  
   
   
       10 . The insert claimed in  claim 8 , wherein said movement-imparting member is secured to said insert separator interiorly of the perimeter of said insert separator.  
   
   
       11 . In combination: 
 (a) a medication dosage container having an open mouth, a floor and a sidewall extending from said floor to said mouth; and    (b) an insert disposed in said container and comprising a floor, a separator and spacing structure spacing said separator from said floor, said insert defining with said container sidewall a compartment for dosage containment, said compartment being inaccessible when said insert is resident in said container.    
   
   
       12 . The invention claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said compartment is accessible for dosage removal or insertion upon movement of said insert such that said separator is disposed outwardly of said container mouth.  
   
   
       13 . The invention claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said insert floor and said insert separator are mutually spaced by a distance less than the spacing between said container floor and said container mouth, said insert defining with said container sidewall a further compartment for dosage containment, said further compartment opening into said container mouth.  
   
   
       14 . The invention claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said insert floor is coextensive with said container floor.  
   
   
       15 . The invention claimed in  claim 14 , wherein said insert separator is coextensive with said insert floor.  
   
   
       16 . The invention claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said insert spacing structure is disposed perimetrically of said insert floor and said insert separator.  
   
   
       17 . The invention claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said insert spacing structure is disposed interiorly of perimeters of said insert floor and said insert separator.  
   
   
       18 . The invention claimed in  claim 11 , wherein said insert further includes a member for imparting translatory movement to said insert.  
   
   
       19 . The invention claimed in  claim 18 , wherein said movement-imparting member is secured perimetrically to said insert separator.  
   
   
       20 . The invention claimed in  claim 18 , wherein said movement-imparting member is secured to said insert separator interiorly of the perimeter of said insert separator.  
   
   
       21 . An insert for a medicine dosage container, comprising a floor, a ceiling and spacing structure spacing floor from said ceiling and defining a compartment between said floor and said ceiling and a member for imparting translatory movement to said insert, the translatory movement-imparting member being secured to an exterior surface of said ceiling.  
   
   
       22 . The insert claimed in  claim 21 , wherein said insert floor is coextensive with insert ceiling.  
   
   
       23 . The insert claimed in  claim 21 , wherein said insert spacing structure is disposed perimetrically of said insert floor and said insert ceiling.  
   
   
       24 . The insert claimed in  claim 21 , wherein said insert spacing structure is disposed interiorly of perimeters of said insert floor and said insert ceiling.  
   
   
       25 . The insert claimed in  claim 21 , wherein said movement-imparting member is secured perimetrically to said insert ceiling.  
   
   
       26 . The insert claimed in  claim 21 , wherein said movement-imparting member is secured to said insert separator interiorly of the perimeter of said insert ceiling.