Emergency medical pill dispenser

Abstract

A medicine dispenser for at least one medical pill includes an outer casing having a receiving cavity, a penetrable membrane, and a dispensing arrangement. The dispensing arrangement includes a pill actuator provided on the outer casing, and a dispensing platform movably mounted in the receiving cavity for moving between a normal position and a dispensing position, wherein in the normal position, the dispensing platform holds the medical pill in position within the receiving cavity, and wherein in the dispensing position, the dispensing platform is driven by the pill actuator to move in the receiving cavity for pushing the medical pill penetrating the penetrable membrane so as to push the medical pill out of the outer casing to be urgently consumed by a patient.

1 . A medicine dispenser for at least one medical pill, comprising: 
 an outer casing having a receiving cavity for receiving said medical pill, and a top opening communicating with said receiving cavity, wherein said outer casing is a cap free casing;    a penetrable membrane, which is made of elastic material, provided at said top opening of said outer casing to enclose said receiving cavity in a selectively penetrable manner by said medical pill in said receiving cavity; and    a dispensing arrangement which comprises a pill actuator provided on said outer casing, and a dispensing platform movably mounted in said receiving cavity for moving between a normal position and a dispensing position, wherein in said normal position, said dispensing platform holds said medical pill in position within said receiving cavity, and wherein in said dispensing position, said dispensing platform is driven by said pill actuator to move in said receiving cavity for pushing said medical pill penetrating said penetrable membrane so as to push said medical pill out of said outer casing to be urgently consumed by a patient without removing any cap from said outer casing at said top opening thereof, wherein said penetrable membrane is penetrated and deformed to apply an elastic force for holding said medical pill until said medical pill is entirely pushed out of said outer casing at said top opening thereof.    
   
   
       2 . The medicine dispenser, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said outer casing further has a dispensing slot longitudinally extended thereon to communicate with said receiving cavity, wherein said pill actuator is slidably mounted at said dispensing slot while said dispensing platform is extending from said pill actuator via said dispensing slot, so that said pill actuator is adapted to be actuated to slide along said dispensing slot for driving said dispensing platform moving between said between said normal position and said dispensing position.  
   
   
       3 . The medicine dispenser, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said dispensing platform has a top concave surface having a radius of curvature substantially the same as a radius of curvature of an outer surface of said medical pill, so that said medical pill is securely held by said dispensing platform at said normal position, and when said pill actuator is actuated to drive said dispensing platform moving from said normal position to said dispensing position, said medical pill is effectively driven by said dispensing platform with maximum contact surface area between said dispensing platform and said medical pill.  
   
   
       4 . The medicine dispenser, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said dispensing platform has a top concave surface having a radius of curvature substantially the same as a radius of curvature of an outer surface of said medical pill, so that said medical pill is securely held by said dispensing platform at said normal position, and when said pill actuator is actuated to drive said dispensing platform moving from said normal position to said dispensing position, said medical pill is effectively driven by said dispensing platform with maximum contact surface area between said dispensing platform and said medical pill.  
   
   
       5 . The medicine dispenser, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said penetrable membrane comprises a plurality of elastic valve members inwardly extended from a peripheral edge of said top opening of said outer casing in such a manner that said elastic valve members are adapted to be slightly pushed to deform to create a central clearance of said penetrable membrane for allowing said medical pill penetrating said top opening for being dispensed into a user's mouth and for applying said elastic force at each of said elastic valve members against said medical pill to hold said medical pill before said medical pill is pushed out of said outer casing.  
   
   
       6 . The medicine dispenser, as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said penetrable membrane comprises a plurality of elastic valve members inwardly extended from a peripheral edge of said top opening of said outer casing in such a manner that said elastic valve members are adapted to be slightly pushed to deform to create a central clearance of said penetrable membrane for allowing said medical pill penetrating said top opening for being dispensed into a user's mouth and for applying said elastic force at each of said elastic valve members against said medical pill to hold said medical pill before said medical pill is pushed out of said outer casing.  
   
   
       7 . The medicine dispenser, as recited in  claim 4 , wherein said penetrable membrane comprises a plurality of elastic valve members inwardly extended from a peripheral edge of said top opening of said outer casing in such a manner that said elastic valve members are adapted to be slightly pushed to deform to create a central clearance of said penetrable membrane for allowing said medical pill penetrating said top opening for being dispensed into a user's mouth and for applying said elastic force at each of said elastic valve members against said medical pill to hold said medical pill before said medical pill is pushed out of said outer casing.  
   
   
       8 . The medicine dispenser as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a holding string connected with said outer casing for forming a holder loop within said holding string and said outer casing for securely wearing on a user's neck.  
   
   
       9 . The medicine dispenser as recited in  claim 4 , further comprising a holding string connected with said outer casing for forming a holder loop within said holding string and said outer casing for securely wearing on a user's neck.  
   
   
       10 . The medicine dispenser as recited in  claim 6 , further comprising a holding string connected with said outer casing for forming a holder loop within said holding string and said outer casing for securely wearing on a user's neck.  
   
   
       11 . The medicine dispenser as recited in  claim 7 , further comprising a holding string connected with said outer casing for forming a holder loop within said holding string and said outer casing for securely wearing on a user's neck.  
   
   
       12 . The medicine dispenser, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said outer casing further comprises a partitioning member transversely and inwardly extended from said inner sidewall of said outer casing to divide said receiving cavity into an upper pill storage compartment and a lower actuation compartment which is communicated with said upper pill storage compartment, wherein said dispensing platform is movably mounted within said pill storage compartment for being driven to move by said pill actuator from said normal position to said dispensing position and for being driven to return back to said normal position from said dispensing position.  
   
   
       13 . The medicine dispenser, as recited in  claim 12 , wherein said outer casing further has a through dispensing slot formed at a bottom side thereof, wherein said pill actuator comprises an actuation button movably mounted on said outer casing at said dispensing slot, and a dispenser arm inwardly extended from said actuation button into said pill storage compartment of said receiving cavity to connect with said dispensing platform, in such a manner that said actuation button is adapted to be actuated for driving said dispensing platform to move between said normal position and said dispensing position via said dispenser arm.  
   
   
       14 . The medicine dispenser, as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said dispensing arrangement further comprises a resilient element provided in said actuation compartment of said receiving cavity for normally exerting a downward urging force towards said actuation button for normally retaining said dispensing platform at said normal position.  
   
   
       15 . The medicine dispenser, as recited in  claim 12 , wherein said penetrable membrane comprises a plurality of elastic valve members inwardly extended from a peripheral edge of said top opening of said outer casing in such a manner that said elastic valve members are adapted to be slightly pushed to deform to create a central clearance of said penetrable membrane for allowing said medical pill penetrating said top opening for being dispensed into a user's mouth and for applying said elastic force at each of said elastic valve members against said medical pill to hold said medical pill before said medical pill is pushed out of said outer casing.  
   
   
       16 . The medicine dispenser, as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said penetrable membrane comprises a plurality of elastic valve members inwardly extended from a peripheral edge of said top opening of said outer casing in such a manner that said elastic valve members are adapted to be slightly pushed to deform to create a central clearance of said penetrable membrane for allowing said medical pill penetrating said top opening for being dispensed into a user's mouth and for applying said elastic force at each of said elastic valve members against said medical pill to hold said medical pill before said medical pill is pushed out of said outer casing.  
   
   
       17 . The medicine dispenser, as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said penetrable membrane comprises a plurality of elastic valve members inwardly extended from a peripheral edge of said top opening of said outer casing in such a manner that said elastic valve members are adapted to be slightly pushed to deform to create a central clearance of said penetrable membrane for allowing said medical pill penetrating said top opening for being dispensed into a user's mouth and for applying said elastic force at each of said elastic valve members against said medical pill to hold said medical pill before said medical pill is pushed out of said outer casing.  
   
   
       18 . The medicine dispenser as recited in  claim 15 , further comprising a holding string connected with said outer casing for forming a holder loop within said holding string and said outer casing for securely wearing on a user's neck.  
   
   
       19 . The medicine dispenser as recited in  claim 16 , further comprising a holding string connected with said outer casing for forming a holder loop within said holding string and said outer casing for securely wearing on a user's neck.  
   
   
       20 . The medicine dispenser as recited in  claim 17 , further comprising a holding string connected with said outer casing for forming a holder loop within said holding string and said outer casing for securely wearing on a user's neck.