Single pill distributing cap for use on pill bottles

Abstract

A single pill distributing cap has a movable part and a fixed part The fixed part is releasably attached onto a bottle and the movable part is rotationally attached to the fixed part. The fixed part consists in a pill sorting chamber, and an exit chamber. The pill sorting chamber allows only one pill at a time to egress from the pill sorting chamber by way of a pill sorting chamber hole. Once a pill is out of the pill sorting chamber, upon continued rotation of the movable part, it aligns itself with the exit chamber. Once thus aligned, the pill drops into the exit chamber.

1 . A cap adapted to distribute one pill at a time from a pill bottle; said cap comprising a fixed part that is adapted to screw onto said pill bottle; and a movable part that is adapted to be rotationally attached to said fixed part, such that when the movable part is rotated it is adapted to allow only one pill at a time to egress from said pill bottle and through said fixed and movable parts and thereby become distributed and available from said pill bottle. 
     
     
         2 . The cap of  claim 1 , wherein said fixed part includes a pill sorting chamber and an exit chamber, such that said pill sorting chamber is adapted to allow only one pill at a time to egress therethrough. 
     
     
         3 . The cap of  claim 2 , wherein said movable part includes an integral cavity and a porthole, such that when said movable part is rotated with respect to said fixed part and said cavity aligns with said pill sorting chamber of said fixed part said pill is allowed to drop into said cavity; and upon further rotation of said movable part, said cavity aligns with said exit chamber thus allowing said pill to egress from said cavity and into said exit chamber; and at this point said exit chamber is aligned with said porthole, thus allowing said pill to be evacuated therefrom. 
     
     
         4 . The cap of  claim 3 , wherein said movable part includes a second transport chamber and second porthole, such that the degree of rotation necessary of said movable part can be reduced and the number of pills within the chambers in the process of egress can be increased to two. 
     
     
         5 . The cap of  claim 1 , wherein said cap includes circumferential ridges adapted to coincide with circumferential ridges of a pill bottle and adapted to allow a removable secure connection between said cap and said pill bottle. 
     
     
         6 . The cap of  claim 1 , wherein said cap can be formed from materials chosen from a list that includes plastic, metal, glass, fiberglass, paper, wax, and wood. 
     
     
         7 . A pill dispensing system comprising a pill bottle adapted to contain a plurality of predetermined sized pills; and a cap adapted to distribute one pill at a time from said pill bottle; said cap comprising a fixed part that is adapted to screw onto said pill bottle; and a movable part that is adapted to be rotationally attached to said fixed part, such that when the movable part is rotated it is adapted to allow only one pill at a time to egress from said pill bottle and through said fixed and movable parts and thereby become distributed and available from said pill bottle. 
     
     
         8 . The cap of  claim 7 , wherein said fixed part includes a pill sorting chamber and an exit chamber, such that said pill sorting chamber is adapted to allow only one pill at a time to egress therethrough. 
     
     
         9 . The cap of  claim 8 , wherein said movable part includes an integral transport chamber and a porthole, such that when said movable part is rotated with respect to said fixed part and said cavity aligns with said pill sorting chamber of said fixed part, said pill is allowed to drop into said cavity; and upon further rotation of said movable part, said cavity aligns with said exit chamber thus allowing said pill to egress from said cavity and into said exit chamber;
 said porthole aligns with a porthole of said exit chamber thus allowing said pill to be evacuated therefrom.   
     
     
         10 . The cap of  claim 9 , wherein said movable part includes a second cavity and second porthole, such that the degree of rotation necessary of said movable part can be reduced and the number of pills within the chambers in the process of egress can be increased to two. 
     
     
         11 . The cap of  claim 7 , wherein said cap includes circumferential ridges adapted to coincide with circumferential ridges of said pill bottle and adapted to allow a removable secure connection between said cap and said pill bottle. 
     
     
         12 . The cap of  claim 7 , wherein said cap and said pill bottle can be formed from materials chosen from a list that includes plastic, metal, glass, fiberglass, paper, wax, and wood. 
     
     
         13 . A pill distributing means* comprising a pill containing means and a capping means adapted to distribute one pill at a time from said pill containing means; said pill containing means adapted to contain a plurality of predetermined sized pills; and said capping means comprising a fixed part that is adapted to screw onto said pill bottle; and a movable part that is adapted to be rotationally attached to said fixed part, such that when the movable part is rotated it is adapted to allow only one pill at a time to egress from said pill containing means and through said fixed and movable parts and thereby become distributed and available from said pill containing means. 
     
     
         14 . The cap of  claim 13 , wherein said fixed part includes a pill sorting chamber and an exit chamber, such that said pill sorting chamber is adapted to allow only one pill at a time to egress therethrough. 
     
     
         15 . The cap of  claim 14 , wherein said movable part includes an integral transport chamber and a porthole, such that when said movable part is rotated with respect to said fixed part and said transport chamber aligns with said pill sorting chamber of said fixed part, said pill is allowed to drop into said cavity; and upon further rotation of said movable part, said cavity aligns with said exit chamber thus allowing said pill to egress from said cavity and into said exit chamber; said porthole aligns with said exit chamber thus allowing said pill to be evacuated therefrom. 
     
     
         16 . The cap of  claim 15 , wherein said movable part includes a second transport chamber and second porthole, such that the degree of rotation necessary of said movable part can be reduced and the number of pills within the chambers in the process of egress can be increased to two. 
     
     
         17 . The cap of  claim 13 , wherein said cap includes circumferential ridges adapted to coincide with circumferential ridges of said pill bottle and adapted to allow a removable secure connection between said cap and said pill bottle. 
     
     
         18 . The cap of  claim 13 , wherein said cap and said pill bottle can be formed from materials chosen from a list that includes plastic, metal, glass, fiberglass, paper, wax, and wood.